Hidden River: Finissage
25 September 2026
Closing gathering with exhibition visits, drinks, and music.
Contributors / participants: Baruch Williamson; Atelier Poiesis and visitors.
Screenings: Asfaltın Altında Dereler Var! / Under the Road, the River!
24 September 2026
Documentary screening tracing Ankara’s buried streams through personal memories, archives, and local activists.
Contributors / participants: Film by Yasin Semiz; screening organized by Atelier Poiesis.
Screenings: Water Palimpsest
22 September 2026
Short-film screening following the buried Zenne towards Ostend, connecting the river with voices and intergenerational memory.
Contributors / participants: Jaewon Yoo.
Hidden River: Revealing the Senne / Revealing the Zenne
22 September 2026
Archaeological research talk exploring how historical, environmental, and archaeological evidence reconstructs Brussels’s hidden river landscape.
Contributors / participants: Dries Vergouwen.
Mapping Series: Whisper
20 September 2026
Sensorial walk exploring the river and urban surroundings through embodied attention and perception.
Contributors / participants: Tatiana Galibus and Selin Buyuktasci
Music and Listening Events: Sounds of the Zenne
20 September 2026
Live sound performance responding to the Zenne.
Contributors / participants: Coline Cornélis.
Screenings: Entanglements
19 September 2026
Film screening within the Hidden River programme.
Contributors / participants: Tatiana Galibus.
Crafts Series: Eco-somatic Attunement
19 September 2026
Workshop using embodied and sensory practices to explore ecological relationships.
Contributors / participants: Tatiana Galibus.
Imaginary Worlds: Reimagining the Zenne and Its Urban Context
13 September 2026
Co-creation workshop imagining the river’s presence in Brussels through a Solarpunk lens, beginning at the atelier and planned to continue behind the Sewer Museum.
Contributors / participants: Dustin Jacobus and workshop participants.
Hidden River: Envisioning a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Solarpunk
13 September 2026
Artist talk introducing Solarpunk and speculative futures for coexistence between nature, technology, and diverse forms of life. Also listed as Solarpunk Futures.
Contributors / participants: Dustin Jacobus.
Hidden River: Vernissage
11 September 2026
Public opening and gathering introducing the exhibition.
Contributors / participants: Exhibiting artists, research contributors, Atelier Poiesis and visitors.
Imaginary Worlds: Game Design, Part 2
10 July 2026
Follow-up gathering to play-test and discuss games presented at the earlier event and developed further, welcoming participants to play, observe, comment or share new games and ideas.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participating game makers.
Neighborhood Days: Music, Open Bar and Creative Corners
28 June 2026
Closing neighbourhood gathering with music, drinks and participatory activities.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and visitors.
Neighborhood Days: Sounds of Zenne (Listening Session)
28 June 2026
Listening to the flow of the Senne and its changing surroundings.
Contributors / participants: Coline Cornélis.
Neighborhood Days: On Cureghem (Talk and Interactive Workshop)
28 June 2026
Discussion and participatory exploration of Cureghem’s diversity, creativity and community strengths, translating them into creative ideas.
Contributors / participants: Respect.Cureghem.
Neighborhood Days: Jardin Grisar (Listening Session)
28 June 2026
Second listening session of Caro’s neighbourhood and community-garden radio documentary.
Contributors / participants: Caro.
Neighborhood Days: Book Exchange
28 June 2026
Bringing and taking books while discovering the atelier and its activities.
Contributors / participants: Neighbours and visitors.
Neighborhood Days: Music, Open Bar and Creative Corners
27 June 2026
Informal gathering and exploration of participatory creative corners.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and visitors.
Neighborhood Days: Creative Occupation (Talks and Exchange)
27 June 2026
Presenting Atelier Poiesis and neighbourhood artistic and cultural initiatives; sharing processes, challenges, achievements and possibilities for collaboration.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and other neighbourhood organisations.
Neighborhood Days: Jardin Grisar (Listening Session)
27 June 2026
Radio documentary about getting to know Cureghem’s residents through creating a community garden with neighbours, exploring community and belonging.
Contributors / participants: Caro.
Imaginary Worlds: Stories and Myths
25 June 2026
Second edition: presentations and open mic for writers, storytellers and artists sharing imaginary narratives, followed by a circle around a flame to share myths, folktales, legends and personal stories, with drinks and music.
Contributors / participants: Participating writers, storytellers, artists and visitors.
Crafts Series: Fluid Crafts, Collage Workshop
20 June 2026
Selecting and combining collage materials, improving durability and achieving different visual effects, with tips on upcycling and economical material use; optional practical task contributing to a collective creation.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Crafts Series: Fluid Crafts, Watercolour Workshop
20 June 2026
Beginner-friendly continuation workshop exploring colour properties, mixing, temperature, essential palette choices and common beginner mistakes; newcomers welcome.
Contributors / participants: Yuliia Ignat.
Music and Listening Events: Sunset Session
13 June 2026
Free open-air music gathering at the rooftop of kiosk l’Écluse, Parc Porte de Ninove, connecting shared music with opposition to the privatisation of public space.
Contributors / participants: IGGY (Pai, Thailand); Atelier Poiesis.
Imaginary Worlds: Game Design and Process
28 May 2026
First edition of Imaginary Worlds: open-mic presentations and discussion about board, computer and performative games, followed by demonstrations, shared play, drinks and music.
Contributors / participants: Shahdad, Habib, Nils and Nikoloz.
Mapping Series: GIS Workshop
29 April 2026
Beginner introduction to GIS software, adding layers and creating maps focused on the Zenne.
Contributors / participants: Juliette.
Mapping Series: Urban Exploration
25 April 2026
Urban walk attending to traces of the river through listening, photography and drawing; collected material forms the basis of map-making.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Crafts Series: Live Model Drawing
24 April 2026
Relaxed drawing session with a nude model, welcoming all skill levels.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Screenings: Goodbye, Art (Reflections on Art)
16 April 2026
Shared reflection on why art feels stuck today, through selected films, artists’ voices and discussion.
Contributors / participants: Curated by @herr_woland.
Crafts Series: Watercolour Workshop, Open Level
12 April 2026
Guided watercolour practice and experimentation for beginners and experienced painters, without an introductory theory presentation.
Contributors / participants: Yuliia Ignat.
Mapping Series: Introduction
10 April 2026
Introduction to psychogeographic mapping, online and GIS tools and techniques for layering information, followed by reflection on archival material about the Zenne.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Music and Listening Events: GIFKIKKER × Atelier Poiesis (Daytime Gathering)
4 April 2026
Afternoon and evening music gathering combining DJ sets, live performance and a collaborative visual setting.
Contributors / participants: GIFKIKKER; Caldera; Sarah Wanita; LaDetail b2b Leyline; alarm!systemen (live). Sound: 32hertz / Initial Code. Lighting: Yarno Drofmans.
Mapping Series: Urban Sketching, Session 2
28 March 2026
Originally planned as river observation at Pertuis de la Senne, adapted indoors to explore the atelier through sensory exercises and creative documentation.
Contributors / participants: Rob.
Crafts Series: Inner Dive (Creative Self-Exploration Circle)
27 March 2026
Drawing, movement and making as tools for exploring the subconscious, inspired by expressive arts and depth psychology.
Contributors / participants: Selin Buyuktasci.
Crafts Series: ENIGMA, Spoken Word Poetry
25 March 2026
Short poetry workshop followed by performances, welcoming existing work in different languages.
Contributors / participants: ENIGMA and participating poets.
Crafts Series: Watercolour Basics, Open Level
22 March 2026
Guided practice and experimentation for beginners and experienced painters, without the introductory theory presentation.
Contributors / participants: Yuliia Ignat.
Crafts Series: Costume, Open Atelier
21 March 2026
Continued collective costume-making in preparation for Carnaval Sauvage.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Crafts Series: ENIGMA, Writing Workshop
18 March 2026
Exploring the river’s mysteries by constructing theories and narratives about what remains hidden.
Contributors / participants: Nils; ENIGMA.
Crafts Series: Watercolour Basics, Introduction
15 March 2026
Theory, live demonstrations, experimentation and guided practice, with materials provided.
Contributors / participants: Yuliia Ignat.
Crafts Series: Costume, Open Atelier
14 March 2026
Follow-up making session to continue masks and costumes ahead of Carnaval Sauvage.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Screenings: Goodbye, Art (Screening and Discussion)
12 March 2026
Screening of Taylor Ervin’s film followed by discussion about the contemporary state of art and its relationship with art history.
Contributors / participants: Hosted by Habib Saher; film by Taylor Ervin.
Crafts Series: Costume Workshop
7 March 2026
Remaking unused fabrics, clothes, trinkets and discarded materials into masks and costumes honouring imagined urban spirits.
Contributors / participants: Nils and workshop participants.
Crafts Series: ENIGMA, Poetry
25 February 2026
Poetry session in the ENIGMA programme.
Contributors / participants: ENIGMA.
Crafts Series: ENIGMA, Writing
18 February 2026
Writing workshop in the ENIGMA programme.
Contributors / participants: ENIGMA.
Crafts Series: Watercolour Basics, Introduction
14 February 2026
Introductory watercolour workshop.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Cultural and Neighbourhood Events: Open Doors
1 February 2026
Public gathering with participatory creative corners, music and drinks, introducing the atelier and its place-based practice.
Contributors / participants: Atelier Poiesis collective and visitors.
Mapping Series: Urban Sketching, Session 1
24 January 2026
Observing and drawing the landscape around the buried Zenne, then developing imaginative sketches and short writing at the atelier.
Contributors / participants: Rob; Atelier Poiesis / Respect.Cureghem.
Mapping Series: On the Footsteps of Zenne (Archaeological Walking Tour)
22 December 2025
Guided walk tracing the river’s former course through Brussels and its history, introducing the hidden river landscape as a starting point for collective artistic research.
Contributors / participants: Dries Vergouwen; Atelier Poiesis and participants.
Hidden River: Introduction and Artist Gathering
6 December 2025
Introducing the collective and Hidden River research to prospective collaborators, opening a shared exploration of the buried Zenne through artistic imagination.
Contributors / participants: Selin Buyuktasci and prospective artist collaborators.