In 2024, iMAL will be reflecting on the current state of the digital landscape, and our position in it. The project selected for this residency will be part of this discussion. We want to look behind the hype cycle, into the impacts digital technologies have on our culture, society and planet today. We are looking for projects that tackle the topics of privacy, decentralisation, democracy, materiality, sustainability, permacomputing, scalability and labour, in connection to the digital.

The residency and its outcome will also be part of our programme for the EU Digital Deal project. Co-funded by Creative Europe, EUDD is a three-year investigation into the accelerated, and at times unconsidered adoption of new technologies, and how it can alter or undermine democratic processes.

This residency will take place in March-April 2024

STAGES is a yearly residency program initiated by iMAL and A Two Dogs Company. Both organisations join forces to offer a transversal residency opportunity to artists and creators. As part of our firm commitment with the local artistic ecosystem, the selected project will benefit from the support, resources and expertise of both organisations in the fields of digital and performing arts. The residency will take place in both venues, at ATDC atelier & studio and at iMAL spaces and labs and will be accompanied technically and artistically by both teams. Theme is open. This residency will take place in March-April 2024 at iMAL, while work at ATDC can take place until December 2024.

We are looking for artists who wish to go beyond using the available tools (3D printing, laser cutting, CNC milling, …) merely for production, and who instead seek to experiment with them or challenge them.

These residencies take place between March and December 2024