Snehta announced the inauguration of a novel residency program which allowed three outstanding artists based in Greece to conduct their research and produce a new body of work for the duration of four months within the bounds of the residency structure.
The programme sprang from a natural question of what a residency should focus on when environmental and global changes shift our focal point. The COVID-19 period affected every cultural organisation on very fundamental levels, enlightened by the aftermath of the quarantine period which created a hyper focus to both very local and global subjects.
Snehta responded to this climate by proposing a new subtext for the residency programme that explored what we felt as a deeper need to - introspect and redefine - departing from a hyper-local perspective.
Highlighting artists' critical orientation as integral parts of our local communities, the programme challenged the role of local artists within the wider community by differentiating methodologies in their practice and intensifying their research through a number of curated activities. Additionally, the programme forced feedback in the form of a number of public talks and educational programmes, planned for October 2020.
The artists' personal attachment to the local community as well as their unique approach to creating stimulating and ambitious installation work were pivotal for this artistic formation. Moreover, these artists share a gregarious and open attitude towards their research for the creation of artworks that often use - as active agents - participation and the audiences' explorative and "peripatetic" drives. This is something the programme highlighted further by coalescing with ongoing partnerships with local organisations and other partners.
The artists made use of Snehta’s studio space and facilities (wood workshop, etching press, library) at I.Drosopoulou and Kefallinias 39 (Satellite) and received focused support from selected members of Snehta’s team and an expanded network of collaborators
Click here to see the final group exhibition, the Median Group Show, concluding the residency.
DURATION: August-December 2020
LOCATION: Snehta, I Drosopoulou 47 Kypseli
