The Otherwise Residency 2026 publication is a resource tool and, at the same time, a candid peek into the processes developed within this second run of the residency, and the methodologies of transdisciplinary research applied throughout the 6+ months of this multi-stage yearly program.

With an editorial foreword and residency diaries analysis by Otherwise Residency founder, Andrei Tudose, a methodological preview and curatorial text by Sabina Suru, and qualitative post-residency primary analysis by researcher Alexandra Sofonea, the publication opens up the processes into an intimate practice-based research dimension, which remains most times hidden to the public eye.

The publication is a part of Otherwise Residency 2026, Marginal’s core platform for artistic research at the intersection of art, science, and public policy. It provides artists and researchers with the time, resources, and context to explore questions that exceed conventional disciplinary boundaries, allowing art to take an active stance towards contemporary environmental issues.

The second run of the art–science research residency, developed in collaboration with the Institute of Biology Bucharest and 2Celsius, connects artists and specialists in scientific research, pollution monitoring and environmental policy, in three explorations of the ways in which we relate to otherness and the non-human across perceptual strata.

Research partners: Institute of Biology Bucharest of the Romanian Academy, 2Celsius
Cultural partners: Atelier 35, Zile și Nopți, French Institute in Romania in Bucharest, Austrian Cultural Forum
Acknowledgments: Clean Air Task Force, Radio Guerrilla

Otherwise Residency 2026 is co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund - AFCN, and implemented with the financial support of the French Embassy in Romania and the French Institute in Romania.
The project does not necessarily represent the position of The Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN 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.