Credit: Ongéan
Credit: Ongéan
Credit: Ongéan
community/cultural
Adam Ge-Saelis, 2000
Ongéan, Park Mews, Croxted Rd, SE24 9DB
what3words: blast.shape.snake
Ongéan Ecosystem : Art Studios, Galleries, Theatre / Cinema Performance Space, Edible Garden & Kitchen, Cabins, Music Room, Out door Sculptures, Reclamation / Urban Mining Workshop & Processing Yard. All built & designed with 99% Reclaimed Materials by artist Adam Ge-Saelis.
Brixton
Herne Hill
Buses : 3, 68, 468, 196, 37, 201, 322
We are currently refitting a disabled toilet but there are two in a local cafe 30m away. We do not allow dogs, unless assistance dogs.
Quiet space, filled with plants, with an outdoor sculpture all can write on. On site cafe, art & design features to see, & open studios.
Credit: Ongéan
Credit: Ongéan
Credit: Ongéan
14:00–18:00
A wander around the site, see the garden, its design and how it will expand, visit some of the art studios and see the vast space.
14:00–18:00
A TOUR of ONGÉAN, the Garden, some of the Studios, The Mine, Theatre space, write on a sculpture & more. TOURS AT 2PM, 3PM, 4PM & 5PM
18:00–20:30
A TOUR of ONGÉAN, the Garden, some of the Studios, The Mine, Theatre space, write on a sculpture & more. TOURS AT AT 6.30PM & 7.30PM
18:00–20:30
A TOUR of ONGÉAN, the Garden, some of the Studios, The Mine, Theatre space, write on a sculpture & more. TOURS AT 6.30PM & 7.30PM
14:00–17:30
A TOUR of ONGÉAN, the Garden, some of the Studios, The Mine, Theatre, write on a sculpture & more. TOURS AT 2.30pm, 3.30pm & 4.30pm
14:00–17:30
A TOUR of ONGÉAN, the Garden, some of the Studios, The Mine, Theatre, write on a sculpture & more. TOURS AT AT 2.30pm, 3.30pm & 4.30pm
In July 2000 3 arches were rented for a private studio space, by artist Adam Ge-Saelis. He was homeless and living in a van and needed a space to build furniture and write after a difficult time.
He still lived in the van for a while while he converted the derelict arches into useable work space.
Over the next few years he took more of the empty derelict arches and converted them into Art Studios, Galleries & Music Rooms using rubbish & dumped waste he found locally.
Free space was offered to art colleges for student shows and slowly the building became a working entity. Filled with artists, musicians, writers, film makers and more.
After 26 years and more than 600 artists the space is an Ecosystem of linked projects. All created by Adam and built and designed using 99% reclaimed materials and using a slow architecture philosophy.
A small Urban Farm project is ever expanding and a larger Gallery is about to open. With this comes a Theatre, Cinema & Performance Space and the launch of some environmental projects.
This can all be seen on site, & will show the immense task of the project and 26 years of the life of the Curator and Artist. The whole space is a living working, ever evolving unique Art Piece with building designs, out door Sculptures, Sound & Edible Garden and he will explain future projects.
