Art-science Residency on Environmental Topics
February-November 2025, Romania

Interdisciplinary art–science residency program developed in collaboration with the Bucharest Institute of Biology and 2Celsius, bringing together four contemporary artists and four scientific research teams in a shared attempt to rethink how knowledge is produced, circulated, and felt across disciplines, in relation to current environmental issues, from pollution monitoring and remediation to understanding anthropogenic influences on the natural habitats.

The residency builds on four active research projects, each addressing a distinct facet of the ecological crisis, serving as both entry points and collaborative frameworks for the invited artists:

• Plant persistence strategies in isolated habitats: Landscape demography of Salvia nemorosa on Dobrogea Kurgans
• Bioremediation potential of native halophilic bacteria in hydrocarbon polluted environments
• Urban noise pollution monitoring in relationship to blackbirds
• Fugitive methane emissions from industrial sites

A performative cultural mediation program ran in parallel to the residency program, spanning 8 performances developed and performed in public spaces in Bucharest.

Residency team: Andrei Tudose (curator), Claudia Schnugg (art–science consultant), Laura Cinti, Ida Hiršenfelder, Sabina Suru, Andreea Săsăran (artists), Dr. Roxana Nicoară, Dr. Simona Neagu, Dr. Mihaela Marilena Stancu, Drd. Andreea Ciobotă, Dr. Mihaela Ciobotă, Dr. Carmen Maximilian, Mihai Stoica, Théophile Humann-Guilleminot (researchers and environmental policy consultants).
Performative team: Ada Anghel (artistic director), Ana Baciu, Alexandra Necula, Briana Radoane, Radu Stăncescu, Robert Popa, Tamara Găgeatu, Dennis Ilie, Bianca Archip, Emma Stoian, Costin Stăncioi (performers)
Partners:Bucharest Institute of Biology, 2Celsius, Atelier030202, Projekt Atol, Londohome
Thanks: Clean Air Task Force, Radio Guerrilla

Otherwise Residency 2025 is co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund and by the Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB, in the framework of the Bucharest Together 2025 program.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The Administration of the National Cultural Fund is not responsible for the content of the project or the manner in which the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.
The content of this material does not necessarily represent the official position of the Bucharest City Hall or ARCUB.