Short Description
transmediale presents the second edition of the residency programme in collaboration with the Arts Council Korea. The residency will be awarded to one person of Korean nationality, based in Korea or elsewhere, working in the fields of digital art and moving image practices, design, sound, and media theory. Applications are open for artists, researchers, practitioners, designers, and sound artists. The call is open to all formats with a focus on projects that engage with the thematic framework of the open call and combine a strong artistic vision with a research- and/or practice-based approach.
Thematic Framework
As history keeps looping back on itself, echoing patterns both familiar and unresolved, our routines, systems, and protocols follow these repetitions. Yet within these recurring paths lie chances to hesitate, to step sideways, and to gently reconfigure our orbit. In a time when an overall sense of looming doom permeates our daily lives, it is precisely these small gestures that ground the way for moving forward.
Over a decade ago, artist Shu Lea Cheang described our moment in time as “post-everything”, a state that calls for moving beyond established paradigms, inviting alternative forms of knowledge, community, and technological imagination. Which shared practices and forms of techno-mediated gestures can support our collective resilience? What are the subtle – yet, in the long run, powerful – processes and hacks that interfere with the exploitative nature of history and its entrenched systems?
Amid escalating political and ecological urgencies and deepening societal divides, this year’s open call for residents invites proposals that explore the relational modes of digital art practices, along with research into the multivalent notions of technology – as a tool, medium, infrastructure, or practice. Particular focus is placed on approaches that critically engage with the social dimensions and (mis)uses of technology and consider what they offer in response to the present moment and the near futures ahead.
Eligibility
The residency will be awarded to one person of Korean nationality, based in Korea or elsewhere, working in the fields of digital art and moving image practices, design, sound, and media theory. Applications are open for artists, researchers, practitioners, designers, and sound artists. The call is open to all formats with a focus on projects that engage with the thematic framework of the open call and combine a strong artistic vision with a research- and/or practice-based approach.
Submission Requirements
- A project description (up to 400 words max)
- Project development: current status of the project and planned steps before, during, and after the residency (up to 200 words max)
- Accompanying visual or audio material, image(s), video, mood board, etc (optional, max 5 items)
- Short bio
- Contact information
- Further references, portfolio (PDF, max 5 pages) of previous work (optional)
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
The two-month residency will be awarded with an artist fee of € 1,500 per month, additional support for production plus travel and accommodation support for the festival and residency. Applications from duos or collectives are welcome; however, the fee remains the same and needs to be shared accordingly.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Germany, South Korea
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 31 August 2025
Website Link: https://transmediale.de/en/news/transmediale-x-arko-residency-2026
