Recommoning Practice

In August 2021 we, at Timelab decided to formally redesign the residency format we started so many years ago. The decision is based on the growing conviction that a residency should not be a service but a profound and real reciprocal exchange between an artist and the hosting organization that hold the possibility of learning new insights for both. This conviction emerged from the many encounters, feedback and reflections we had with artists over the last 15 years. Since 2017, every year a group of affiliated artists come together in Timelab to reflect on how to develop a residency as a commons. We set up many moments of reflecting and designing of the ‘contract’, value, curation, livelihood, documenting etc. Together we decided to radically shift towards a residency based on PRESENCE. A presence-residency is specific in that sense that there is no determined outcome in the form of a presentation or production. So what is it then? A residency aiming at the personal development and ‘off’ time of the resident to refind grounding, reflect on work and life and explore new ways of living and working from the safe environment of the residency. How a AiR can become a commons instead of a service.

Residencies
Every year we invite 2 artist for a residency in Timelab. This residency has no obligations in terms of presenting or producing work. The artists share their daily observations and learnings here. You can step into a dialogue with them by commenting on their work.

Alaa Abul Asud came to Timelab for a residency starting from August 2022 till December 2022. Read more about his residency. Residency Alaa Abu Asad in Timelab

=== Wecoming doc for new residents. === We welcome new residents, and made, together with former residents, a welcoming doc!.

Sprints
Every year, during spring time, a group of affiliated artists gather in Timelab to discuss verious topics of commoning a residency. Their reflections are published in this section of the wiki.

First section from most recent event is being added here Sprint/2022