Open Call: Hybridizing Cultural Spaces. Collaborative Artistic Residence in San Potito’s Domes.
Application deadline:
May 19, 2024, 23:59 CET.
Information about the project:
Through this residency project, we invite 5 architects and cultural professionals to engage in site-specific interventions aimed at supporting and triggering new uses and narratives for “The Domes”, a public space in San Potito Sannitico, Italy. The Domes are an iconic architectural experimentation built in the early 2000s as part of a cooperative architectural project led by Fabrizio Caròla (1931-2019). Today, they are managed by FateLAB and host a multidisciplinary artistic workshop.
Building on the groundwork laid by FateLab since 2004 in collaboration with the community of San Potito, these residencies aim to inhabit The Domes through a hybridization experiment that blends everyday life (people, experiences, knowledge, imaginaries, objects, stories) with innovative spatial practices. We invite participants to collectively explore innovative and diverse methods of spatial engagement and interaction with this space, contributing to envision a new multi-scalar cultural hub: C:L.A.C.(Italian initials for “Domes: Laboratory of Contemporary Arts”).
- Encounter: Starting from a space that presents itself as a hub for gathering and interaction, our approach involves developing mechanisms that can promote, enable, and encourage processes of encounter and re-appropriation.
- Playground: Drawing inspiration from the proximity of the San Potito school complex, we aim to design devices that resonate with and involve the community of both young and older individuals who frequent the area, inviting them to play and engage with the space.
- Noise: The Domes have a unique acoustic environment characterised by strong reverberation. Our focus involves proposing a device that either harnesses or challenges this condition, facilitating its use.
- Humidity: The Domes are marked by an environment prone to condensation issues. This axis involves suggesting devices that either utilise or challenge this condition, thereby facilitating the space’s use.
- Narrative: We aim to craft devices capable of narrating the events occurring within The Domes, extending beyond its walls to engage the town and the local community.
Our initiative embraces sustainability practices, using locally sourced materials and repurposing discarded waste, with the active participation of local organisations and communities. Central to our approach is the creative use of materials and resources, promoting the ethos of “making with what we have”. Therefore, within a broader discourse of circular economy and sustainability, a key element of this experience is questioning our relationship with materials and production processes.
When?
From July 18th to August 16th, 2024.
What we offer:
Selected artists will receive:
- A €750 allowance for personal expenses (food, local transport, etc.).
- Travel allowance (between €350 and €700, depending on the distance between the participant’s place of residence and San Potito Sannitico. For more information, check the CME's distance calculator.;
- Accommodation in two artist residencies located in San Potito Sannitico for 30 days.
- Workspace.
- Autoconstruction workshops, mentorship activities and professional guidance.
- Materials to be defined during the project-sharing phase.
- Top-ups, if applicable, which are allocated to each participant based on individual travel plans and needs (green mobility, family, visa expenses or disability). The grant calculations will be made during the selection process, based on each participant’s project and personal situation.
Mentoring:
"Hybridizing Cultural Spaces" aims at gathering a learning community where participants actively engage in designing and inhabiting a hybrid cultural space by contributing to its vision and evolving potential. The experience is rooted in a mutual learning process based on the idea of staying, designing and making collectively. Participants will gain insights into local knowledge and public engagement strategies, exploring territorial development within this small town's unique context. Therefore, Hibridizing Cultural Spaces promotes a collaborative mindset from three points of view: towards fellow participants, FateLAB’s ongoing initiatives, and the broader San Potito community.
Mentors:
Giuliana Conte is a visual artist based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and her hometown, San Potito Sannitico. She holds a BA in Philology from Bologna University and an MA in Management of Creative Process from IULM, Milan. After working in international cooperation in Africa and cultural planning, she collaborated with photographer Oliviero Toscani on the Terremoto project, focusing on mafia awareness and gender equality in Sicily. In 2012. She co-founded Blee with Tono Cruz, creating participatory art projects that blend painting and photography.
Marianna Frangipane is an architect and researcher currently pursuing her PhD at Politecnico di Milano. A graduate of the same institution, she has broadened her academic experience at international universities, including the University of Berkeley. Co-founder of Forme Tentative and a board member of Terzo Paesaggio, she has collaborated with international offices, including Mosbach Paysagistes. Her work is dedicated to critical spatial practices in marginal contexts, such as prisons and urban peripheries, and she has authored publications related to these topics.
Federico Godino is a researcher, architect and curator. His practice is focused on exhibition formats questioning the relation between author, viewer and context. He’s consultant to Italian and international design and research offices including Stefano Boeri Architetti and Koozarch. He curated Landscapes for Holidays, a two year festival organised by the Italian Ministry of Culture in San Terenzo, Italy. He works on artistic interventions and editorial projects.
Who can Apply:
To be considered eligible, applicants must:
- Be legal residents of one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, Overseas Countries or Territories, except Italy (regardless of nationality). Find more information about eligible countries. here.
- Be aged 18 or older.
- Have English language proficiency (communication with the local community will be managed by the referring mentors).
Selection Criteria:
- Relevance and Pertinence: Alignment of the Intention Letter with the residency project and work conducted in the territory (10 points).
- Professional Background: Portfolio + CV (10 points).
- Sustainability & Collaboration Attitude: demonstrated commitment to sustainability practices and collaborative approaches (5 points).
How to apply?
Applications closed on May 19, 2024, 23:59 CET:
More Info:
For any inquiries related to the call, please contact us at: infofatelab@gmail.com
The Workspace: C:L.A.C.
The Town: San Potito Sannitico
Our Story: FateLAB
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Project supported by Culture Moves Europe, a project funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut.
This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
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The workspace C:L.A.C.