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Host / Region BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland – Port of Belfast Abstract This residency sought to explore the challenges faced in developing and maintaining wind energy farms offshore and creating green infrastructures for the future of ports. Keywords immersive tech , deep tech, ai, wind energy, energy transition, systems thinking Description of the […]

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract The residency envisioned the future of port areas like the Venice Lagoon through collaborative governance, fostering alliances between citizens, economic activities and more-than-human life. Keywords citizenship, decentralization, governances: rights of nature, rights of more-than- human, rights of animals, future of oceans Description of

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This residency invited artists to explore the Venice Lagoon’s food production and distribution networks, using the interplay of cooking, eating, and waste management to inspire imaginative scenarios that highlight interspecies alliances, crucial trade routes, and conviviality. Keywords metabolism, reciprocity, conviviality, energy matter, bio

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This project invited speculative practices to reimagine the future of the Venice Lagoon’s port areas, exploring how technodiversity can empower our future critical investigations, narrativizations, and re-imaginations. Keywords liminal spaces, radical futurism, more-than-human underwater ecosystems investigative aesthetics,port infrastructures, eco-social crisis Description of the regional

Host / Region Drugo More/ Rijecka, Croatia – Port Of Rijeka Abstract of Residency The residency invited the artist to explore the development of an innovative approach to research and presentation of traces of human activity in the port area specifically designated to transportation and servicing the oil industry. Keywords oil, port, ecosystem, sedimentation, erosion

Host / Region Arca Futuris / Hamburg, Germany, Danube river Abstract The residency aimed to challenge the role of the public and policies in comprehending their responsibility for the ecological networks around them. With the Danube at its centre, the project seeks to develop new ways to empower citizens in regard to precious natural resources in

Host / Region Arca Futuris / Vienna, Austria – Danube River Abstract This residency invited an exploration of the Danube’s ecosystem, examining the impact of human interventions and regulations on its aquatic habitats and eco cultures. Keywords sea level rise, ecocentrism, biodiversity, interspecies ethics, pollution, water quality Description of the regional challenge Since the beginning of

Host / Region Drugo More/ Rijecka, Croatia – Island of Vis Abstract The goal of the residency was to develop a convivial tool, a prototype for a small-scale water collecting and distribution system using traditional (cistern) and modern technology coupled with community engagement on the island of Vis, considering the local context: a Mediterranean climate,

Host / Region BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland – Port of Belfast Abstract The purpose of this residency and challenge was to imagine ways to support the development of a new and extended Port of Galway to enable the port to better serve the people and businesses of Galway while expanding its role in

Host / Region GLUON / Brussels, Belgium – Port Of Antwerp-Bruges Abstract This residency focused on the interconnected economic, residential, and natural ecosystems surrounding the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. It aims to create artistic outputs that engage communities and promote future sustainable water management through more-than-human perspectives. Keywords sea level rise, ecocentrism, biodiversity, interspecies ethics, pollution, water