The high-tech research and innovations project PROGENY - Proto Opto Electro Mechanical Hybrid Systems For Generation Next Bionic Devices is calling for mural artists and mural collectives worldwide.
The topic of the open call is the socioeconomic and environmental impact of current electronic production and waste. PROGENY project is working on using soap bubbles/films for developing high-tech sensors and devices based on controlled conduction of protons and ions in contrast to only electrons. PROGENY is a European funded Research & Innovation project which aims to resolve the unsustainable production of electronics and the consequent toxic waste.
As part of the Dissemination and Communication, they are interested in funding a mural project in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Mural should convey the following:
- Electronic waste is a serious ecological and human health hazard that no one talks about.
- There is power in the simplicity of a soap bubble: its molecular architecture is profound.
- All forms are temporary like a soap bubble but the temporal nature of forms is their strength as they can alter and mutate into evolved forms as parts of a holistic system.
Following the open call, 6 applicants will be selected for a Q&A session and a detailed brief by PROGENY representatives, then will develop a sketch of their proposal from 1-20 March 2023 (paid with a 150 EUR fee). 1 artistic idea will then be selected for realisation from May - August 2023.
The winning artist will receive:
- Transportation costs to Sofia and back.
- Accommodation in Sofia for the project implementation.
- Artistic fee of 4700 EUR (gross amount including tax).
- Per diem.
- Painting materials, consumables, and a cherry picker (elevator).
- Professional photography and videography.
- Media coverage.
