ETERNIA is an art trilogy inspired by Baruch Spinoza's concept of eternity and composed of the immersive performative visual installations BRIGHT, PURE, and ETERNAL.

Christian Bakalov's trilogy proposes an immersive approach to experiencing live performance by activating the spectator's body in motion, fostering constant interaction with the surrounding space and performers.

By inducing the loss of passivity in the spectator's body and allowing them to experience being the main character in a performative action, Bakalov empowers the spectator's position and creates a unique relationship between the art object, the performers, and the audience, leading to the "democratization" of the artistic act. By abolishing the fourth wall, which typically hierarchizes the relationship between the audience and the artist in conventional performances, Bakalov creates an inclusive common space for all the protagonists of his immersive performative installations. In this new setting of the artistic act, the concept of "here and now" is proposed as an exploration of the eternal essence of human beings, deeply embedded in Spinoza's philosophy.

Encouraging each participant to connect with their most profound ideas and sensations, Bakalov allows the audience to experience the performative act as part of their internal intimate theater, in contrast to the performative act as an external one solely used for entertainment.

Developed by Christian Bakalov since 2013, the immersive performative installations—BRIGHT (2015), PURE (2017), and ETERNAL (2019)—are on tour alongside other immersive visual installations and dance performances: FANTASMAGORIA (2020), ODA (2021), UNREAL (2022), OPENING (2023), PRAXIS (2023), and WALK BY MY SIDE (2023), ONE TWO (2023).

In February 2023, Christian Bakalov opened the European Center for Immersive Performative Art (ECIPA) at the independent art space Variant Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria - www.bevariant.life.

ETERNIA is produced by ArtEAST Foundation and co-produced by workspacebrussels, Kaaitheater-Brussels, WP Zimmer-Antwerpen, Gouvernement-Gent, and supported by Fabrika 126 in Sofia, Bulgaria.