MEDIALAB MATADERO OPENS ITS FIFTH EDITION OF SITUATED RESEARCH RESIDENCIES 2027
Submit a research and creation project exploring relationships between contemporary art, design, science, technology, and society, with critical and experimental approach, for a three-project residency in Madrid.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 38 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $10,000
- Location
- Medialab Matadero, Madrid, Spain
- Exhibition window
- Jan 1, 2027 → Jul 31, 2027
About
Overview
Medialab Matadero opens the call for its fifth annual Situated Research Residency program 2027. The program selects three research and creation projects exploring relationships between contemporary art, design, science, technology, and society, with a critical, experimental approach open to collaboration. Proposals must sit at the margins or intersections of disciplines, methodologies, and knowledges.
Thematic Areas
Projects must connect explicitly with one or more of the following: LAB 1 Sentient Media, LAB 2 The Metabolic Sublime, LAB 3 Synthetic Minds, LAB 4 Weird Futures, and LAB 5 The Mechanics of Truth.
Residency Details
The residency runs from January to July 2027 in person in Madrid. Long stays are recommended between March and June. Includes access to Medialab's material infrastructure — Fablab, technical materials, and individual workspace — plus a stipend of €10,000 (before tax).
Program Outcomes
A finished project is not required as an outcome. The program prioritizes production of public knowledge, which may take the form of manuals, documentaries, essays, or audiovisual records of collective learning. Selected projects must schedule public activities — seminars, workshops, conversations — with logistical and conceptual support from the Medialab team.
Eligibility
The call is open to individuals or collectives researching in design, art, architecture, urbanism, economics, film, photography, journalism, digital media, environmental science, philosophy, engineering, social studies, political science, programming, materials science, activism, or any other field consistent with the stated goals.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is September 27, 2026. Applications may be submitted in Spanish or English.
- Award
- €10,000 stipend
- Theme
- Proposals must explore relationships between contemporary art, design, science, technology, and society, sitting at the margins or intersections of disciplines and methodologies, and connecting with one or more thematic areas: Sentient Media, The Metabolic Sublime, Synthetic Minds, Weird Futures, or The Mechanics of Truth.
- Eligibility
- Open to individuals or collectives researching in design, art, architecture, urbanism, economics, film, photography, journalism, digital media, environmental science, philosophy, engineering, social studies, political science, programming, materials science, activism, or any other field consistent with stated goals.
- Audience
- Individuals or collectives researching in design, art, architecture, urbanism, economics, film, photography, journalism, digital media, environmental science, philosophy, engineering, social studies, political science, programming, materials science, activism, or any other field consistent with stated goals
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