LUCILA GUICHÓN

Born in Buenos Aires, based in Berlin.
Lucila Guichón is an artist, educator and cultural producer. A main interest in her practice is the creation of participatory devices that allow space to create new narratives. Her work explores the contemporary urban environment as a laboratory and stage for artistic creation. She regularly develops theatre projects and collaborates with performing arts festivals. 

In 2006, Lucila joined Mestizo Collectief /MAP, where she worked on the creation of long-term initiatives such as Murga and the Mestizo Arts Festival, Altaar Antwerpen, amongst others. Her experience includes the conception, production and coordination of projects in collaboration with museums, theatres and other cultural institutions in various cities across Europe and Latin America.

In 2020, she founded the MESTIZX initiative in Berlin, which builds on her career path begun in Belgium and continues to explore projects such as ALTAR BERLIN and participatory mapping. Since then, Lucila’s work as coordinator of MESTIZX has been based in the northern outskirts of Berlin-Pankow. From this location, she invites artists and collectives to transform urban spaces and propose new ways of inhabiting them. 

Since 2026, Lucila is co-curator of art space R17 | Experimental Zone.

She has coordinated projects such as: TOUR2024, AUDIOTHEKA, MEHR-SPRACH-ICH, Parkour in Pankow, Altar Berlin, Out of The Ring . Additionally, she has participated in projects including: Proximamente Festival, Mestizo Arts Festival, Mijn Dagelijkse Portie Kunst, Studio Urbanization, MAFfe Vrijdagen, MURAL, MAPping Antwerpen, De Mensen Maken de Stad, WIPCOOP, Versus.

She has collaborated with institutions such as: HETMAS Museum, KVS Flemish City Theatre, HETPALEISm Theatre BallhausOst, Osten Festival, Arenberg Theatre, La Conquesta del Pol Sud, Foto Museum Antwerp, Murga Belgium, MOOOV, De Mensen Maken de Stad, Nieto Sobejano Berlin, HAU Berlin.