CienCień
Curating post-disciplinary perspectives
I. Name
CienCień is an independent curatorial platform for post-disciplinary creative practice. Its name – derived from the Spanish cien (hundred) and Polish cień (shadow) – evokes the intersection of multiple, overlooked perspectives, forming new constellations of meaning.
II. Vision
Offering a hybrid space for collective presence, artistic research and cultural exchange, the platform’s evolving program includes exhibitions, residencies, and site-responsive formats that blur disciplinary boundaries and invite artistic experimentation.
CienCień’s ethos is grounded in transcultural dialogue, informed by the collective’s experience of cultural hybridity. Positioned between Spain, Poland, and Switzerland, the platform operates as both a bridge and a laboratory for cultural translation, mapping alternative artistic ecologies and new relational cartographies beyond dominant cultural centres.
Offering a hybrid space for collective presence, artistic research and cultural exchange, the platform’s evolving program includes exhibitions, residencies, and site-responsive formats that blur disciplinary boundaries and invite artistic experimentation.
CienCień’s ethos is grounded in transcultural dialogue, informed by the collective’s experience of cultural hybridity. Positioned between Spain, Poland, and Switzerland, the platform operates as both a bridge and a laboratory for cultural translation, mapping alternative artistic ecologies and new relational cartographies beyond dominant cultural centres.
III. Statement
CienCień was launched in Basel in 2025 by Wiktoria Tundys and Natalia Blanco Sierra. The initiative emerged from a shared interest in alternative models of cultural production and exchange between communities, disciplines and ways of thinking.
The platform operates through a hybrid and nomadic model, foregoing a permanent location in favour of temporary spaces tailored to the specific needs of each project. This flexibility enables context-responsive programming, allowing each initiative to grow from its environment rather than being constrained by institutional frameworks.
CienCień was launched in Basel in 2025 by Wiktoria Tundys and Natalia Blanco Sierra. The initiative emerged from a shared interest in alternative models of cultural production and exchange between communities, disciplines and ways of thinking.
The platform operates through a hybrid and nomadic model, foregoing a permanent location in favour of temporary spaces tailored to the specific needs of each project. This flexibility enables context-responsive programming, allowing each initiative to grow from its environment rather than being constrained by institutional frameworks.
program
AFTER HOURS – HAR
05. – 26.06.2026
Eisenbahnweg 17, Basel (CH)
Markus Aebersold, Joana Amora, Sonia Andrews, Niculin Barandun, Franziska Baumgartner, Clément Bedel, David Berweger, Arnaud Bostelmann, Casa Antillón, Weiyu Chen, Mariejon de Jong-Buijs, Liese Demol, Oskar Emmrich, Franka Frankowska, Matthias Frey, Susi Hinz, Michèle Janata, Dominique Jehle, Adrien Jutard, Selina Koch, Lena Laguna Diel, Pierre Marmy, Adrià Martínez Maldonado, Thomas Martin, Jeannette Mehr, Łukasz Moroz, Amelia Mroczkowska, Anouk Neyens, Katrin Niedermeier, Joan Pallé, Timo Paris x Artstübli, Tomasz Pobiedziński, Kate Robinson, Luka Rumor, Daniel Ruprecht, andreasschneider, Aleksey Shchigalev, Leah Studinger & Raphael Reichert, St.Poz, Zina Vaessen, Vincent Wikström, Arthur Wilkens, Linda Wunderlin, Kaito Yamamoto-Ran, Somin Yoo, Jack Zhang
05. – 26.06.2026
Eisenbahnweg 17, Basel (CH)
Markus Aebersold, Joana Amora, Sonia Andrews, Niculin Barandun, Franziska Baumgartner, Clément Bedel, David Berweger, Arnaud Bostelmann, Casa Antillón, Weiyu Chen, Mariejon de Jong-Buijs, Liese Demol, Oskar Emmrich, Franka Frankowska, Matthias Frey, Susi Hinz, Michèle Janata, Dominique Jehle, Adrien Jutard, Selina Koch, Lena Laguna Diel, Pierre Marmy, Adrià Martínez Maldonado, Thomas Martin, Jeannette Mehr, Łukasz Moroz, Amelia Mroczkowska, Anouk Neyens, Katrin Niedermeier, Joan Pallé, Timo Paris x Artstübli, Tomasz Pobiedziński, Kate Robinson, Luka Rumor, Daniel Ruprecht, andreasschneider, Aleksey Shchigalev, Leah Studinger & Raphael Reichert, St.Poz, Zina Vaessen, Vincent Wikström, Arthur Wilkens, Linda Wunderlin, Kaito Yamamoto-Ran, Somin Yoo, Jack Zhang
© CienCień 2026