The artist-in-residence program INHABIT invites artists from various disciplines to work with scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt. For a scientific research institute that deals with questions of aesthetics, the presence and challenging impulse of artistic work is of particular importance. The Institute regards the integration of artistic thinking and knowledge as a reflective practice in its own right as an important dimension of its work. This is because the dialog between artists and scientists and the confrontation with other perspectives represents a mutually productive environment for both sides. This is why INHABIT invites artists to spend three months developing a new artistic work in a scientific context or deepening an existing project.
Openness to the work of the institute and the willingness and curiosity to collaborate with individual scientists or research groups from different disciplines is a prerequisite. During the artist residency, the MPIEA provides spaces and resources and enables a productive environment for experimentation, dialog and collaboration. In cooperation with changing cultural institutions in Frankfurt, the artistic works are then shown publicly as exhibitions or performances and supplemented by discursive formats.
Who is wanted:
- Artists from the fields of performative arts and music who are interested in collaboration between the artistic and scientific fields;
- Artists who develop a new work and show it as an exhibition, performance, concert or other public presentation format;
- Artists who are anchored in contemporary culture and respond to the Institute with innovative and challenging ideas/questions.
What is provided:
- Artist’s fee: 8,000 euros
- Accommodation budget: 2,000 euros
- Production budget depends on the project
- Realization of the final project
- Travel expenses to and in Frankfurt
- Collaboration with scientists
- Access to the library, recording studio and scientific facilities of the institute
- Curatorial support during the residency
How to apply:
Please upload your complete application by December 29, 2024, 23:59 (CET) at the latest, including
- CV
- Artist statement (description of practice, concepts, methods, etc.), max. 500 words
- Draft of a project outlining the scientific interest and outlining the link
with the institute and the research areas, max. 500 words - Portfolio (max. 20 pages).
Application deadline: December 29, 2024