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Writer-in-residence
We are pleased to invite applications for a writer-in-residence, to accompany our exhibition of John
Akomfrah’s film installation Vertigo Sea (16 January – 10 April 2016).
This residency is intended as an opportunity for a writer to spend time at Arnolfini working in
response to the exhibition. We expect the writer-in-residence to provide an independent
perspective and response through which our audience’s engagement with the exhibition may be
enhanced.
The residency is open to writers working with criticism, fiction, or poetry. However, we are
particularly interested in applications from writers working with experimental or cross-disciplinary
approaches.
We expect the writer-in-residence to spend at least 15 days at Arnolfini over the course of the
exhibition. During this time, we would like them to devise and present two public events that will
showcase aspects of the research they undertake, and to write a minimum of 3 entries for Arnolfini’s
blog.
Supervisory sessions will be available, as will support with presentation and managing events.
Budget: £500 honorarium fee. Additionally, £500 towards production, research and travel.
Themes: the sea, migration, slavery, memory, conflict, psychocartography.
Suggested bibliography/references:
Heathcote Williams: Whale Nation (1988)
Kodwo Eshun: Ghosts of Songs – The Art of the Black Audio Film Collective (2007)
Philip Hoare: Leviathan (2009), and The Sea Inside (2014).
Applications should include a covering letter explaining why you think you would be suitable for the
residency, a CV, and a sample of writing of no more than 250 words. Selection will be made by
Arnolfini’s programming staff.
Deadline for application is 5:00pm on the 11th of December. Please email applications to
[email protected]