The Embassy of Foreign Artists residency programme is partnering with the Centre for Digital Humanities and Multilateralism at the Geneva Graduate Institute to offer a three-month artist residency to conduct archival research in the heart of international organisations based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The archives of international organisations in Geneva form part of humanity’s collective memory. While these fragments constitute a formal record comprising reports, official correspondence, international agreements, speeches, and documentary images of a select few, they nonetheless contain the narratives of millions of human stories. Multilateral histories can also be discerned through handwritten notes, draft reports, unofficial maps, artworks, informal sound recordings, and absences.
Seen through the eyes of artists and researchers, this residency aims to transform this material and give it a new dimension. Applicants are invited to propose projects that develop novel perspectives on topics such as: (un)told human stories; intergovernmental decision making processes; multilateral successes and failures; and reimagined visions for the future of international cooperation.
The exact start date of the residency in 2027 is subject to an agreement between the artist’s preferred date and the EOFA’s availability.
The artist will receive the following:
- accommodation
- a residency stipend of 1,400 CHF per month
- communication and artistic support provided by EOFA
- establishing links with the relevant contacts within the archives of international organisations
