Trace Residency: Reframing Space, Memory & Presence

The trace is an ambivalent form of inscription: it marks the presence of what once was and, at the same time, signals its absence. It is testimony and emptiness, memory and projection. From this tension, the territory presents itself as a space where human presence, natural processes and collective imaginaries are in constant dialogue. The residencies are framed within the concepts of body, territory and spatiality, understood as central axes of research and creation. In this edition, we would like to place special emphasis on the trace as a notion that cuts across these frameworks, inviting participants to explore it from multiple dimensions. However, this proposal will not be exclusive, but will remain open to projects that engage in a broad dialogue with the programme’s curatorial lines.

AADK Spain invites artists and researchers to participate in this edition of artistic residencies, aimed at exploring the notion of the trace as a place of transition between presence a...