Digital Explorers Across Borders

Overview

Digital Explorers Across Borders is a digital residency program by Witte Rook (NL) and IZOLYATSIA (UA), enabling Dutch and Ukrainian artists to collaborate on the common.garden platform in 2027. The project aims to develop a digital Artist in Residence program, using digital technologies to stimulate new work and knowledge sharing when physical meetings are restricted. The format is a shared virtual studio for co-creation, exploring how digital methods can lead to physical presentations and cultural exchange.

Partners

Witte Rook (NL) and IZOLYATSIA (UA) work with media artist Constant Dullaart (founder of common.garden), Make Eindhoven, Ukrainian Institute, Zapravka, and DutchCulture | TransArtists.

Residency Phases in 2027

• Phase 1: 'Form' – January to March 2027. Focus on digital space form and functionality; artists work with Constant Dullaart to expand common.garden capabilities.
• Phase 2: 'Content' – May to July 2027. Focus on creation; artists combining digital and physical elements collaborate with Make Eindhoven and explore its CAD/CAM lab.
• Phase 3: 'Analysis' – September to December 2027. Focus on hospitality, cultural exchange; artists collaborate with TransArtists and Zapravka.

Residency Offerings

• €1,800 fee excluding VAT
• €1,000 material budget excluding VAT
• Discussions with experts and curators
• Technical support
• A physical and online exhibition
• An article about the creative process
• Opportunity to contribute to an artistic sanctuary

Outcomes

In spring 2028, two exhibitions in both countries, combined with an online exhibition, will present the work produced. Writers and experts will document the process, with articles available online. The goal is to establish a model of remote digital collaboration promoting artistic freedom and connection.

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