Open Call for Wikimedians-in-Residency

== Collected/connected/collective Memories ==

Open Call for Wikimedians-in-Residency at Timelab, fall 2023
You are looking at the open call for WiR at Timelab, in Ghent from Aug, 1st - Oct, 30st, 2023

Deadline for applications : May 20

The overarching topic of the Fall 2023 residency is Collected/connected/collective Memories

Working within the sphere of commons, understanding contemporary collectivity is crucial. A sociological perspective of the concept of collected memory entails social manifestation of historical memory. It aims at the collection of individual stories that envision how we remember the past, which is often referred to as collective memory. Understanding the concept of a collective memory starts from the premise that a community is the sum of its members, and that if we interrogate the members, we will understand the collective memory. But who is our respondent and where does the question originate from? History shows how different collective memories of groups can find themselves (dis)connected in a single history.

So, what is the impact if we connect these collective memories to identities of groups? How does collective memory emerge today through pieces of individuals and groups? Collected, or collectively created stories spread via digital platforms which have the potential to create a collective memory of a generation. How (much) can collaboratively created content empower and help articulate context within?

We are looking for Wikimedian-in-Residence to initiate and support local communities of wiki practitioners to be supported towards sustainability by Timelab and its peers.

=== To continue, create a user account on Timelab wiki === The selection team consists of 6 affiliated makers/practitioners and 3 members of Timelab.

We will announce the selection on May 30.

You get a fee of 9.500 euro to cover your costs including travel and food. This will be provided through 3 monthly invoices.

We never pinpoint our residence to deliver concrete targets because we believe in serendipity in embeddedness. Previous residents honor the positive effect of being present and grab the opportunities that come with interacting with the extensive network of the organization. Therefore the only rule we cherish is that you don’t interrupt your residency. If, along the way you need or prefer to do so, this means that we will end the agreement and payment.

Budget for production purpose we discuss the costs necessary after a proposal is presented to the team.

The team will be supported by Z. Blace for this residency. This means that you can have regular consultation sessions with Z. besides the weekly meetings with the team to connect you to the local network, help with logistics and communications. Our other previous residents are also available for residency related questions or advice on how to make the most out of your residency in Timelab.

As you already understood : Presence is key. You will experience this while living, working, meeting and relaxing in the Timelab building.

''Our purpose and essence is spatial resilience. Not only architectural space, but also cultural, social and mental space. Our spatial awareness stimulates our critical voice and self-reflection. Our place breathes the soul of our work and shows the scars of a world in all its complexity.

We see the role of the organization as a dramaturg: making connections in the multi-perspective of cross-sectoral practice, creating an inspiring story. Our space is our anchor, our research ground, our discussion partner.

In our relationships we do not shy away from confrontation and continue to look for connections between the present, past, people and domains. We work on a thorough record of our research and remain inquisitive, amazed and eager to learn about many different perspectives.

On a practice of experienced and sustainable experiments, together with a powerful and broad network of partners, we imagine what we want the world to become.

Our building holds space for these becomings.

Through our learnings, we bundle in the ambition to share experience in a practical and self reflective way.''

Timelab is a non profit organization funded by the Flemish department of Culture for the research and development and reflection on the field of architecture and design. With a background in open hackers and makerspaces we look at the urban context and the field of spatial design, ecourbanism and local and open production strategies. What is the role of a cultural organization in an urban context? How do we create commons and self sustainable structures to organize interactions? How do we design flexible and open space, production and culture? We work with a team of 3 people without functions, taking up all the roles necessary to realize our purpose. We aim to create sustainable, often spatial, outcomes to all the research projects we initiate. The result is a building that houses a circular foodlab, waterlab, research lab on the production of bio waste material, a residency studio, co-offices and a makerlab with multiple digital and traditional tools. Besides this, there is a lot of space for events, a edible garden and a shared kitchen.