Street residence - l’Écaillère avec Cycl.one @ Marais

★ Street Residence Marais puts this nature reserve right in the heart of the city in the spotlight ★

Ongoing scenography from 5 July until the end of July
Activities on Sunday 5 July, Thursday 16 July, Friday 17 July and Sunday 19 July 2026
including 4 creative workshops for all ages, 1 live radio broadcast and 2 walks

14:00 – 17:00 Textile workshop with Cycl.one

On the banks of the Marais WIELS, L’Écaillère awakens: a giant fish, a gentle guardian of the water, woven from stories, willow branches, metal and colourful fabric.

Layer by layer, this artwork takes shape. Residents, children, local organisations and passers-by are working together to create a living skin from recycled materials and plants harvested from the Marais. Every knot, every plait and every piece of fabric makes the fish a little stronger.

Next to the installation, you’ll find a place to settle down, listen, play or simply be still for a moment. Settle down on the colourful blanket made especially for Parade Poétik by classes from Arc-en-Ciel and La Preuve par 9. Come and help build the fish’s skin. Leave a scale behind. Listen to the Marais. Perhaps it will whisper a story back to you.

★ More about the theatre company: CYCL.ONE (@collectif_cycl.one), a collective of creative makers and artists from Brussels, explores public space as a giant playground. With expertise in textiles and traditional techniques, they create monumental, colourful and quirky works.

17:00 – 18:00 Wandeling with Fé·es du marais

The guerrilla marsh behind WIELS and BRASS has taken the form in a concrete area, and there are many stories hidden within it. Would you like to find out more about why this place deserves to be protected? Come and listen to Michel Bastin from Fé·es du marais, who brings the invisible water and its inhabitants to life.

★ More info about the collectif: Les Fé·es du marais

▲ In collaboration with Fundays in the Marais van WIELS, MIRO, InterG Forest/Vorst & Les Fé·es du marais
▲▲ No bar will be provided, bring your own drink 😉
▲▲▲ Do you have any questions about the accessibility of a particular location? Please let us know (lisa@parkpoetik.be) and we’ll explore the possibilities together.