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Regeneration is an interdisciplinary project in the field of artistic research and its presentation that responds to the most pressing social challenges today. At its core is the support of the creation of artworks based on artistic research activities that combine social and environmental themes.
Around the world, we are presented with the question of how to face the growing environmental crisis in a way that avoids deepening the existing inequality between society and the groups found at its fringes due to either social or cultural differences. Through art, we will grasp the manifestations of the crisis in a creative way. We will connect experts from various fields, the cultural audience, and disadvantaged groups. The project’s activities will contribute to a more cognizant presentation of society-wide issues and suggestions for how to communicate them.
Throughout the project, a variety of artistic research activities will be realized in the form of residencies, presentations, and workshops in cooperation with partners in donor states such as the Icelandic Art Center, the Iceland University of the Arts, or the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, which will cooperate during the conception phase, arrange artistic contacts, and, in the final phase, will also evaluate the realized research. The project will conclude with a joint presentation of all of its activities at the Iceland University of the Arts in Reykjavík and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. The projects focus on the conservation of natural resources, on the education processes that are essential for the gradual elimination of inequality in society, and on the creation of a matrix to establish better conditions for engaging with voices and perspectives from communities. Given the worldwide pandemic crisis, a key output of the project will be the online presentation of the created works. The website will contain audiovisual artworks and the results of artistic research.