Individual artistic development and experiment used to be the basic goals of residency programmes. Now, with an idea of residency being often incorporated into a core of artistic production, adding up to changes in artistic geography, it is time to consider the most relevant methods for supporting knowledge development and the often-hidden processes related to the work of curators, organisers and artists. This book is a call to develop a methodology for effective analysis of the creative and social processes related to such mobility in a global perspective. If residencies are based on an idea of re-location, what kind of consequences do they have in terms of mapping national, global or East European flows of labour, conflict and co-operation? Can the experience of the art scene in Eastern Europe be used as a basis for creating unique ways of organising artistic work? What possible methodologies could provide a critical framework for the institution of artistic residencies?
The intense development and spread of residency programmes reflects the changing position of art and artists, encouraging face-to-face collaboration and networking. The spread of residencies provides opportunities for artistic and social practices to intertwine. However, the idea of the residency has rarely been subjected to critical investigation. This book and the related website have been launched as a sign that both critical and practical investigation are needed in this field. This specifically applies to the countries of Eastern Europe where the institution of residency as such is relatively fresh and in search of its legitimisation. This publication suggests several critical ways of approaching issues concerning residencies and the mobility of art professionals. At the same time, the website invites its users to submit comments, feedback, tools and resources, as a platform for sharing the knowledge on residential theory and practice. It also provides space for qualitative reflection on how networking, exchange, learning and artistic practice could be evaluated in the context of mobility of arts professionals.
First presentations of the reader will take place on
23 August, 6pm at Karlin Studios, Prague, Czech Republic,
9 December, 6pm at CCA Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland.
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RE-tooling RESIDENCIES. A Closer Look at the Mobility of Art Professionals:
Contributions by:
Rasa Antanavičiūtė & Vytautas Michelkevičius, Hagen Betzwieser, Odile Chenal, Kari Conte, Chris Fitzpatrick, Maja & Reuben Fowkes, Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Astrid Honold, Jean-Baptiste Joly, Tobi Maier, Kaja Pawełek, Agnieszka Pindera, Johann Pousette, Raumtaktik: Matthias Böttger & Jennifer Morone, Jakob Racek, Ika Sienkiewicz-Nowacka & Agnieszka Sosnowska, Ewa Małgorzata Tatar, Yeb Wiersma.
Edited by: Anna Ptak
Graphic Design: Krzysztof Bielecki, Marianna Dobkowska
Managing Editor: Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt
Publisher: CCA Ujazdowski Castle & A-I-R Laboratory
Web Design: Berber Studio
Project team: Alessio Antoniolli, Angela Butterstein, Marianna Dobkowska, Anna Ptak, Joanna Sandell, Ika Sienkiewicz-Nowacka, Agnieszka Sosnowska, Marketa Stara, Ondrej Stupal, Amy Walker.
Participants: Zuzana Bodnarova, Marta Bogdańska, Alena Boika, Lenka Dolanová, Ivars Gravlejs, Dominik Kuryłek, Svätopluk Mikyta, Vera Mlechevska, Wojciech Orlik, Magdalena Ujma.
www.re-tooling-residencies.org
This project has been developed within the framework of the Pilot Programme for Artist Mobility. It has been funded with the support of European Commission. This publication reflects the views of the authors; the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained herein.
Contact:
A-I-R Laboratory at Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
Jazdów 2, 00-467 Warsaw, Poland
retooling.residencies@gmail.com
air@csw.art.pl
