Residency Program in Hamburg, Germany
https://markk-hamburg.de/
July 28, 2021
About Opportunity
The Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt (MARKK) has announced residency program for artists. The artist who will stay in Hamburg for three months. Experience of working with photo archives is an advantage.
Focus of the Residency is the photographic collections of the MARKK, particularly in the second half of the 19th century – connected to Hamburg trading families and their global activities.
About Organizer
The theme of the residency is “Archive of Experiences”.
The artistic projects created during the residency will be presented in the exhibition which will open as part of the 8the Triennale of Photography Hamburg in May 2022.
The focus of the exhibition will be a photo album linked to a female member of a Hamburg trading family, depicting people and sites before 1868. The works could be presented in the form of an artist talk, conversation or performance at MARKK.
The aim of the residency is the development of an artistic project engaging with the museum’s photographic collections that to a large extent relates to Hamburg’s world trade networks.
The residency will be documented on the MARKK’s website, the website of the Federal Cultural Foundation as well as featured on our social media platforms.
The residency is funded via MARKK in Motion within the framework of the Initiative for Ethnological Collections by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Cultural Foundation).
The artistic projects created during the residency will be presented in the exhibition which will open as part of the 8the Triennale of Photography Hamburg in May 2022.
The focus of the exhibition will be a photo album linked to a female member of a Hamburg trading family, depicting people and sites before 1868. The works could be presented in the form of an artist talk, conversation or performance at MARKK.
The aim of the residency is the development of an artistic project engaging with the museum’s photographic collections that to a large extent relates to Hamburg’s world trade networks.
The residency will be documented on the MARKK’s website, the website of the Federal Cultural Foundation as well as featured on our social media platforms.
The residency is funded via MARKK in Motion within the framework of the Initiative for Ethnological Collections by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Cultural Foundation).
Details
Who can Participate: Artists are invited to apply without any restrictions on age, place of residence or nationality.
Residency Location: Hamburg, Germany
Application details: Possible themes include, but are not limited to:
- Port cities
- Portraits, human body
- Networks of World Trade, trade interactions
- Photo albums as archives of experience
Artists working in all art forms can apply
Interested candidates should submite following documents:
- Thematic focus of the residency (concept and anticipated outcome)
- CV, cover letter, portfolio
- Contact info
The residency dates:
- September, 15 - December, 15, 2021
Prize/Award:
- Coverage of travel expenses, housing and living expenses (uo to €9000)
- Access to the museum’s holdings and archives
- A workplace within the museum
- Coverage of production costs in the context of the exhibition (up to €12 000)
Deadlines: August 3, 2021