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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

Host / Region GLUON / Brussels, Belgium – Port Of Ostend Abstract This residency invited the artist to develop an in-situ performance exploring coastal and water sustainability through a more-than-human perspective, creating engaging and imaginative scenarios that connect Ostend’s cultural scene with local communities to promote ocean and water preservation. Keywords circularity, interactive art, biodiversity, local

Host / Region GLUON / Brussels, Belgium – Scheldt Valley Abstract This residency, hosted by Gluon with the support of Arts Council Korea, invited artists interested in interweaving different cultural lines of thought and (art) practices in the Scheldt Valley National Park to negotiate our relationship to science, nature and water, as well as to arts as

Host / Region GLUON / Brussels, Belgium – The Brussels Port Abstract This residency challenged artists to reimagine the Brussels canal and Flemish waterways, promoting a cultural shift from land-based transport to water-based alternatives, aiming to inspire ecological and socio-cultural transformations in waterway and port areas. Keywords modal shift, sustainable transport, water recycling, river transport Description