Lets get familiar with DDA + #LaidiPalce immersive music and performance #OpenCall2026 participants (teams):
https://www.dda.lv/opencall2026_team_announcement First team joining the residency already starting next week Monday! #ambisonics #ArtistResidency

Throwback Saturday

Aska
Artist residency Ricklundgården, Saxnäs (Sweden), 2017

Performance exploring the significance of the birch tree in northern Sweden. The ash from the fireplace fires we burned during our residency was collected and used performatively on the final day. Birch ash holds an important place in healing traditions and extracts of birch ash are still used for medicinal purposes today.

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #artistresidency #ricklundgarden #saxnäs #västerbotten #sweden #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #performance #intervention #birch #birke #asche #scheibeundguentzel #künstlerresidenz #birken #aska

Throwback Thursday

Since our last project in Finland has now been completed, I will be sharing images from past events that took place as part of our project series PRESERVED at irregular intervals from now on.

Lämpöpaikka

We created this intervention in the frame of a residency grant at platform Vaasa in Finland in 2013 and presented it during a Performance Festival in Seinäjoki in public space. A small stove was connected to an electrical outlet that is normally used in winter to keep car engines warm (Lämpöpaikka/värmeplats) in order to cook jam. The berries used for preserving were provided to us by visitors to the event. During the whole stay in Vaasa we dealt with the berry culture in northern Europe.

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #kunst #konzeptkunst #zeitgenössischekunst #performance #intervention #artistresidency #artistinresidence #platform #platformvaasa #vasa #vaasa #finland #finnland #österbotten #ostrobothnia #beeren #marmelade #berries #jam #seinäjoki #performancefestival #sonnenschirm #einkochen #preserving #preserved #scheibeundgüntzel #lämpöpaikka #värmeplats

OPEN CALL
Nordic-Baltic Sound Residence Network invites established composers and sound artists to fulfill their creative ideas, applying for double residence programs. This project connects four residence centres: NOTAM - Norwegian centre for Technology Art and Music, (Oslo, Norway), DAR - Druskininkai Artists’ Residence (Druskininkai / Vilnius, Lithuania), Inkonst (Malmö, Sweden), Sound Art Lab (Struer, Denmark). The artists selected for the program will visit 2 different residencies and spend 2-3 weeks in each of them, working on their projects with professional technical support.

The selected artists will receive a fee of 2 711 eur, travel allowance up to 300 eur for each residence visit (600 eur in total), additional green travel allowance (350 eur), free accommodation and studio space, as well as administrative and tutorial assistance.

Application must include:
1. CV, contact info and portfolio (max. 3 pages) with 2-3 most relevant audiolinks;

2. Short description of the project with the estimated results at the end of the project period (up to 1000 characters);

3. Priority list of the residencies and dates preferred;

4. Motivational letter explaining why the particular residencies are chosen, as well as expectations from the visits (up to 1000 characters).

The application form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHc5qWE9XH8IaegmXwEdZZYLasKjYRpaB7UtDEzKEJ6xQtDg/viewform

More info:
https://www.artdruskininkai.lt/en/news/2026/03/17/sound-based-residencies-open-call/






#opencall #residence #artistresidency #NordicBalticSoundResidencyNetwork #NOTAM #Oslo #norway #Inkonst #malmö #sweden #artist #residency #DruskininkaiArtistsResidence #vilnius #lithuania #SoundArtLab #Struer #Denmark #NordicCulturePoint

Throwback Tuesday

Since our last project in Finland has now been completed, I will be sharing images from past events that took place as part of our project series PRESERVED at irregular intervals from now on.

Apfelblüte / Apple Blossom

This intervention also took place during our Artist Residency in the city of Monheim am Rhein (Germany). PRESERVED // Schwemmland / Monheim am Rhein was realized in 2021 and explored how the land on which the city of Monheim was founded had developed over centuries of interaction with human activity. It investigated which plants grew and have been cultivated, which species have shaped the cultural identity of the region, and what traces of them could still be found today. The focus lied on creating a bridge between the past and present.

In the intervention "Apple Blossom" we hand pollination apple trees in the meadow orchards of Haus Bürgel, Monheim am Rhein. After the use of pesticides led to massive insect die-off in parts of China, many fruit orchards there now have to be pollinated by hand. In Germany, this practice still plays a minor role; however, with the ongoing decline of bee populations, it could become a reality here as well.

The project was realized within the frame of Kunst-Camp at Kunstwerkstatt Turmstrasse in Monheim am Rhein.

Foto: Sandy Craus

#art #participatoryart #artistresidency #artistsinresidence #preserved #schwemmland #monheimamrhein #kunstwerkstatt #apfelbaum #äpfel #apfelblüte #intervention #performance #scheibeundgüntzel #apple #appletree #appleblossom #hausbürgel #obstanbau #handbestäubung #bees #bienen #china #handpollination #sandycraus #reddress #roteskleid #kunstcamp

Throwback Thursday

Since our last project in Finland has now been completed, I will be sharing images from past events that took place as part of our project series PRESERVED at irregular intervals from now on.

Today is about an intervention we presented while being Artists in Residence in the city of Monheim am Rhein (Germany). PRESERVED // Schwemmland / Monheim am Rhein was realized in 2021 and explored how the land on which the city of Monheim was founded had developed over centuries of interaction with human activity. It investigated which plants grew and have been cultivated, which species have shaped the cultural identity of the region, and what traces of them could still be found today. The focus lied on creating a bridge between the past and present.

We visited Monheim in spring, summer and autumn. In our „harvest“ chapter we presented an intervention to honour the Rhenish German coldblood, a horse which has played an elementary role in the development of the Rhineland region. The Reuter family which still breeds Rhenish German horses at Haus Bürgel provided us with Eberhard, a back then 11-year old chestnut. We took a ride with him in the "Berliner Viertel", the former "Neue Heimat", right through the pedestrian zone. We recalled that until recently the area was used for agriculture.

The project was realized within the frame of Kunst-Camp at Kunstwerkstatt Turmstrasse in Monheim am Rhein.

#art #contemporaryart #zeitgenössischekunst #performance #performanceart #monheimamrhein #kunstwerkstattturmstrasse #hausbuergel #rheinischeskaltblut #pferd #berlinerviertel #scheibeundgüntzel #preserved #participartoryart #partizipativekunst #künstlerresidenz #artistresidency #turmstrasse #pferde #horses #kaltblut #eberhard #reddress #roteskleid #reiten #horsebackriding #artinpublicspace #kunstimöffentlichenraum

ARCTIC MEAL
Course 5 // Ice cream made of spruce with cloudberry sauce and grated angelica chocolate

The Arctic and its reception
This final course of the conceptual dinner Arctic Meal refers not only to the forest, but also to a force increasingly shaping life in the North: social media. To reflect this, I chose a gin promoted as “handcrafted by the world’s northernmost distillery under the Northern Lights, using purified glacier water and local botanicals.”

The #gin illustrates how global trends—such as Arctic tourism or the desire for exceptionally pure glacier water—reshape perceptions of the #Arctic. These desires turn the region into a symbol of untouched purity, even as it rapidly changes. The image created in this way reproduces outdated stereotypes and overlooks complex present-day realities.

The climate crisis is transforming ecosystems in northern Sweden and across the Arctic. Rising temperatures and longer growing seasons push SPRUCE forests beyond their limits, increasing vulnerability to drought, pests, and bark beetle outbreaks. Warmer winters and unstable snow cover weaken roots and reduce growth. CLOUDBERRIES, a key Arctic plant, are also affected: disrupted flowering and pollination, extreme weather, and shifting permafrost reduce yields. These changes threaten biodiversity, traditional livelihoods, and food security.

#ANGELICA and other northern herbs are increasingly at risk due to warming, earlier snowmelt, and changing moisture patterns. JUNIPER is similarly affected: competing vegetation, drought, reduced snow cover, and rising pest pressure weaken slow-growing populations and limit regeneration.

The course was accompanied by juniper tea and Arctic gin, with a non-alcoholic alternative of juniper tea.

[Created during my residency at #Ricklundgården in #Saxnäs, #Sweden, in collaboration with local chef Jonathan Johansson.]

#art #conceptualart #artistresidency #jonathanjohansson #climatecrisis #north #västerbotten