[spectre] Fwd: residency program: "Beyond Matter" 2020/21, call for applications

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Betreff: 	ZKM announces call for applications 2020/21 for residency 
program: "Beyond Matter"
Datum: 	Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:01:24 +0000
Von: 	e-flux <info at mailer.e-flux.com>


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 residencies at 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: koberstein at zkm.de
Corina L. Apostol, Tallinn Art Hall: corina at kunstihoone.ee
Adela Demetja, Tirana Art Lab: adela.demetja at tiranaartlab.org

The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Program of the European 
Union.