TEAM
Virtual Heritage Space
prof. Laze Tripkov
Project owner and Team Leader
Laze Tripkov is a highly accomplished graphic designer and educator with a passion for interdisciplinary art and design practices. He is currently a professor in Visual Communication and Graphic Design at the Faculty of Art and Design at the International Balkan University in Skopje. His expertise spans across creative digital disciplines, including VR immersions, media art, interactive installations, and emerging technologies research and education.
Laze holds an MA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and pursued post-master studies in Multimedia and Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. He conducted research on the symbols and iconography of the Balkan region as a Fulbright PhD scholar.
His works have been showcased in 11 solo exhibitions and over 75 group exhibitions worldwide, earning him prestigious awards such as the Golden Bee award from the Moscow Poster Biennale and the honorable award from the AUG Czech Association of Graphic Design.
Laze is actively involved in various design-related organizations and events, including being a member of the Rotary Community in Skopje and the World Design Organization. He played a significant role as a co-founder of Skopje Design Week and served as a program director for Skopje Creative Festival. Additionally, he was the national coordinator for creative industries in the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia and worked as a consultant for the World Bank PRODE program in Montenegro.
Throughout his career, he has curated and organized numerous design-related exhibitions and social design projects. He is a sought-after speaker, delivering lectures and workshops, and serving as an international juror in design-related events and competitions. He served as the former vice dean at the Faculty of Design and Multimedia, UDG at Podgorica, Montenegro, and held the position of director at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Skopje.
PhD Faculty od Art and Desing, University Jana Evangelista Purkyne, Czech Republic
prof. Lenka Sýkorová
Curator for arts related projects
Lenka Sýkorová, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (1977, Prague) is an art historian, critic and curator of contemporary fine art. She studied the History of Art at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague, received her PhD (2012) and Associate Professor (2022) from the Faculty of Art and Design of the J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. She has been the curator of the Altán Klamovka Gallery in Prague since 2004. She is the creator of the project Action Galleries. More information can be found at actiongalleries.info. Since 2014 she has been focused on the medium – drawing. More information in the book Postkonceptuální přesahy v české kresbě (Post-conceptual Overlaps of Czech Drawing). She is the co-author of the project Virtual Biennial Prague focusing on the International author’s poster in the field of social topics. Curator of exhibitions in the Czech Republic – The Brno House of Arts, 2016, Regional Gallery of Highlands in Jihlava, 2017, Regional Gallery in Liberec, 2018–2019, in Slovakia – Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Synagogue – Center for Contemporary Art, 2017 and in China – Pingyao Modern Engineering Technology School Gallery, Pingyao, Shanxi, 2018. She lectured at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Brno University of Technology in the years 2009–2011. She has been active in the Department of the History and Theory of Art in the Faculty of Art and Design of the J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem since 2009. In the years 2018–2019 she graduated six-month research mobility within the project U21 – Quality Human Resources for Strengthening the International Environment at the Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia. In autumn 2019 she led lectures and workshops at four Academies of Fine Arts in China with focusing on drawing and graphic design. She regularly publishes in periodical and other publications (Flash Art, Artalk).
Contact: lenka.sykor@email.cz; +420 731 574 777
Website: www.aug.cz/en/
Galactic Omnivore
Glagolica VR is powered by Galactic Omnivore, a creative ecosystem where game developers, artists, educators, and technologists come together to explore the intersection of culture, interactivity, and innovation. Rather than a single studio, our strength lies in the collective – a community of passionate creators who learn, mentor, and build together.
This project was developed through our collaborative production model, where members from different backgrounds contributed across art, design, programming, history, and storytelling. Every element – from visual design and animation to narrative structure and immersive experience – was crafted through shared knowledge and iterative co-creation.
The GO Glagolica team represents the spirit of our community:
• Artists and designers bringing ancient symbols to life with modern aesthetics.
• Developers and engineers experimenting with virtual worlds and interactive storytelling.
• Mentors and learners working side by side to merge tradition with technology.
Together, we embody the mission of Galactic Omnivore – to unite, create, and evolve through games and digital art that connect the past with the future.
