BioInspired! So What? Now What!

Application Deadline: February 20

Nature, Art & Habitat  at Soggiorno Mazzoleni -- Taleggio Valley, Bergamo, Italy -- is a summer program that aims to unfold and display a sensitive type of culture that relates to nature as a source of inspiration and a measure of available resources.  The ultimate goal is to unveil intimate links with all living organisms and to develop a more resilient and vital coexistence - in which humans would not be conceived as separate from, but part of, nature.

2016 Topic - "The Woods"
NAHR is pleased to launch the 2016 summer residency focused on THE WOODS - RESILIENCY IN NATURE. “The Woods,” as a primary natural feature, represents a renewable yet depleting resource. They help sustain life on Earth by filtering the air and providing the planet’s oxygen, they stabilize the soil and offer shelter and nutrients to animals; they are widely used as a material for human housing, for building furniture and tools, to provide energy and indoor heating. While becoming globally scarce due to deforestation and mismanagement, the woods represent a thriving habitat of the Taleggio Valley encompassing a mix of biotic and abiotic components, such as flora, fauna, minerals, microorganisms, water, light, atmosphere, and soil.
 
Disciplines

• Art
• Architecture / Design
• Anthropology
• Biology/Natural Sciences
• Ethno-botany
• Biomimicry
• Technology and Computational Sciences
• Economy
• Gastronomy
• Sustainability
• Visual Arts/Film/Liberal Studies 

Duration of residency: 4 weeks, June 2016
 
Artist Accomodation: Provided. Studio or One Bedroom Apartment (one per each artist). Shared studio areas and open-air studio space provided upon request.
 
Number of artists resident at one time: Between 3 and 5.
 
Application deadline: February 20, 2016