The Global Forest art association, Furtwangen University (HFU) and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) are awarding an artist residency as part of the ResonanzLab cooperation project.

The ResonanzLab opens up a creative space for artists to work on site with people in the Lake Constance region and specifically focus on people's approach to climate change.

How do our own experiences, everyday stories or the omnipresent news from the media influence our view of our changing living environment(s)? Are we more sensitive to changes in nature today? What does it mean for (young) people when we talk about "climate anxiety"? Or, asked more musically and perceptively: can we hear it, transmit it, transform it, this 'basic hum' of uncertainty, of fear for or of the future?

The ResonanzLab explores artistic strategies and inclusive communications, shared feelings, visions and hopes that may express themselves in language and sound, call and response, echo and vibration: visually, collectively, aurally, on site and in motion.

The artists are invited to create and document their encounters and findings on site, while the implementation in terms of media remains open.

The aim of the residency is to develop a series of participatory activities within the four-country region of Lake Constance and to present these at various locations. The necessary infrastructure will be designed in collaboration with our project partners. The ResonanzLab cooperates closely with a scientific team from HFU and ZHAW.

In principle, all artistic media that can be implemented within the scope of the project and the time period are welcome. In terms of content, the focus should be on an engagement with sound, voice and language that encourages participation, with a clear reference to the topic of “climate fear”.

Goals of the residency:
-Supporting the professional development of artists
-Creation of an artistic and action-based concept on the topic
-Consideration of citizen participation, communication, language, voice and sound
-Expansion of the concept of knowledge: physical, emotional, sensing
-Promoting interdisciplinarity on the side of academic education and intentions
-Exploring the resonances on site in the sense of a “sense of place”.