ZKM: Reimagining Connections Nature, Art, and Technology Residency for Artists from an Arabic S[...]

ZKM: Reimagining Connections Nature, Art, and Technology Residency for Artists from an Arabic Speaking Country (Germany)

ZKM (Center for Art and Media) in Karlsruhe, in partnership with Cairotronica and the Goethe-Institutes in North Africa and the Middle East, invites applications from artists in Arabic-speaking countries for a residency programme designed for visual and new media artists working on the intersection of art, society, nature, and technology.

This residency offers an opportunity for one artist to explore the theme ‘Reimagining Connections’, which intersects with the concept of ‘Out-Natured’ and ZKM’s focus areas: life cycles, technology-mediated connections, and non-human actors.

The residency is from 1 October to 26 December 2025 at ZKM Karlsruhe, and there is a Congress of CCC from 27 to 30 December in Hamburg. (The Chaos Communication Congress is the annual event hosted by Germany’s oldest hacker collective, the Chaos Computer Club.)

Eligible candidates are visual artists (with experience in media art, technology, sound art) from and currently based in the following Arabic-speaking countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

The residency provides the following:

• Cost of living expenses: 800 EUR per month
• Material costs: up to 2,000 EUR
• Round-trip airfare (Economy class)
• Accommodation in a flat-share artist apartment in Karlsruhe
• The ticket to visit the Chaos Communication Congress (travel to and accommodation in Hamburg included, ticket sponsored by the CCC)