Résidence Mission en Territoire — « Racines, mémoires et matières »

The residency 'Racines, mémoires et matières' (Roots, Memories, and Materials) positions itself at the intersection of narrative and physical form, seeking practitioners who interrogate the persistence of memory through material and textual means. Without specifying a host institution, the call implies a site-responsive framework, where the territory itself—its histories, communities, and landscapes—serves as both subject and collaborator. The absence of a fee signals a commitment to removing economic barriers, though the lack of stated stipend or production budget requires applicants to clarify resources directly with organizers. The residency accommodates fiction writers, sculptors, and visual artists, suggesting a curatorial interest in cross-disciplinary dialogue. The thematic triad of roots, memories, and materials invites proposals that consider how personal and collective pasts are embedded in objects, places, and stories. This is not a call for site-agnostic studio time; rather, it demands a rigorous engagement with the specificities of place and the ethical dimensions of representing memory. While the residency does not advertise a prize or exhibition outcome, its value lies in the time and space it affords for deep, process-oriented work. Artists should expect to articulate their own parameters for success and to negotiate the terms of their residency directly. The open-ended structure rewards those who can self-direct and who thrive in dialogue with a territory and its communities.