Curated by No Discipline Limited in Hong Kong, Something Foreign is an interdisciplinary residency programme promoting cross-cultural exchange.
‘Foreign’ does not only describe something from abroad, but also relates to objects and conditions that appear as unfamiliar, unaccustomed and unexplored. As the start of a dialogue and exchange, ‘Something Foreign’ brings about inspirations from things external to one’s original experience, simply out of the unknown.
‘Something Foreign’, as the programme title itself suggests, works as a ‘foreign-er’ to generate and aggregate a collective of curiosities and senses among artists and cultural practitioners who would reset themselves to observe, listen and reflect. Journeying through uncharted waters, the idea is to (re)discover something new, and to venture out to an unimagined fathom.
‘Something Foreign’ seeks to bolster and renew inspiration to a local arts community by importing ‘foreign things’. The dedicated International Artists-in-Residence programme is scoped to bring in unfamiliar and unexpected ideas, practices and cultures.
The programme serves as a platform for cross-cultural dialogue, for sharing of identities, values and visions, in the shaping of arts. It provides opportunity to build lasting connections on ideas and experience sharing between people.
Programme structure and special features:
- Two seasons a year: Spring (April/May) and Autumn (October/November) every year.
- 1-2 international artists each season.
- 4-6 weeks of residence.
- Performative Presentation (1st week) and Experience Sharing (last week) of residency.
- Exchange with local arts practitioners during residency.
- Jamming, workshops and other experiments with local artists (can be arranged, upon the needs of the visiting artists).
- Mentorship for students of co-organising organisation (students as research / project assistants for the visiting artists).
Support for the visiting artists:
- Round-trip international flight.
- Accommodation of 4 to 6 weeks.
- Living allowance during the residence.
- Additional research allowance during the residence.
- Studio space.
- Technical support.
- Organising the performative presentation and experience sharing with the visiting artists.
- Assistance in networking with local arts professionals.
- Providing advice and assistance on the research / experiments initiated by the visiting artist.
The programme is open to interdisciplinary, performance, media art, visual arts, and music, and to artists who are interested in collaboration with art professionals of other medium and disciplines.
