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    Der zu teilende Teil

      The PhD programme is intended for those who have the confidence to carve out a position for themselves within the โ€˜creative artsโ€™ (fine arts, transdisciplinary work with a background in, say, composition or literature, etc.) and would like to take a doctorate in an arts subject.

      Starting from a more general approach to research โ€“ which promotes the ongoing development of the discipline in question, favours โ€˜sharingโ€™ and encourages specialists (artists, in our case) to โ€˜challengeโ€™ each other โ€“ this PhD programme is based on the model of artists coming together as a group. It is a case of bringing creators of art into closer contact, with a view to them challenging and supporting each other, asking questions with a critical eye and continuously searching together for new forms. So working towards the PhD also means participation โ€“ in a spirit of critical collaboration โ€“ in a group of artists, with doctoral students dedicating themselves over 4 years to the ongoing development of the arts as a discipline and putting their work up for internal and external scrutiny and therefore criticism.

      Credits: Florian Dombois

      The focus group is integrated into the ZHdK-wide Transdisciplinary Artistic PhD Program and works in cooperation with Kunstuniversitรคt Linz. Preference is given (in terms of admission) to artists to artists based in or not too far from Zurich, so as to facilitate ongoing contact, including informal contact, throughout the year. No funding is associated with the admission.

      Next application date is expected to be in autumn 2024 (information will follow in due course).

      What we expect:

      • A mature artistic practice of several years outside of the university environment
      • A willingness to open up and negotiate one's own work, even during production
      • A desire to contribute to one's own artistic field and to enter into negotiation with one's respective "peers"
      • At least a passive understanding of the German language (however, the application and work can also be written in English)

      The following documents need to be submitted in support of any application:

      • Portfolio of the applicant's own artistic work (links should ideally be provided for moving images or sound-based work)
      • Detailed curriculum vitae
      • Motivation letter setting out why you, as an artist, would like to take a PhD and an outline of the proposed PhD project and the preferred research path. (1โ€“3 pages)

      The group currently consists of:

      Florian Dombois, Head of Programme
      Michael Gรผnzburger
      Esther Mathis
      Nadine Stรคdler
      Tanja Schwarz
      Hannah Walter
      Julia Weber


      Further links:

      • Concept PhD programme ยซDer zu teilende Teilยป (PDF)
      • Formate des Teilens / formats of sharing (PDF)
         
      • On Our Way to the Venice Obligations. A Speech


      Contact

      Professor Florian Dombois
      Head of the Research Focus in Transdisciplinarity
      Zurich University of the Arts
      Toni Campus
      Pfingstweidstrasse 96, P.O.Box
      CH-8031 Zurich
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