Mugak / Limina: Cosmopolitan Chicken Project 30

As part of Mugak, Basque Country International Architecture Biennial

17.10.2025 - 22.02.2026

Chillida Leku welcomes Koen Vanmechelen’s long-term project with the opening of Limina: Cosmopolitan Chicken Project 30. As part of the Mugak Basque Country International Architecture Biennial, the exhibition will transform the museum into a living environment where nature, art, science, and architecture converge. Limina: Cosmopolitan Chicken Project 30 emphasizes the vital role of cultural diversity and exchange, themes that are at the heart of the project. “The fundamental principle in my work is genuine fertility—biological, cultural, creative—arises through exchange. Diversity is not a luxury; it is life’s driving force,” explains Vanmechelen.

Koen Vanmechelen is a leading contemporary artist known for his innovative fusion of art, science, nature, and society. His work explores timeless and urgent themes such as identity, diversity, globalization, and human rights. Like Eduardo Chillida, he reflects on the concept of the “limit” as a creative space. 
Curated by Jon Garbizu and Victoria Collar of Garbizu Collar Architecture, together with Gonzalo Peña Sancho from Kri Arquitectura, this exhibition invites visitors to explore lesser-known areas of the museum, where vegetation will be allowed to grow more freely. Vanmechelen transforms the museum’s artistic ecosystem, inviting visitors to become active participants in the creative process. Through the intersection of art, science, and architecture, Vanmechelen’s works will guide visitors through the Zabalaga estate in an exhibition that provokes questions about how we inhabit the world.