A house for text lovers
Tekstin talo, the House of Text, is a new literary community and multifunctional space for text culture, located in Helsinki, in Sörnäinen, on Lintulahdenkatu 3.
Tekstin talo – Textens hus ry is made up of non-profit associations. The building is home to a number of cultural organisations and a few businesses, and hosts a wide range of cultural events. Check out our events calendar (in Finnish).
Welcome to Tekstin talo – a place to experience, experiment and encounter!
The House of Text in Helsinki, Finland opens a working residency program called Text Laboratory for writers and other artists working with text. The aim of the project is to test and find new ways to bring works of text culture for audiences.
They are looking for eight writers or other artists with different backgrounds (disciplinaries, age, cultural background) who are interested in thinking about the possibilities of text culture and possibilities of working with text at a wider level, sharing their thinking and practices and working together with other project participants and facilitators. The working language of the project is English, but each participant may operate their own texts / art works in the language of one’s choosing.
During the laboratory period, a joint work or works will be made together with facilitators Meiju Niskala and Maija Hirvanen (see short introductions of the facilitators at the end of this open call). The outcome(s) will be presented as part of the Text Festival on 23-26.1.2025 at the House of Text.
The selected artists must commit to working together from December 9, 2024 to January 26, 2025. (Holiday break December 23-January 1). The group defines the working methods together with the facilitators, but there will be set times for working together. They encourage participants to also use the time and facilities to work on their own projects.
They welcome writers and other artists also from outside of Helsinki to apply and take part in the Laboratory. The organisers will cover travel and accommodation costs for a maximum of 4 participants.
The residency offers:
- 2000 euros compensation per person
- the facilities of The House of Text
- networking sessions
- group to learn from and make project together with
- small production budget for the event(s)
- working space outside the joined working hours (in shared working spaces)
The application deadline is October 11, 2024. To apply, you need to send the following:
- An introductory letter in which you tell: who you are; why you want to join the Text Laboratory; what do you want to offer for the other participants; what are you hoping the facilitators and other participants could give you; what would you want to investigate or explore during the laboratory (themes, structures, art forms, ways of presenting etc.) Max. 1 page
- Your CV
- Portfolio or a short work sample (1-3 pages + a possible translation. You may send the sample in the language of your choosing, but if needed, please provide a translated summary in English or in Finnish.
- If you need the organisers to cover the costs of travel and/or accommodation, please let them know your itinerary (from where to Helsinki, where to from Helsinki)
Send this info to osallistu@tekstintalo.fi with the email subject: Text Laboratory Application + your name. The selections will be made by November 1, 2024 and all applicants will be informed on that date. The selection committee includes project coordinator Heidi Backström, facilitators Meiju Niskala and Maija Hirvanen together with the steering group members Lois Armas, Maarit Bau Mustonen, Johanna Freundlich, Saara Hacklin, Eino Santanen and Jenna Viro.
Website link: https://www.tekstintalo.fi/eng
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