(S)pace residency programme
Sounds Like a Book is excited to announce the launch of the 6th edition of the residency programme entitled (S)pace, taking place between the 10th until 25th of September, 2024 in Șona, Brașov county, Romania. The residency supports the artistic research, the experiment and the interdisciplinary focus in the artistic practices of emerging artists. This year’s broad theme is SPACE, opening the artistic research and production towards the cultural, socio-political and environmental layers and towards a vision that goes beyond the opposing pair space-place.
This year’s edition calls for various corporeal angles and rhythms to research the network body-space-sound as it unfolds in the process of listening. Sliding through various species of spaces, textures and bodily postures, the material conditions and the ways we inhabit a space reveal themselves as factors shaping our sonic perception and experience of space. The sonic content carries information and clues about the place one enters, exits or lingers in. What kind of data flows through the spaces of Șona, and what do we find out about the village when we explore it through sound? What information do the locals’ stories contain about the spaces of Șona and what images do they build about the present and the near future of the village? Employing the sound walk and deep listening to approach the space in a slowed down rhythm leads to a widening of the sensorial field and the perceptive limits while approaching a rural area that hosts this yearly event.
The residency program consists of 3 workshops: 1 thematic introductory workshop in 2 chapters, 1 sound art workshop, 1 self-publishing workshop. Alongside these main 3 activities, the residency will host 1 lecture about experiments in self-publishing and contemporary art and as well, spontaneous sonic improvisation sessions.
The introductory workshop in 2 parts will focus on exploring in performative and alternative ways the sonic and architectural scapes of the village. Stardust Architects and the sound artists Andreea Vlăduț and Cyrill Lim will conceive and hold the activities.
The Sound Art Workshop, coordinated by Lukas Jakob Löcker, will introduce key sound art concepts and tools useful in the research and working process. During the Self-Publishing Design Workshop, held by the Graphomat design studio, the artists in residency will develop the visual aspect for the sound material, employing suitable concepts and tools in the fields of self-publishing.
Alongside the workshops, the residency will host a lecture on experimental self-publishing and contemporary art held by Mia Ćuk, part of Footnote Belgrade, an independent studio located in Belgrade, Serbia.
- The residency covers accommodation and 3 meals per day. The artists will be offered 3.290 RON NET (local artists), 3.948 RON NET (international artists) for travel and artistic production expenses.
- The artists should participate for the whole duration of the residency.
- The artists in residency will receive support in their work process during the workshops on sound art and graphic design.
- Sound equipment, printing equipment and various tools for recordings, try-outs and mock-ups are provided by the residency.
- The residents will produce the individual / collaborative self-published project proposals (working on the concept & DIY publication, experimenting with the materials provided by the residency). They will be assisted by the Graphomat team and will have at their disposal all the necessary equipment and materials to work with. Post residency each artist is responsible for printing the experimental DIY publication.
- For the self-published DIY publication to circulate within exhibitions, book-art fairs, book swaps, etc. we recommend a print of 15 copies. We require 5 copies from each participant for the Sounds Like a Book archive.
- The works produced during the residency will be presented in a group show at Galeria Posibilă in Bucharest, Romania in autumn.
Applications from Romanian and international creative workers at an early stage of their career as well as final-year students will be considered. There is no age limit or geographical criteria. Candidates must be fluent in English.
It is recommended to have experience in Desktop publishing software, but it is not mandatory. Previous knowledge of working with sound or printing experience is not required.
Open Call: 01 – 26.04.2024
Deadline: 26.04.2024, 23:59 CTM
Results: end of May
To apply please fill in the online application here: