STARTS Residencies

S+T+ARTS in the City | Artists-in-Residence Roel Heremans | Resonance of Renewal + About Resonance of Renewal Resonance of Renewal is an audiovisual sculpture in the entrance hall of the Jules Bordet Institute. Suspended from the high ceiling, this organic form contrasts distinctly with the hospital’s clean, linear architecture, highlighting the delicate balance between the […]

S+T+ARTS in the City | Artists-in-Residence Futurefarmers (Amy Franceschini & Lode Vranken) | In the Belly + About In the Belly In the Belly is an artistic platform and a call to action to reconsider our food systems and the interdependencies that shape them. As a functioning transport vessel which moves food from a network

S+T+ARTS in the City | Artists-in-Residence David Claerbout | The Wood Carver and The Forest + About The Wood Carver and The Forest During a residency at Gluon, David Claerbout engaged with experts from the worlds of AI and neuroscience to understand the impact of generative AI on his artistic practice. During his residency, he

S+T+ARTS in the City | Artists-in-ResidenceAdrien Lucca | Parallel Worlds + About Parallel Worlds In the burgeoning field of transdisciplinary studies, particularly at the intersection of arts, technology and environmental science, the issue of light pollution represents a critical challenge for urban ecosystems. This project examines the impact of artificial lightning, specifically LEDs, on the

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+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement Barcelona’s historically privileged geographical position is quickly turning into a challenging one: pollution, rising temperatures, and the threat of sea level rise, to name a few, are pressing problems, and to look away is no longer an option. How can digital artistic practices and narratives be part of the

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement As a result of the aging population in Catalonia, the dependency ratio of the elderly will go from 28.9 in 2021 to 44.3 in 2040, and to 51.2 in 2070. As technology advances, robots will soon become ubiquitous in human environments. Their role will be particularly important for elderly

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement How does photosynthesis function at the molecular scale, and can we improve it? Unveiling the processes governing nanoscale energy transfer could advance sustainable agriculture, green energy, and carbon capture. We invite artists to support the scientific challenge of making plants even stronger allies in the fight of big cities