Petar Sapundjiev (b. 1983) is a mixed and new media artist, designer, educator, and explorer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. With a background in engineering and environmental volunteering, his creative work explores the overlaps between modern, digital technology and organic natural phenomena and processes. Working between metal, wood, textile, electronics, and photography, Petar’s practice is interdisciplinary combining fine arts with design as well as science and education. Petar has exhibited his work as an artist and educator most recently at New York Textile Month (2020), Governor’s Island Art Fair (New York, 2019), Museum of Art and Design (New York, 2019), Textile Arts Center (New York, 2019) and Water Art Festival (Bulgaria, 2018) among others. For the past four years, he has served as a seasonal base engineer for the Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition.