Hypha_etc is calling for applications from Europe-based artists for a residency in Vármező / Câmpu Cetății, Transylvania, Romania, from 1 October – 10 November 2026.
Night as Commons explores darkness as a shared ecological, cultural and political condition. In a world increasingly shaped by artificial illumination, night has been fragmented, colonised and rendered scarce. Darkness — once a universal temporal commons — is now overshadowed by infrastructures that extend productivity, disrupt biological rhythms, and reshape the behaviour of humans and non‑humans alike.
The residency invites artistic and research‑based practices that engage with — or depart from — themes such as:
- night‑time ecologies and photoperiodicity
- the cultural, poetic or symbolic dimensions of darkness
- sensory experience, perception and orientation
- temporal critique, labour and the politics of illumination
- speculative, spatial or ecological approaches to ‘unbuilding’ light
- light pollution, skyglow and disrupted rhythms
The residency also offers interdisciplinary mentorship from experts in physics, biology and curatorial research, supporting both scientific grounding and artistic development.
Applicants must be legally based in one of the Creative Europe countries including OCT/OR.
Support
- Daily allowance (30 EUR/day)
- Travel allowance (400 EUR – 800 EUR)
- Green mobility top-up (400 EUR)
- Visa top-up (120 EUR/resident)
- Outermost regions, overseas countries and territories top-up (175 EUR/resident)
- Family top-up (200 EUR per child/resident)
- Accessibility support (if applicable; all facilities are step-free and accessible)
