I DON’T SEE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN

// INTIMATE PERFORMANCE // THE SENSUOUS BODY // ILLUSION // DARKNESS // UNCERTAINTY // AND JUST A HINT OF FEAR // INTERESTED? // GAME? // UP FOR IT? // ENTER THE WORLD OF OUR COLLECTIVE SUBTERRANEAN DREAMS // // ENTER A WORLD OF UNDEFINABLE PLEASURES // ARE YOU GAME? //

Lenka was born in The Czech Republic; she lives and works in Prague. She received her Master Degree at The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. During her studies, she went through several internships including typography training at The Academy of Art and Architecture in Prague, one year experimenting at the Architecture school at the home Academy, as well as the internship at The Cooper Union School of Art in New York.

Her artistic approach is interdisciplinary. The conceptual part of her projects is as important
as the visual part is. It is necessary to harmonize both of the phenomena. Even though her previous background was deeply concentrated on drawing, she uses various media nowadays. The intersection between drawing and sculpture, between two and three-dimensional space, is her central interest and she expresses her ideas by working with these forms.

Most of her projects are based on architectural explorations. She transforms the limited language of architecture into unlimited images of art. „I play with architecture by removing its functions, even senses. I liberate architectural plans from their foundations; I remove heaviness from whole buildings. I disturb the rules of routine by showing how they can influence us. By doing this I comment on current topics and problems.“

http://www.lenkaburdova.wordpress.com 

HomeBase BUILD VI Artist-in-Residency (Berlin)

FILL IN OUR ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM

OPEN CALL: HomeBase BUILD VI Artist-in-Residency (Berlin)

• HB BUILD VI, Fall 2013 Artist-in-Residency (Berlin)
• Duration: October 2nd, 2013 – January 3rd, 2014

• Exhibition and Display of new works / HB Festival – 13, 14, 15 Dec 2013
• Deadline for application: Sunday June 16th, 2013
• If you are struggling with the deadline, please let us know!
• Keep the dates 19, 20 and 21st of June and 24, 25 and 26 of June open for interviews.
• Date of Notification: Sunday 30th of June 2013

• Other disciplines besides Artists are highly encouraged to apply!
• Questions? Please contact us at: hbbuild@homebaseproject.org

About HBBVI

HomeBase Project in Berlin has launched their 6th artist-in-residency programme. Eighteen professional artists, performers and social entrepreneurs will be working during three months at the HomeBase LAB, Berlin on developing original works around the notion of home   in their live-in studios as well as collaborating on artistic explorations in public spaces in the direct neighbourhood. They will engage in a creative communal living, educational and cultural program while having a ‘hands on’ collaboration in building different aspects of the HomeBase LAB. The objective is to continue to develop the HB LAB towards the next step of the LAB- Becoming a center for study, creation and empowerment of artists as leaders in the community in the heart of Berlin. HB BUILD VI marks the end of the HB BUILD Cycle towards this vision.

What will we BUILD?

Your own artistic practice is an individual and collaborative exploration around the notion of home, while searching for possibilities of outreach in the larger neighbourhood

In a HomeBase Build residency we work with three program parts throughout the three months. One on personal and collaborative artistic development and on applied artistic research in collaboration with a HomeBase Service client. Next to this we have the overall HB Build program focussing on the internal processes, the learning, eating and living together of the group.

Artistic development

This program part focusses on working on artistic practice. In each residency we have a focus on a specific medium, expression or theme in the arts and work with professionals. This enables artists to experiment and learn together with artists of a great variety of disciplines developing their own practice. (e.g. during the HBBV residency we had a focus on performance art and a collaboration with the Month of Performance Berlin).

Applied artistic research

This part of the program is about being an artist investigating situations as part of the development of the HomeBase Service. HB Service is a project in which we investigate the value a group of artists can bring as researchers of specific situations, ideas or problems in society. This part takes place in collaboration with an external client that works together with us for the three month period. (e.g. during the HBBV residency we had a collaboration with the city district of Pankow on the vision regarding the redevelopment of a street).

General HB Build programming

Is a weekly day of programming with guest speakers, artist teach, curated dinners and more. In the program of HomeBase BUILD VI each artist participates as: a learner, a creator and a teacher. The HomeBase BUILD group generates content, partially self-directed, within an established HomeBase setting.

The organic process of exploration will unfold within the following given structural form:

• Individual art work: the majority of the time, besides the scheduled weekly group meetings (LABLern, Salon and other program parts), will be dedicated to progressive art practice in the individual studios.

• Community projects: individual and collaborative work in, for and with the community related to the context of the projects around applied artistic research and artistic development.

Communal living

Next to our program we have a focus on communal living. As part of the residency artists will live and work together where our HomeBase Lab in Berlin becomes the collective point where thoughts, visions and projects are being processed together. The communal living is part of the internal processes and the creation of all that happen in HomeBase.

HB Support

In addition, some artist can take ownership of a HB support position in the HB LAB in return of a discounted fee. Areas of interest for Support Projects include: garden management, communication, social media, managing our Ignatz café, community outreach, archive, blog writing, documentation, presentation, environment. Each HB support artist will devote a minimum of 3 weekly hours to this project ending with a presentation of their contribution at the final event.

Through the HomeBase BUILD VI Artist-in-Residence program, the artists will:

• Develop your professional artistic practice within a new experimental setting at the intersection of contemporary art and social change.

• Create site-specific work in the context of HomeBase and its surroundings.

• Participate in the weekly educational program, LabLern, and evening Salons that focus on aspects of home, questions of identity, meaningful urban living and the role of contemporary art in society.

• Participate and host Curated Dinners and Public Salons linked with other cultural organisations.

• Participate in the Month of Performance Art – Berlin & Week of Public Action in Pankow with an intensive programming of daily workshops, guest speakers, guest artists and performances.

• Contribute to communal living through vital community projects, participating in a sustainable infrastructure as the kernel of our community.

• Gain professional exposure in Berlin and the international art world through the HomeBase local and international network of curators, artists, art-lovers and neighbours.

Weekly group meetings

• LABLern: Co-learning, facilitated by the HomeBase team, group and guest speakers – 3 hours a week.
• HB Salon: a cultural platform which will include cultural conversations, performances, movie screenings, readings and more – followed by a group Curated Dinner – 3 hours a week.

Events

• Several public events and cultural salons
• Final Exhibition/ HB FESTIVAL on December 13/14/15 2013. The Open House event is a public viewing and presentation of the individual and community projects.

*Several guest speakers and artists will be invited to contribute to the process of HB BUILD, enriching the conversation, providing both a local and global cultural perception. **HB BUILD artists will be promoted and exposed through the HomeBase network, an existing network of thousands of international art lovers.

 HomeBase BUILD Fee & Schedule

• HomeBase BUILD VI Schedule Duration: October 2nd, 2013 – January 3rd, 2014 (*HB BUILD VI program includes only 90 days, please notice that this information is important for visa requirements depending on the countries).

*Please note: a fee of between 1200-2000 euro for three months will have to be paid by participating artists to HomeBase Project in Berlin. HomeBase Project in Berlin is a non-funded, independent, artist-run space and can not provide residencies free of charge*

Fee: The residency fee is (1200** →) 1800 Euro, to be paid by the artists to HomeBase Project in Berlin, includes the following:

• Personal artistic development program including weekly input and other program details described above.
• Facilitated collaboration between resident artists, guest artists and community stakeholders.
• A live-in studio (3 sizes available**) with access to the shared living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and garden.
• Participation in the Month of Performance program, Week of Public Action, and Final exhibition in HB Festival.
• Exposure and promotion via the HomeBase local and international network.

Visa and insurance are not arranged by HomeBase.

Program fee breakdown

We have 5 small rooms, 4 medium rooms and 6 large rooms available.

The payment of the rent and program fee will take place in three instalments after the signing and sending back of the agreement on.

• July 7th – First instalment of € 600, plus a € 200 deposit
• October 20th – Second Instalment of € 600
• November 17th – Third and last instalment of the remaining rent and program fee.

Program fee entails:

Use of Salon, Project room, Laundry room, Garden, Greenhouse and Pavilion • YOU in Berlin • YOU in the HB festival • YOU in the HB MPA-Berlin Event • Press and promotion • Neighbourhood interfacing • Guest speakers • Individual studio visits • Group studio visits • Curated dinners • Exhibition spaces • Field trips • Outside project partners • Support by HB team • Curatorial support • Documentation • Artist portrait • Blog space on website • HB Catalogue as Souvenir • Public salons • Artist teach • Community projects • Meetings with the Mayor • Facilitation in group work • Dance parties • Drama • Recommendations and referrals • Maybe a lover • Individual shelf space in communal kitchen • Late night kitchen philosophizing • Bonfires • Selective attention from Pnina the cat

* OPEN CALL OFF-SITE ARTISTS: We are also accepting up to five artists who will be part of the program yet will not have a studio onsite. These artists will participate in the full program, have access / use of communal / co-working space and will be promoted as HBB VI Artist-in-Residence. The fee is (300** →) 600 Euro, Food, art materials and other personal expenses are not included.

** The residency fee can be reduced from 2000 euro down to 1200 euro depending on the size of your studio (large studio: 2000 euro (±22m2), mid-sized studio: 1700(±18m2), smaller studio 1500(±14m2)), proven financial need and special agreements of acting as HomeBase Support in administrative work, etc.

 How to Apply?

Please fill out our on-line application form,

• Deadline for application: Sunday 24th of February 2013.
• Interviews will take place on 26/27/28 of February 2013 via Skype
• Date of Notification: Monday 4th of March 2013.

 Send us via e-mail hbbuild@homebaseproject.org before June 16th 2013.

• A maximum of 10 images, sounds and video’s (or put your links in the on-line application form)
• Your CV
• And Artist statement

FILL IN OUR ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM

To prepare here are the questions you will find in the online form:

Part 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. First name:
2. Last name:
3. Telephone:
4. Email:
5. Date of birth:
6. Where were you born:
7. Where do you live now:
8. Profession:
9. Artistic medium:
10. Education:
11. Day job:
12. Website:
13. Languages you speak:
14. Skills:
15. Interests:
16. Religion or spiritual practice:
17. References:

Part 2 – ARTISTIC BELIEFS, BACKGROUND AND INITIATIVES

1. How would you define the meaning of Home?
2. What topics seem to be at the forefront of contemporary culture?
3. What is at the heart of your practice? what are your sources of inspiration? Please define three artists / thinkers who have been important for the development of your work.
4. What can you contribute to the HB LAB and why are you attracted to this program?
5. How would you describe your artistic practice /  discipline? What kind of goals have you set for yourself for the next year? What goals have you achieved in the last year?
6. What would you like to build at the HB LAB in regards to the community / setting and in regards to your own work?
7. What previous experience do you have in collaborative projects?
8. What does community mean to you?
9. Why are you interested in a residency in Berlin?
10. What else do you hope to achieve during the residency period?

Aixa Sacco (AR) / Ann Oren (IL) / Antje Rieck (DE) / Younes Atbane (MA) / Bram Braam (NL) / Diego Zavala Aldana (MX) / Elena Dahl (US) / James Budd Dees (US) / João Vilnei (BR/PT) / J. Treverton (US) / Johna Hansen (DK) / Joseph Patricio (PH) / Josh Hoeks (US) / Kira Kemper (ZA) / Lenka Burdova (CZ) / Nadia Buyse (US) / Philippa Jeffery (UK) / Rafael Machado (BR) / Wooguru (KR)

Names, Bio’s and work samples click here!

http://rafaelsmachado.com

http://6m1l.com

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‘I see public space as a platform for my artworks; a stage and a gallery. I am interested in making sculptural forms and wearable sculptures that encourage public interaction and discourse in and about the space.’

http://Dubaispdx.tumblr.com

http://globalsheepwomanresearchlaboratory.blogspot.co.uk/

http://nomadinprogress.wordpress.com
http://hotacts.wordpress.com (MPA-B project)

http://www.behance.net/JTreverton

www.AnnOren.com

Visual artist and performer, he says his practice really starts when he arrives at the intervention place and the most important thing in his practice is always stay with eyes wide open.

https://www.facebook.com/joaovilnei

To reach future, Braam turns to the past and goes back to the utopian idea in post-war era architecture. Present knowledge of the final result of the experiment started by Modernism gives Braam the opportunity to explore this unfinished project and a hope for a new type of living which was brought within. Through his works, the artist tries to analyse those aspects where philosophical assumptions failed, and interrogates the process of perception of the architecture itself.

Reoccurring themes in his work are the tension between man and nature and the social issues that coincide with this.You often see reoccurring mathematical structures and systems. These situations create both an intensity and complexity, but at the same time, are beautifully bright.

I began studying music production in 2000, was a complete disaster, party lover, in love all the time, I loved drawing while the boring lessons took place and become an amateur photographer, because the visual approach my father gave me… In the meanwhile I started a trip-hop band, the name was Fract and does not exist anymore, it lasted a few years, we played in the Universal Forum of the Cultures, several bars and parties and recorded an EP. In a parallel way to that, I set a recording studio, asossiated with other musicians and recorded some other people in the music road. The studio broke and I desided to explode my visual restlessness, studying visual arts, I scaped a summer to New York and enrich myself with the visual thing, focusing as a photographer, inspired by Man Ray, Magritte, Remedios Varo, Bataille; mainly I love the surrealists, but more than anything inspired by my uncle Rodolfo, who was a painter and his dead was one of the first strong marks in my life.

Now, I learned that as a photographer I love having a total creative independence for doing my work, always approaching as an outsider who gets inside just with the view. If confidence is developed, I consider is important to mantain the focus and get involved with what sparks my interest, trying to be in the frame in par with my objective in order to live its situation, be there even I`m not physically there. I am a chaser of hallucinative fictions, always trying to comprehend and catch the regular reality, connecting a bridge between our fantasies and the real stuff. I worked as an assistant with Mary Ellen Mark in Oaxaca, and began my own photographer trip with my job payment, I did my project with the Oaxaca`s dancing company, till I experienced an assault was injured and had to come back to Mèxico City. I was in recovery for almost a year. After that I came to Berlin to have an Europe experience. Now I`m coming back for a second time with the HB Build V.

www.elenakdahl.com

The focus is on space, and in the void left by the people who once lived there. Interior spaces ranging in an attempt to show the tension between fullness and emptiness.

Digital photography is the tool used as part of the process creating a complementary communication between images and words proyecting an idea of something intimate and direct.

Using haiku as a source of inspiration there is a direct perception of things attached to the sensitive and free of abstract concepts. A mere significant nothingness using hollowing out as part of the whole, were all boundaries are dissolved.

  http://aixasacco.wix.com/aixa