Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU) is a Creative Europe Cooperation project tackling socio-ecological challenges through cross-disciplinary research and context-specific artistic interventions. Drawing on the Zapatista concept of the pluriverse—’a world where many worlds fit’—the project embraces diverse ways of knowing and living, foregrounding buen vivir (social well-being), communal interdependence, and the relationships between human and more-than-human entities.
An application for the upcoming 2027 residency period can be submitted for the following institutions and contexts:
- Baltan Laboratories (NL) will engage with Wondermash, a future ecologies institution operating within the living storyscape of the Meuse Delta;
- Lungomare (IT) will engage with the riverscapes in Bolzano;
- Idensitat (ES) will explore the theme of sacrifice zones, focusing upon neighbourhoods in the metropolitan area near the mouth of the Besos river;
- ZEMOS98 (ES) will work with sustainable, local models of energy transition in Galicia in Northwestern Spain;
The project values approaches that leave a distinctive mark on the territory, whether manifested as a physical intervention in public space, as evidence of relationships formed during the residency, or as the catalyst for ongoing processes that enrich community engagement over time. They are particularly interested in methods that involve new audiences and create a culture that embraces diversity and discursive exchange.
Each residency includes public presentation moments on location, as well as a showcase (January 2027) and a final exhibition (February 2028) to wrap up the project.
Support includes an artist fee of 13,500 EUR. Production, operational, and travel budgets are described by each institution.
There are two stages in the application process.
