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The NEXUS (1) Collective was founded in 2024 out of a shared passion for design and the drive to rethink societal structures. We explore how collective creative processes can help challenge existing norms and create and communicate new, alternative realities, as we perceive the dominant concept of reality as oppressive and exploitative.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration among people who work together both on a project basis and in the long term, a variety of projects are expected to emerge. As a collective, we continuously learn and grow through our exchange with one another.

The goal of the NEXUS Collective is to serve as a platform for young, creative individuals to connect and learn from one another. We promote the exchange and collaboration of people from different disciplines to develop joint projects.

This website is organically evolving into a living archive and a space for exchanging ideas and creative impulses. With a transdisciplinary and holistic approach, it aims to provide diverse insights into central cultural, social, and ecological issues of our time and to stimulate unexpected connections between themes, ideas, and practices.

(1) Nexus comes from Latin and means: connection, link, intertwining, to bind together, network.


Basel/Zurich 2024
About us At NEXUS Collective, there are no rigid hierarchies. The founders Fabienne Schoch, Mira Mercan, Nina Šikić, Stéphanie Binet and Lara Odermatt form the so-called Core Team. This team handles the coordination of projects and ensures that shared goals are maintained, decisions are made collectively, and the project's vision and values are upheld.

The core team, however, is not fixed and can adapt depending on capacity, with new members always welcome.

Mira Mercan (she/her)
22 years old, currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Art Education at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel.
Her interests lie in culinary arts and exploring how food culture can serve as an expression of creativity and identity. She aims to create spaces that foster dialogue about taste and aesthetics, bringing people together through shared culinary experiences.

Fabienne Schoch (she/her or none)
26 years old, after completing her Bachelor's degree in Art History and Media Studies at the University of Basel, she is now studying at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel at the Institute for Art Education. Her interests lie in the transformative potential of collective practices and the creation of spaces that foster exchange and bring people together.

Nina Šikić (she/her)
22 years old, studying Art Education in the Bachelor's program at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel.
Her artistic practice is characterized by a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on the transformative power of craftsmanship and the intentional use of materials. She is particularly interested in how new realities can emerge through collaborative work and collective practices. Her work explores how communal processes create spaces for cooperation and make cultural values and forms of resistance tangible.

Stéphanie Binet (she/her or none)
26 years old, completed her studies in Art History and Communication Sciences at the University of Zurich in 2022 and is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree at the Institute for Art Education at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Basel. Her work focuses on the collective exploration of transformative and resistant practices. She is particularly interested in how art can initiate social change and question existing structures. Her approach combines theory and practice to open up new perspectives on creative agency and design processes.

Lara Odermatt (she/her)
22 years