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. 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. 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
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)
Hours: Fri–Sun, 18:00–late (during Art Basel daily, 18:00–late)
PROGRAM
05.06., 18.00 | Vernissage with Acoustic Concert by Łukasz Moroz and Vinyl DJ-Set by Joxx
11.06., 18:00 | Gaia as artist – Lecture walk in garden with Dr Leena Crasemann
11.06., 19:00 | Acoustic Concert with Łukasz Moroz x Anouk Neyens x Arthur Wilkens
13.06., 18:00 | Performance with Zina Vaessen × Liese Demol × Selina Koch × Vincent Wikström
13.06., 19:00 | Culinary Workshop with Achoo Collective
13.06., 22:00 | Night Encounters – DJ Sets
15.06.-17.06 | Sound Installation – Clock Interior by Amelia Morczkowska
16.06-17.06, 17:00-21:00 | Dorodango Workshop with Tomasz Pobiedziński
16.06., 21:00 | Light Performance with Michèle Janata
17.06., 21:00 | Sound Performance Fragile Signals with Niculin Barandun
18.06., 19:00 | Dance Performance and Live-Drawing with Timo Paris & Andrea Biel (Das Flavour)
18.06., 20:00 | Sound Performance ahwō with Markus Aebersold
19.06. 22:00 | Night Encounters – DJ Sets
21.06., 17:00 | Summer Solstice Event with Daniela Fuentes
26.06., 18:00 | Finissage
PROGRAM
05.06., 18.00 | Vernissage with Acoustic Concert by Łukasz Moroz and Vinyl DJ-Set by Joxx
11.06., 18:00 | Gaia as artist – Lecture walk in garden with Dr Leena Crasemann
11.06., 19:00 | Acoustic Concert with Łukasz Moroz x Anouk Neyens x Arthur Wilkens
13.06., 18:00 | Performance with Zina Vaessen × Liese Demol × Selina Koch × Vincent Wikström
13.06., 19:00 | Culinary Workshop with Achoo Collective
13.06., 22:00 | Night Encounters – DJ Sets
15.06.-17.06 | Sound Installation – Clock Interior by Amelia Morczkowska
16.06-17.06, 17:00-21:00 | Dorodango Workshop with Tomasz Pobiedziński
16.06., 21:00 | Light Performance with Michèle Janata
17.06., 21:00 | Sound Performance Fragile Signals with Niculin Barandun
18.06., 19:00 | Dance Performance and Live-Drawing with Timo Paris & Andrea Biel (Das Flavour)
18.06., 20:00 | Sound Performance ahwō with Markus Aebersold
19.06. 22:00 | Night Encounters – DJ Sets
21.06., 17:00 | Summer Solstice Event with Daniela Fuentes
26.06., 18:00 | Finissage
SUPPORT
Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt
Christoph Merian Stiftung
Swisslos-Fonds Basel-Stadt
Christoph Merian Stiftung
OFFCUT
(Material-Partner)
PHOTO & FILM
Lars Neumayer & Davide Brunetti
© CienCień 2026