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Glowing Bugs is an illustrated atlas of 101 insects, spiders and other small creatures by Firoiu Dan Nicolae, and a touring exhibition made from its plates. The book is released on 10 February 2027.
In one sentence
An atlas that shows insects as living glass, lit from within, with every fact checked, and an exhibition that takes them from a gallery wall to the buildings of a whole city.
Key facts
- The book: Glowing Bugs, an atlas of glowing living forms. 101 species, 303 plates, 224 pages. Released 10 February 2027
- The companion: Most Dangerous Bugs. 24 species, 64 pages
- The series: with Glowing Oceans and Glowing Dinosaurs
- The exhibition: designs for one wall, rooms of 100 and 200 m², halls of 400 and 900 m², and a city of 24 buildings; more than 300 works
- The author: Firoiu Dan Nicolae, Sofia, founder of Coco Agency
About the author
Firoiu Dan Nicolae is the author and artist of the Glowing Series and the maker of its exhibitions. As founder of Coco Agency he created and toured Dino Planet, Living Dragons, Giant Bugs and Glowing Garden.
Downloads and contact
The exhibition presentation (PDF, 24 pages, 2.7 MB). For interviews, review copies and high-resolution pictures, write to dan@cocoagency.bg.
When writing about Glowing Bugs online, please link to glowingbugs.com.
Pictures
These may be reproduced in coverage of the book and the exhibition, with the credit “© Firoiu Dan Nicolae”.
