PACT Zollverein

I would strongly recommend this residency for artist who work in larger teams.

The residency at Pact is really special and the conditions are very good. We would have liked to talk a bit more with the team about the process we were going through. We also missed a small social moment for all the residents with the team (like a coffee organised by Pact at a precise time with the 3 groups in residence, to stimulate the exchange between the groups). The possibility of dividing the residency time into 2 different periods would be a real help for the teams and projects. We would have liked to see a bit more dissemination and communication on social media, for example a mini interview with the team and also some photos or videos of when we presented our mock-up of the piece to the team. Financial support is ok to live during the residency, but obviously it would always be better to receive a salary commensurate with the work time involved in a residency.

The residency supports a part of the creative process that is not often funded by other tools. I think the team behind it has a high degree of sensitivity towards the ecology of labor of creative artistic practices. Is a unique grant opportunity allowing you to focus in the initial steps of a project with a new working constellation. It provides space, time and resources to meet in person with your colleagues, direct your research, strategize the next steps of your collaboration. The institution felt quite open, I only would have wished to understand better how the topic of the research forum (governance) is situated in their own practice. As another working constellation. How the critical thoughts of the program could permeate the institution itself. Nevertheless is a very nice hospitality format and it fosters better working conditions for our field. I was grateful.