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

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
2025
Isabel Gonzalez-(Venezuala) Artist
Cornelia Cottiati (Switzerland) Visual Artist
Dorothea Schürch (Switzerland) Muscicologist/ Singer
Ane Crisan (Germany) Artist/ Architect
Signe Cyan and Emil Kjear Voss (Denmark) Multi-media and Writer
Dominic Redfern (Australia) Media Art
Dan Speigel and Megumi Aihara (USA) Architect/ Landscape Architect
Anat Proper Goldberg (Israel) Multi-Disciplinary Artist
Anne Austin Pearce (USA), Artist/ Painter
Michela Martello (Italy/ New York), Artist/ Painter
Holly Ward (Canada), Interdisciplinary Artist
Jane Sheldon (Australia), Soprano/ Composer
Patrick L. Jaimes (Mexico), Visual Artist/ Photographer
Gabi Shillig (Germany), Artist/ Architect
2024
Noy Azouri (Israel), Artist
Bryan Mew (Australia), Artist/ Shoji
Chris Schultz (USA), Artist
Gianna Bottema (Netherlands), Architect
Ariel Diaz (USA), Story Teller, Illustration
Johan F. Karlsson (Sweden)
Maarit (Mammu), Rankanen (Finland), Contemporary Dance
Haoyu Wang (China), Architect PHD
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

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
Our ground floor is a co-working space for anyone who would like to work outside of home. We can accommodate various groups and collaborative work. We also have a small wood workshop with basic tools available for people who are competent to use them. Any testing of work can also be accommodated within our open space. Please see the Application and Price List.> 催事のない時は、1階スペースをコワーキングスペースとしてご利用いただけます。デスク、椅子、空調、ネット環境整備。また、小さな木工房があり、基本的な道具は揃っており、使用することができます。いつもとは少し違った空間でお仕事や作業をしてみてはいかがでしょうか。詳しくは申込ページをご覧ください。








