Collide@CERN Pro Helvetia
The creation of the worldwide web at CERN 25 years ago and its introduction into culture has revolutionized the way we live our lives. It has also changed the way in which we connect, create, distribute and view new artistic work. Artists are mapping aesthetic, social and political contours of the digital world to create new platforms and connection points for their work as well as working across art forms. From virtual performance art and virtual galleries to spaces where you can pick and mix dance moves and music, the worldwide web stimulates inspiration and interconnectivity across time and space – and between other devices and platforms too.
We are inviting artists from any discipline – from dance, sculpture, literature, to architecture, music and sound, performance and design – to create a new project at CERN, which uses and celebrates the creativity and interconnectivity of the World Wide Web.
We are particularly interested in artistic projects, which show also a connection with the multi-dimensional world of particle physics. For example at CERN we investigate the universe being shaped by sound, how metals originate from stars, the secret in every cloud which leads to its formation, the 13th dimension, hidden worlds, antimatter, the properties of forces like gravity, the behavior of particles, the wonders of Nature and the notions of time – to name but a few of CERN’s fields of investigation. Take a look on our website and discover many more – http://home.web.cern.ch/
By using the ideas of particle physics as springboards of your imagination, join us by applying for the Collide@CERN residency award run in conjunction with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, and its “Mobile - In Touch with Digital Creation” programme.
Artists from any domain who were born, work or live in Switzerland can submit their proposed project until: Deadline extension - 13 March, 2015. Chosen by an international jury, the laureate will spend 3 months at CERN and receive a stipend of CHF 15,000. Subsistence, travel, and living costs will be covered by a limited funded. Further information about the conditions of application can be found below.
