Syntax of the Unconscious

Syntax of the Unconscious

Workshop with Mikołaj Stojanowitz

15 Apr 2026, 17:00

Homework
Bring a printed page of a text about yourself.

Syntax of the Unconscious is a hands-on exploration of how we can become aware of our awareness. Participants will be guided through experiments in cut-ups and the repetition of mantra as a tool for focusing awareness. No prior experience is needed, only curiosity and a willingness to play.

The session will include a live introduction to the cut-up method, where participants are invited to cut and rearrange their own texts. We then move into a conversation about the theory behind this method, connecting shamanism with the legacy of Burroughs and Gysin, the “Third Mind” that emerges from collaboration, and the forgotten connection between language and magic.

The workshop closes with an introduction to the Grimoire project, a participative archive of language reshaping processes, and an invitation to contribute your own discoveries.

Bilderdijklaan 19
5611 NG Eindhoven
www.vanabbehuis.nl

Open
Thu–Sun 13:00–17:00

Mikołaj Stojanowitz

Mikołaj Stojanowitz is a visual artist and researcher whose work is an exploration of inner/outer transformation through alchemical processes and embodied practice. Working across media and disciplines, he develops methods of “cartography of the unconscious”, using materials like charcoal, paint and code to map landscapes underneath the surface. His work is grounded in magickal thought, depth psychology, and a commitment to process as the core artistic gesture. Stojanowicz graduated with a Master of Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice from the Institute of Visual Cultures in Den Bosch, participated in the Raise Your Voice programme at Baltan Laboratories and is currently part of the Apprentice/Master Program at Kunstpodium T. Among others, his work has been exhibited at Het Nieuwe Instituut, IMPAKT Festival, and in a myriad of group exhibitions. Stojanowicz will further develop his Grimoire project, a platform that reimagines the artist’s process as a shared and ritualistic practice. Functioning as a living, online manuscript, it archives and communicates artistic methods rooted in alchemical transformation. Starting with his research into techniques such as meditative drawing, collective cut-ups, immersive ritual, and perceptual games. Each “spell” in the grimoire is a documented protocol, a formula for disrupting habitual thought and inviting re-enchantment through making.

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