FLUID CONNECTIONS RESIDENCY
Fluctuations is looking for 5 people
from any artistic field or discipline such as political sciences, philosophy, and ecology who are interested in a collaborative artistic process.
Fluctuations is partnering up with Urban Boat in 2024. Fluid Connections residency will take place on their boat aiming to create a space of interdisciplinary co-creation.
The work achieved can be showcased at the festival.
We are looking for residents available for either :
- 6th to the 13th of July
- 14th to the 21st of July
Between the Festivals in Lille (6-7/07), Brussels (13-14/07), and Utrecht (20-21/07).
Residencies will be live-in on Urban Boat, most cabins contain a single bed and the bathroom is shared, food will be provided.
Selected residents will take part in preliminary online meetings/workshops at a time that suits the group during the months leading up to the residency. We believe that emerging artists need space and visibility and we want to support all those who participate in our residencies through creating an artistic community and offering networking opportunities following the events.
Our fluid concept for creation is the following, if you can connect to it, don’t hesitate to apply!
"Rivers are moving bodies of water that weave like veins around the Earth. The river is in a constant state of movement and flow. We can look at it as what naturally separates or connects areas. Rivers are fluid borders. Rivers are flowing and soft, yet strong, and can influence and shape things of a more substantial material than themselves. Rivers shape the land, the rocks, and the caves. Rivers supply fresh water to still waters, ensuring that the ecosystem is maintained. Rivers are both stagnant and ephemeral. Rivers help different species to migrate, thus maintaining the existence of certain species. They provide mobility for humans, opening up pathways that would otherwise be inaccessible.
The Fluid Connections residency invites its participants to be inspired by the nature of rivers in their work. The aim of our residency is to create an interdisciplinary collective artwork by artists and art enthusiasts from different disciplines. In this residency, we want to challenge the fluidity of the participants, encouraging them to dare to experiment and to dare to cross their own boundaries, to find in their diversity what can unite them. Find the fluidity between different artistic disciplines and be open to shaping each other’s artistic visions. To bring refreshing and innovative ideas to social arts like rivers are providing fresh water to the lakes and seas.
At the same time, rivers can provide an extraordinary range of themes relevant to socially and environmentally conscious living. Environmental issues, biodiversity, climate crisis, migration, borders, colonization, accessibility, mobility, rights of nature, hydrofeminism & gender fluidity, and social inequality are just some examples of the themes that can emerge in collaborative work. We believe that art can shape people’s thinking in the same way as rivers can shape the earth, that is why we think it is important to give space for artists to talk about topics that affect people’s lives."
