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Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics: INHABIT Artist in Residence 2025–2026 (Germany)

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The INHABIT artist in residence programme of the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics invites artists from the performing arts and music to collaborate with the Institute’s team of scientists and researchers.

The integration of artistic thinking and knowledge as reflective practices in their own right is an important dimension of the Institute’s mission. For this reason, the presence of art and the inspiration and challenge of artistic practice are essential. The interaction between these different perspectives creates a productive space for artists and scientists to collaborate.

For this reason, INHABIT invites artists to spend four months creating new work, or further developing an existing project, in a scientific research environment. Openness to the mission of the Institute and interest and readiness to work together with individual researchers or research groups are naturally preconditions. During the residency, the Institute will provide space, resources, and facilities for productive experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration.

Work developed during the residency will be presented in cooperation with various local arts institutions in the form of an exhibition, performance, concert, or other presentation, and complemented by discursive formats.

There are three periods available:

  • INHABIT #13: September–December 2025
  • INHABIT #14: March–June 2026
  • INHABIT #15: September–December 2026

The residency is for artists from the performing arts and music who are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration between the artistic and scientific fields or those from different disciplines (with a focus on time-based and performing arts, installation and music) who are interested in interdisciplinary collaboration between the artistic and scientific fields.

What is offered:

  • Artist’s fee: 8,000 EUR
  • Accommodation fee: 2,000 EUR
  • Production budget depending on the project
  • Technical and administrative support
  • Travel costs to/from and in Frankfurt
  • Access to the Institute’s library, sound studio, and scientific facilities
  • Curatorial support
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