Global Forest: ResonanzLab Residency

INVITATION TO TENDER – RESONANCE LAB

PRODUCTION SCHOLARSHIP for ARTISTS

Residency: 3 months from November 2024 to February 2025
Location: Kunstverein Global Forest in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald
Application deadline: September 10, 2024

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TheGlobal Forest Art Association, theFurtwangen University(HFU)and theZurich University of Applied Sciences(ZHAW)are awarding an artist residency as part of the ResonanzLab cooperation project . The residency is designed as a work grant for a period of three months between November 1, 2024 and the end of February 2025.

The ResonanzLab opens up a creative space for artists to work on site with people in the Lake Constance region and to specifically focus on how they deal with climate change.

How do our own experiences, everyday stories or the omnipresent news from the media influence our view of our changing living environment(s)? Are we more sensitive to changes in nature today? What does it mean for (young) people when we talk about “climate anxiety”? Or, to put it more musically and perceptively: Can we hear it, transmit it, transform it, this ‘basic hum’ of uncertainty, fear for or of the future?

The ResonanzLab asks about artistic strategies and inclusive communications, about shared feelings, visions and hopes that may be expressed in language and sound, call and response, echo and vibration: visually, collectively, auditorily, on site and in motion.

The artists are invited to design and document their encounters and findings on site; the media implementation remains open. The

aim of the residency is to develop a series of participatory actions for the four-country Lake Constance region and to present them in various locations. The necessary infrastructures for this will be designed in collaboration with our project partners. The ResonanzLab is in close cooperation with a scientific team from the HFU and the ZHAW .

In principle, all artistic media that can be implemented within the framework of the project and the period are welcome. In terms of content, the focus should be on engaging with sound, voice and language in a way that encourages participation and with a clear reference to the topic of “climate anxiety”.

The artists are accompanied by the GLOBAL FOREST team during the production process. At the same time, they are in contact with the scientific team at HFU and are supported by both sides in preparing the documentation and the final presentation.

Goals of the residence

• Supporting the professional development of artists
• Creation of an artistic and action-based concept on the topic
• Consideration of citizen participation, communication, language, voice and sound
• Expansion of the concept of knowledge: physical, emotional, sensing
• Promoting interdisciplinarity beyond academic education and intentions
• Exploring the resonances on site in the sense of a “sense of place”.
  

Residence duration

• Duration: 3 months
• Period: 1 November 2024 to the end of February 2025
  

Residence services

• Monthly scholarship of €2,500
• Rent-free stay at the Global Forest art association (a spaciousLiving and studio room with kitchen and bathroom)
• Access to HFU resources and facilities 
• Presentation of the resulting work as part of a final exhibition
• Expenses allowance for exhibitions/activities after the residency period (up to 2500€)
• Costs for production and accompanying infrastructure (up to 4000€)
• Travel expenses for arrival and departure as well as excursions to the areas of the Lake Constance four-country region (up to €2000).
  

Requirements

• A degree in fine arts, literature, music, sound art or a related discipline is an advantage but not essential
• A clear reference to working with language and sound must be evident
• Willingness to participate in community activities and exchange ideas, as well as a strong interest in developing projects in a participatory manner with people in the region
• Knowledge of German is a basic requirement for the residency. We are happy if applicants have additional language skills.
  

Application documents

1.  Letter of motivation : Explain your motivation and goals for participating in the residency (max. 1 A4 page)
2. Project description : Description of the project (max 8,000 characters), specifying the earliest possible start date
3. CV : Attach a current CV documenting your previous experience and publications (max. 3 A4 pages)
4. Work Samples : Submit up to three documentations of your work that illustrate your artistic direction.
   

Application submission

• Please send your complete application documents in a combined PDF file (with your first and last name in the file name Resonanzlab_Name_Firstname.pdf) and <5 MB by email to:residenz@global-forest.com
• Subject: Application for ResonanzLab artist residency.
  

Contact

• If you have any questions, please contact:residenz@global-forest.com
  

Application deadline

• The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2024.
  

Selection procedure

• The selection of the residency participants is determined by an expert jury from the participating institutions
• The selected participants will be notified by October 10, 2024.

Website link: https://global-forest.com/programm/open-call-resonanzlab