Spitball Ideas | OpenArtLink 2025 Piraeus
flat1 is an independent art space founded in 2009 in Vienna. Since its inception, it has been committed to presenting thematic group exhibitions that explore current tendencies and discourses within contemporary visual art. The program serves as a platform for artistic experimentation and reflection, with an emphasis on the interplay between concept, material, and spatial experience.
Beyond its focus on visual art, flat1 also embraces interdisciplinary approaches that bridge music, film, and performance. These elements form a continuously expanding supplementary program, creating a vivid field of artistic encounter and exchange. By inviting artists from diverse backgrounds and working across different media, flat1 aims to foster dialogue, provoke thought, and encourage new ways of perceiving and experiencing art. A central ambition of flat1 is to promote the exchange between international artists and to build networks that extend beyond the commercially oriented gallery environment. The space operates as a meeting point for artistic practices that are process-oriented, critical, and reflective, offering an alternative to conventional exhibition formats. Collaborations with curators, institutions, and independent initiatives have been essential to developing a sustainable and ever-evolving structure that remains responsive to contemporary artistic and social developments. flat1’s program is conceived and realized by a collective of visual artists who expand their own artistic practice through curatorial engagement. This approach blurs the boundaries between creating and curating, allowing for a multifaceted dialogue between artistic production and its presentation. Through this self-reflexive model, the team continuously redefines the curatorial process as a form of artistic research and collaboration. Over the years, flat1 has established itself as a relevant voice within Vienna’s independent art scene, a space where experimentation, diversity, and critical discourse coexist. Its exhibitions and accompanying events seek to connect local and international contexts, generating resonance and exchange across cultural and disciplinary borders. In doing so, flat1 remains faithful to its founding idea: to create a space that values artistic freedom, fosters open dialogue, and continually reimagines the possibilities of collective artistic practice.
Curated by: flat1
Artists: Ewa Kaja, Karin Maria Pfeifer, Fabian Seiz, Christiane Spatt, Sanna Sønstebø, Sula Zimmerberger.
The exhibition is presented at OpenArtLink 2025 | Piraeus Project, an initiative organised by CHEAPART and keramikos_23, aimed to unite international artists from diverse disciplines to explore innovation and creative exchange.
OpenArtLink 2025
Piraeus-Project
Athinon 8-12, 185 40, Piraeus 185 40
22 - 26 October, 2025
Opening: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Organised by: CHEAPART, keramikos_23
Georg Georgakopoulos, Paolo Incarnato, Fotini Kapiris, Thalia Kerouli
https://www.openartlink.com
