Open Call CoLaboratory 3.0 | Digital Interdisciplinary Residencies

Registration Form: https://bit.ly/Form_CoLaboratory3

𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 04.05.2022

Project duration: 09.05. – 31.07.2022

Call for Residency: https://bit.ly/Call_CoLaboratory3

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮
After two successful editions of the transnational CoLaboratory digital residencies programs, the network of German cultural centres in Romania and the Republic of Moldova invites 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 to join its third edition in 2022. Within this year’s CoLaboratory program, new artistic work, interdisciplinary research, intercultural dialogue and innovative thinking processes are to be explored and promoted again.

𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧

After more than two years of isolation and social distancing, the world is now pendulating between slow rejuvenation and turmoil due to continuous socio-political unrest, change, political restlessness and displacement. Larger and larger groups of people are struggling with integration, acceptance, de-naturalization or forced migration. Others aim for acceptance, assimilation and struggle to integrate constant changes within their own groups. What are the current struggles that we are facing, in what ways can they be quantified, and how can we open and entertain conversations about such difficult and ever-shifting topics?

We invite artists and researchers to explore the theme of UNREST and to reflect on current, past and future shifts within these complex dynamics. The aim is to create new media artworks that are inspired by scientific data and explore the boundaries between the spheres of art, science, and technology.

The interdisciplinary residencies program CoLaboratory 3.0 brings together 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, grouping them in 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 from Brașov, Bucharest, Chișinău, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, and from Germany and/or Ukraine.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿?

Each selected participant will receive a creation 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀 and close support offered by the project team. In addition, 𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 are provided for creating and showcasing of the resulting artworks of each working team.

The artworks will be shown in the respective city of its funding German cultural organisation in association with their partner festival, gallery or art space. In addition, a “light” version of the artwork will go on tour: simplified versions of the artwork in the form of video loops will be shown in all other participating cities at the respective festivals / galleries / events.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆?

The project is open to all interested artists and early career researchers from the following fields:

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝘁: digital visual artists, computer animation creators, interaction artists, video game developers, etc.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: big and small-scale data researchers, public database analysts, social scientists, statisticians – researchers in any of the fields of history, medicine, economics, cybernetics, etc. that rely on quantitative data for their work.
Artists and researchers from each country – 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 and 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 – can apply for either of the working fields suggested. We also welcome applications from 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 who would like to get involved in this dialogue. Later, mixed teams of two people will be formed, each representing one of the domains (artist/researcher). A jury consisting of representatives of the German cultural centres and their partner institutions will select the participants and pair them into tandems.
The collaboration will take place exclusively 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲. The main communication language will be 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵.

A project initiated by the German cultural organisations in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘀̦𝗼𝘃, 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗷, 𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗭𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝘀̦𝗶𝗻𝗮̆𝘂, and the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘂.

In cooperation with the local partners:

𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝘁 | Bucharest

𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗷𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 – 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 | Cluj-Napoca

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗔𝗚) | Sibiu