OASIS 2027 (OA27) is a research-based residency programme leading to the creation of an interdisciplinary festival that will explore strategies for the climate emergency.
The seed topic of the OA27 programme is desertification: the processes by which fertile land becomes increasingly arid, mostly due to human activity. According to scientific reports, the more tangible effects of desertification will affect Europe as soon as 2027.
OA27 is currently seeking ten individuals working within various fields of the sciences and arts to apply to participate. The group will become agents of change, who examine the topics of desertification, water retention and soil regeneration through the prism of various disciplines engaged in environmental issues.
The selected participants will become co-curators of the OA27 festival of strategies for climate emergency launching in Magdeburg in October 2022.
The goal of the OA27 programme is to bring forth the understanding of the severity of the climate crisis. Researching the processes of desertification and our relation to water and soil, the programme aims to inspire the change of how we use the planet’s resources and position ourselves and agriculture as a part of the ecosystem.
There will be an R&D ‘Incubation’ phase in Mallorca, Spain from 7-20 May 2022, and an R&D ‘Acceleration’ phase in Bledowska Desert, Poland from 3-17 July 2022, followed by the OA27 Festival in Madgeburg, Germany from 17-31 October 2022.
As part of the programme, travel subsidies, food and accommodation, as well as production materials of the festival will all be covered.
