Betreff: ZKM announces call for applications 2020/21 for residency
program: "Beyond Matter"
Datum: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:01:24 +0000
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ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
*Call for applications 2020/21*
Residency program of the European Commission co-funded project "Beyond
Matter"
http://beyondmatter.eu
*September 1-October 31, 2020 and May 1-June 30, 2021*
Tallinn Art Hall, Tirana Art Lab - Center for Contemporary Art and ZKM |
Center for Art and Media are jointly calling for European art
practitioners / theoreticians to apply for one of three production
residencies taking place in Karlsruhe, Tallinn and Tirana.
What is the program about?
On Site, the fellows should develop an artistic production or
theoretical concept that takes as a starting point the core questions of
Beyond Matter project. How can artistic practices using virtual reality
contribute to current political and social discourses? How can virtual
reality serve as a medial basis for overcoming physicality and
temporality? What can VR stand for? Virtual Reality, Variable Relations,
Vertical Radiation, Valid Readings, Vaporous Restoration, or Visible
Revision? We invite applicants to consider not only the multivalent
applications of the latest representational systems, but also how they
can be expanded.
Who do we want to reach?
The residency provides artists and theoreticians working in the field of
contemporary art from the EU and Associated Countries with the
opportunity to live and work in Karlsruhe, Tallinn or Tirana. We want to
expressly point out that not just cultural producers who work in the
field of virtual media are ask to apply but all artists and
theoreticians with variations of artistic and theoretic outcome. Project
proposals developed in relation and conversation with the local
realities of each of the locations will be prioritised. The residents
will have access to the institutional Infrastructures and each residency
will result in a statements presentation.
What do we offer?
For the two month stay each location offers the residents particular
resources and opportunities:
ZKM | Hertz-Lab: Workshops (wood, metal, electrical), dark projection
room, set-up areas for bigger installations, green screen studio, sound
studio with multi-channel audio projection and a volumetric capturing
system available by appointment.
Tallinn Art Hall: Opportunity to hold workshops, sessions and/or
seminars related to the overall themes of the project and in particular
on the challenges with the latest XR-Applications, networking
opportunities, research support, support to travel regionally, space for
workshops and seminars.
Tirana Art Lab - Center for Contemporary Art: Research and production of
artworks engaging with the overall themes of the project and involving
public space/Interventions in public space related with the city of
Tirana, using Extended Reality Technologies.
How are you financially supported?
Each residency is fully funded and includes travel, accommodation, a
stipend and production costs.
How do you apply?
Applications have to include the following documents:
–Your contact information (name, address, e-mail, phone, website)
–Letter of intent explaining why you are applying and what would you
like to focus on during the residence (max. 5000 characters)
–Brief informative curriculum vitae (max. 1 page)
–Which residency location you are applying for: Karlsruhe, Tallinn, or
Tirana
–Portfolio (max. 10 MB)
Please note: Accepted candidates are required to use the residence in
its full length during fixed periods of time. In the first round of
residencies, two candidates will be selected for Karlsruhe, two for
Tallinn Art Hall and three for Tirana Art Lab.
For all three locations the dates are: September 1-October 31, 2020 and
May 1-June 30, 2021.
Applications are accepted only in English and by e-mail until April 30,
2020.
Please send your application in PDF format with the subject “Beyond
Matter Residency” to residenc...@beyondmatter.eu
Selected participants will be notified latest until May 31, 2020.
The jury for selecting the artists consists of curators of ZKM, Tallinn
Art Hall, and Tirana Art Lab.
For further questions please contact:
Felix Koberstein, ZKM | Center for Art and Media: koberst...@zkm.de
Corina L. Apostol, Tallinn Art Hall: cor...@kunstihoone.ee
Adela Demetja, Tirana Art Lab: adela.deme...@tiranaartlab.org
The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Program of the European
Union.
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