The Embassy of Foreign Artists (EOFA) residency programme is partnering with Foundation Campus Biotech Geneva (FCBG) to offer the opportunity to apply for research and production residencies for a project linked with the work of the the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language.
The purpose of the call is to offer residencies to professional artists from all fields (visual arts, dance, theatre, music, writing, comic books, film, etc.), whose project would take inspiration from the cutting-edge research conducted by the partner laboratories active within Campus Biotech.
The goal of these residencies is to promote exchanges and intersections between scientific practices and artistic practices. They are intended to encourage the emergence of new ways of formulating, perceiving and using both scientific and artistic research. Through connections between the fields, a better understanding of each respective fields of research will be fostered.
The reflections and exchanges will lead to the creation of new works, or the adaptation of pre-existing works that could be integrated with, or adapted to, the experiments conducted in the laboratories, and/or complement them. The results of each residency will be presented at a public event within Campus Biotech or at a partner institution. They could be the subject of a publication in specialised scientific journals.
The residency includes
- 3 months accommodation in a private room as well as a working space and access to common areas shared with other residents (to be scheduled between 1 October 2024 and 28 February 2025)
- 1,400 CHF/month as per diem
- Artistic support provided by EOFA
- Scientific support provided by NCCR
- Platform access provided by FCBG
Allocation of the grant and residency are dependent on the obtainment by the candidate of a residence permit for Switzerland and proof of insurance.
