Earthwise Residency, in Mols, Denmark, is calling for applications from Europe-based artists and researchers for their Curious Encounters 3 residency. Each residency is for two collaborating working partners: One artist and one researcher / specialist. The interdisciplinary collaboration between artist and researcher should address the theme of multispecies relations and the more-than-human.
Each residency is for two collaborating working partners: One artist and one researcher / specialist.
The interdisciplinary collaboration between artist and researcher should address the theme of multispecies relations and the more-than-human.
The residencies will take place at Earthwise Residency, Mols, Denmark.
Each of the two residencies may have different requirements for applicants.
Residency theme
- The more-than-human is the focus of the two Curious Encounters at Earthwise, because we think that more interdisciplinary work is needed in this fast-growing and important field. We believe that the climate emergency is caused by the industrialized societies having forgotten that Planet Earth is not just ‘resources’ for humans to utilize and grab, but a shared home, with no alternatives.Collaborations across science and art can propose new ways – or highlight the wisdom of old ways – to coexist with and understand other species / the more-than-human.Earthwise Residency focuses on practices and research, which heightens our sensitivity, knowledge, and methods for consciously reweaving our human lives with the myriad of relations and interdependencies we all rely on. We are interested in communication with the living world and the animal kingdom, and in developing creative work that situates and enhances curiosity and intimacy – encounters -with the more-than-human, while at the same time exploring corresponding academic research through artistic lenses.The two residencies Curious Encounters is one of our active contributions to the paradigm shifts happening these years. We believe that interdisciplinary meetings – the meeting and mixing of aesthetics, art expressions, humanities, and sciences – hold the possibility to foster new thoughts, rediscover ancient knowledge as well as new paths for action.
- What we are looking for, or hope to experience
- — Expanding / exploring the ways in which we in the arts communicate with other living entities as well as communicate about them; ie what does ‘understand’ and ‘relate’ mean, and how can ways of understanding and relating be shared?
— Expanding / exploring formats of conducting research in as well as disseminating work processes, findings and questions in the area of the more-than-human.
— Expanding / exploring formats of and ways to document work with and about the more-than-human
— Expanding / exploring ways to share work processes and methods in an ongoing dialogue, in-situ as well as online.
The residency provides working space, accommodation, a stipend of 4,700 EUR for each of the two persons, a small budget for materials, and part of the travel costs to encourage participants to travel by road, railway, or sea (the transport funding will be allocated based on transport type and distance). Space for partners/children can be negotiated.
Who can apply
For Curious Encounters 4 we are looking for performing artists and visual artists with an interest in time-based work and performance who already have an initial contact to or an ongoing collaboration with a researcher. Applicants must have a genuine interest in interdisciplinary approaches – and their innate challenges – and preferably some experience of working with the-more-than-human.
- — The researcher/specialist should be actively engaged in research processes and hold a master’s degree, preferably a Ph.D. degree. The researcher/specialist may have a background in the Humanities, Social Sciences or STS (Science & Technology Studies).
- — The artist must investigate the more-than-human through primarily visual or performing arts. We encourage both emerging/upcoming artists as well as mid-career artists to apply.
- Both residents must
- — have turned 18.
- — be able to travel and stay in Denmark for the duration of the residency without any need of VISA (check VISA free countries here).
But age, gender, sexuality or race has no impact on the selection process and we aim to curate with awareness of diversity.
If you are unsure whether you meet the criteria for the residency, or have further queries or questions, please email Natasja (info_at_earthwise_dot_dk).
- Residency dates
- — This residency runs from March 18th until May 12th (dates are flexible).
- — Day of arrival: March 17th
- — Day for departure: May 13th
- We will try to accommodate any calendar needs or prior engagements, but deviations from the dates mentioned here, may affect the offered stipend due to the nature of our funding.
What we offer
Earthwise provides
- Working space (writing tables, as well as a small studio space, and lots of outdoor space) * Accommodation in private rooms in a house shared with Earthwise volunteers * Working space (writing tables, as well as a small studio space, and lots of outdoor space) * Space for partners/children can be negotiated * Access to a rich library w/ relevant titles * Access to the other facilities of Earthwise * Mentoring or consultations with Earthwise’s host, Christine Fentz, and possibly other respondents * A stipend of 5.000 € for each of the two persons * A small budget for materials.
- We do not cover transportation
- Earthwise has a consequent and friendly approach to sustainable choices, including travel means and advise you to choose options with a smaller CO2-footprint.
- Should air travel be unavoidable we encourage you to support a trustworthy tree planting project (we can recommend some, in DK, UK and Canada).
- We will also provide you with a letter of invitation that should assist you in crossing borders as well as applying for travel grants.
- During the residency period, the two residents are asked to
- — Hold a minimum of two dissemination events, workshops or ‘artist/researcher talks’ for the local community.
- — Hold a final event or showing of the project process or discoveries in the last stages of the residency for the local community and any collaborators. We do NOT expect a ‘finished result’, but just a summary of your process and findings.
- — Continually document their project process, discoveries, and experiences, and share this documentation with Earthwise during or by the end of the residency.
- — Post-residency write articles, make podcast or in other ways disseminate from their collaboration on the level of academic and artistic research which is available for the residents.
- — Save the dates for Earthbound Symposium in late August 2025, where we may invite the residents to present their findings.
You may also be invited to do other presentations within our network – online or in person. But we are very aware of the need to have a more or less empty calendar while being here, to really dive in.
Earthwise will make a detailed contract with you incl. a residency schedule with the input and preferences of the residents in mind.
// Curious Encounters 3 – Autumn 2024 //
8 weeks during October 8th – December 2nd, 2024
Closed for applicants.
// Curious Encounters 4 – Spring 2025 //
8 weeks during March 18th – May 12th, 2025
(Deadline: Dec. 15th 2024)
Website link: https://earthwise.dk/open-call/
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