Poiesis (from the Ancient Greek ποίησις, “to make” or “to bring into being”) refers to the act of creation itself — a creative unfolding where imagination and material meet, a kind of world-making through creation.
For philosopher Martin Heidegger, poiesis is not just making but revealing — the moment when something hidden in potential becomes visible in the world.
Atelier Poiesis is a artist run-space and transdisciplinary collective where artists, architects, and researchers from diverse cultural backgrounds come together to uncover the hidden layers of the urban landscape through imagination and material exploration.
The project aims to reawaken the genius loci — the spirit of place — by weaving fiction, memory, and matter into contemporary urban narratives.
Poiesis Formats
Artistic Workplace
A space for artists and creative practitioners to experiment, develop their practice, and produce new work.
Public Program
A space for the gathering, transmission, and reflection of embodied knowledge. Atelier Poiesis develops its own programme while also hosting events and collaborations initiated by others
EXHIBITIONS SEMINARS SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS LISTENING SESSIONS
Research Lab
A transdisciplinary platform connecting theoretical inquiry, artistic research, and material experimentation.
Material Lab
A shared environment for experimenting with materials, fabrication methods, and ecological forms of production.
Hidden River
An ongoing artistic and theoretical research project exploring the visible and invisible forces shaping the urban landscape—from buried ecologies and collective memory to mythology, imagination, and the spirit of place.
