transmediale presents the second edition of the residency programme in collaboration with the Arts Council Korea. The residency will be awarded to one person of Korean nationality, based in Korea or elsewhere, working in the fields of digital art and moving image practices, design, sound, and media theory. Applications are open for artists, researchers, practitioners, designers, and sound artists. The call is open to all formats with a focus on projects that engage with the thematic framework of the open call and combine a strong artistic vision with a research- and/or practice-based approach.
The two-month residency will be awarded with an artist fee of € 1,500 per month, additional support for production plus travel and accommodation support for the festival and residency. Applications from duos or collectives are welcome; however, the fee remains the same and needs to be shared accordingly.
As history keeps looping back on itself, echoing patterns both familiar and unresolved, our routines, systems, and protocols follow these repetitions. Yet within these recurring paths lie chances to hesitate, to step sideways, and to gently reconfigure our orbit. In a time when an overall sense of looming doom permeates our daily lives, it is precisely these small gestures that ground the way for moving forward.
Over a decade ago, artist Shu Lea Cheang described our moment in time as “post-everything”, a state that calls for moving beyond established paradigms, inviting alternative forms of knowledge, community, and technological imagination. Which shared practices and forms of techno-mediated gestures can support our collective resilience? What are the subtle – yet, in the long run, powerful – processes and hacks that interfere with the exploitative nature of history and its entrenched systems?
Amid escalating political and ecological urgencies and deepening societal divides, this year’s open call for residents invites proposals that explore the relational modes of digital art practices, along with research into the multivalent notions of technology – as a tool, medium, infrastructure, or practice. Particular focus is placed on approaches that critically engage with the social dimensions and (mis)uses of technology and consider what they offer in response to the present moment and the near futures ahead.
Located in silent green Kulturquartier in Berlin-Wedding, transmediale studio is a shared working space with modular working stations. It is used for events, presentations, and gatherings, as well as for the production of small-scale works and rehearsals. During the on-site period of the residency in June, the residents will present their work in a public event as part of transmediale’s year-round studio programme. transmediale also offers the possibility of an online publication through its journal . During their stay in Berlin, the residents will be connected with various institutions and stakeholders in the city and attend events on Berlin’s cultural calendar.
The residency will be kicked off during transmediale festival in January 2026. The residents should be present in Berlin for the festival week. During the festival, they have the opportunity to present their residency project, their work in progress, or share their general practice with the audience. The format of each resident’s contribution to the programme will be discussed individually.
17 July to 31 August 2025
Open call application period
October 2025
Announcement of the selected resident
26 January to 1 February 2026
Residency kick-off during transmediale 2026 (recommended attendance)
May 2026
First remote part of the residency (2 weeks with online meetings, alternatively 1 week remote and 1 week in Berlin)
June 2026
Residency month in Berlin at transmediale studio (on-site presence is mandatory)
July 2026
Closing remote part of the residency (2 weeks with online meetings and reporting, alternatively 1 week in Berlin and 1 week remote)
The availability of the residents for the festival (last week of January 2026) and the residency month of June on-site in Berlin are important prerequisites. Presence in Berlin for the month of June in Berlin is mandatory, while the attendance of the festival in January is optional but strongly recommended.
Residents will be selected by Anne Duk Hee Jordan, artist; Taiyun Kim, curator of Art+Tech Incubator at Hyundai Artlab; and Anna-Lena Panter for transmediale.
Applications are submitted online via the submission forms and should include the following:
· A project description (up to 400 words max)
· Project development: current status of the project and planned steps before, during, and after the residency (up to 200 words max)
· Accompanying visual or audio material, image(s), video, mood board, etc (optional, max 5 items)
· Short bio
· Contact information
· Further references, portfolio (PDF, max 5 pages) of previous work (optional)
Application deadline: 31 August, 2025 (23:59 CEST)
Applications are only accepted via transmediale’s submission forms.
Results will be announced in October.
For further information and questions, please contact: submit[at]transmediale.de
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The transmediale x ARKO residency is a cooperation with the Arts Council Korea.
