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03.2026

Janine Schranz,
Switzerland/ Vienna
Visual Artist/ Photographer

Janine is a visual artist and photographer from Switzerland / Vienna, Austria.  Working on the intersection of photography and architecture – questioning techniques of inclusion and exclusion within a given architecture or within the image field. She has been transferring some of the basic conditions of photography into concrete exhibition architectures. In its essence, she understands photography as a time-based medium and puts bodily-spatial experiences in relation to visual perception. Alongside a research-based approach, her projects combine different photo-related printing techniques with materials such as glass and paper, often within a collaborative working practice.

As a resident in Nara, she will continue her exploration of the synergies between Japanese architectural design, photography and the tactile process of paper-making. Through the lens of a sheet of paper as a porous membrane – interwoven with seasonal shifts, the flow of water, and the moving body—she will approach the fluid essence of Ma (relational emptiness) and Awai (the space in-between).

web: janineschranz.com

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janine.schranz/

 

Research grant by Swiss Albert Koechlin Foundation

Kicsy Abreu Stable
Cuba
Architect/ Artist

Kicsy Abreu Stable (b. 1992, Cuba) is a multidisciplinary artist and architect based in Brussels. Her practice explores spatial storytelling through the intersection of sculpture, architecture and drawing. She began her academic journey at the Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana ‘José Antonio Echeverría’, where she earned a master’s degree in architecture in 2015. She later completed a master’s degree in sculpture and spatial art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (2021). Abreu Stable’s work investigates the complex relationship between human beings, the areas they inhabit and the environments that surround them, revealing latent narratives embedded within these lived spaces.

 

Through the interplay of presence and absence, visibility and concealment, she reinterprets traditional craftsmanship while challenging the physical and cultural boundaries of materials. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Embracing Grounds, Galerie In Situ -fabienne leclerc, Paris (2026), Magical Realism: Imagining natural dis/order, Wiels Contemporary art center, Brussels (2025), Release, Mino Art Space, Antwerp (2023);
Lucie(a), Centre Tour à Plomb, Brussels (2021); and Laisser passer, Maison de l’Architecture de l’Isère, Grenoble (2017).

instagram:  kicsyabreaustable

 

Research grant by Japan Foundation

Current News

OPEN CALL 2026- Fully booked

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We are happy to announce the number of diverse artists staying with us @spacedepartment for our artist-in-residence 2026. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in this residency, as we occasionally have openings.

We are now fully booked for 2026!!- But please get in touch anyway :)

Main Space

January/ February- Closed

March 2026
Janine Schranz- Switzerland

Visual Artist/ Photographer

janineschranz.com

April 2026
Klara Hedener- Sweden
Sculptor 

klarabonifaziohedener

May 2026
Rolf Gerstlauer and Julie Dind- Norway
Architect/Multimedia artist & Dancer/Transdisciplinary Artist

https://drawingennen.net/

June 2026
Stella Grace Seawright- New Zealand
Contemporary Dance

youtube.com/@stellaseawright

July 2026
Freddie Armitage- United Kingdom

Architect
studio-armitage.com

August 2026  
Samuel Wyatt- USA
Garden Design 

samuelwyattart.com

September 2026  
Jane Sheldon- Australia
Soprano

janesheldonsoprano.com

October 2026  
Maria Carolina Fontana- Uruguay
Visual Artist/ Painter

mcarolinafontana.com

November 2026   
Maarit (Mammu) Rankanen- Finland
Dance Artist/ Choreographer

mammurankanen.com
 

Satellite- Annex

January/ February- Closed
 
March 2026
Kicsy Abreu Stable- Cuba

Multidisciplinary Artist/ Architect/ Doctoral Research

instagram.com/kicsyabreustable

April 2026
Michella Martello- USA/ Italy

Artist 
michelamartello.com

May/ 2026
N/A

June 2026   
Maria Kofterou- Cyprus

Visual Artist/ Illustrator
mariakofetrou.com

July 2026
Julie Monroe Alison- Australia
Sculpture/ drawing

juliemonroallison.net

August 2026  
Kim Yu-ra and Park Sun Joo- South Korea
Visual Artist/ Graduate

September 2026  
Nynke Rixt Jukema- Netherlands

Architect/ Artist

nynkerixtjukema.nl

October 2026
Galya Krumova-Bulgaria
Architect/ Civil Engineer/ Curator

November 2026  
Kiyomi Kimura-USA
Writer/ Poet/ Photographer

instagram.com/midnightdice

Past Artist

2023
Mai Alagar/ Cara Dy/ Hennilyn Tan (Philippines), Architect graduates
Ernesto Duenas (Mexico/ Canada), Artist
Josh Catanzariti (Australia), Multi-dicpline Artist
Robin Patternd/ Kirsty Sharp (Australia), Digital Art/ Jewlry Design
Erika Rodriguez (Mexico. Germany), Architect

Main Space

SATELLITE STUDIO- ANNEX

2025 Past Events

Group Exhibiton 2025

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November 2025

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October 2025

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September 2025

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August 2025

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July 2025

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June 2025

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April 2025

March 2025

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We Collaborate

Space Department are looking for artists, architects and designers interested in interprofessional collaboration to create new and exciting work for the local community. Please come and see us for any ideas that encourages spatial experience, installations and community interaction >スペースデパートメントでは、「空間」をテーマに、地域社会のための新しい、ワクワクするような作品を創造するために、専門家間のコラボレーションに興味のあるアーティスト、建築家、デザイナーを募集しています。空間体験やインスタレーション、コミュニティとの交流を促すような面白いアイデアをお持ちの方は、ぜひご参加ください

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