Highlights Transdisciplinarity

Reading of the wind tunnel chapter in "The Making of Incarnation" (London, 2022) by Tom McCarthy, with Nadine Städler and the PhD group "der zu teilende teil", April 29, 2022. Photo: U5 Kollektiv
Reading of the wind tunnel chapter in "The Making of Incarnation" (London, 2022) by Tom McCarthy, with Nadine Städler and the PhD group "der zu teilende teil", April 29, 2022. Photo: U5 Kollektiv
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«What does this history mean for us today? Well, the polyphony of scientific research concepts and practices provides an often-unnoticed background when, for example, we discuss the right to award doctorates at art academies. We often hear research must, without adequately taking into account this diverse history of research concepts.»

Source: Florian Dombois (2022): «On Our Way to the Venice Obligations. A Speech». JAR – Journal for Artistic Research. See: https://jar-online.net/en/our-way-venice-obligations-speech?language=en

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Scientific, Artistic and Creative Output and Impact

Julia Weber attracted national attention and extensive press coverage for her poetics «Die Vermengung». Tanja Schwarz presented «Spass und Schwerkraft», a solo exhibition with a six-part series of talks. Florian Dombois published «On our way to the Venice Obligations»​​​​​​​, a systematic overview of artistic research in JAR.

Further highlights:

  • Michael Günzburger & Kilian Rüthemann: Exhibition at Gluri Suter Huus, Wettingen.
  • Esther Mathis: Fokus. Nightshades, Kunst Museum Winterthur.
  • Florian Dombois & Marlene Wenger: Wind Tunnel Deck. Game of cards. Lausanne: art & fiction.
  • Kaspar König Kaspar & Dorothea Trauffer: Ausstrahlung mit Einsicht, Exhibition and concert, Heimatmuseum, Trubschachen.

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Promotion of Talents and Careers

The «Formate des Forderns» (Formats of Challenging) project set out to develop new forms of work for and with emerging artistic researchers. Two doctoral students will soon be graduating and calls for one to two new doctoral students have been issued.

See further:

  • Hannah Walther: Referat becoming vyborg. becoming with technology. Un/Learning: Norms and Routines in Cultural Practice, Conference, Reichenau/Rax (Austria) and online
  • Mirjam Steiner: Writing retreat (PhD project)
  • Florian Dombois: Research semester

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Cooperation and Internationality

In 2022, the RFT hosted two international guests at the wind tunnel:

  • Artist-in-Residence: Leslie Thornton, US American media and installation artist
  • Scientist-in-Residence: Olivier Chazot, Head of the Aeronautics and Aerospace Department, Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium

See further:

  • Foundation of Laboratoria Laguna (PhD on Sail) in Venice, in cooperation with Uniarts Helsinki, UdK Berlin, Linz University of the Arts as well as biennale urbana and U5.
  • Florian Dombois: Member ELIA Working Group

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External Funding

The four-year research project «Triple Instruments«, funded by the SNSF, explores the tonal and performative possibilities of sound kites and is committed to research in the interest of the arts. The project, led by Prof. Florian Dombois, started on 1 September 2022 and will run until August 2026.

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Triple Instruments (credits: Florian Dombois)
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Event Highlight

  • Wind Tunnel Festival (Organisation: ~tilde); featuring contributions by international guests such as: Andreas Bunte, Florian Dombois, Quynh Dong, Mika Elo, Andy Graydon, Ravit Helled, Kabelo Malatsie, Tom McCarthy, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Christof Nüssli, Christoph Oeschger, Helene Romakin, Luise Schröder, Leslie Thornton, Irene Vögeli and U5.
  • Wind Tunnel Festival-gif (credits: Florian Dombois)
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Award-Winning

  • Esther Mathis: Kunst am Bau Wettbewerb (Public Art Competition), 2nd Round. Volksschule Stöckacker, Bern.
  • Tanja Schwarz: BAK Work Grant.
  • Julia Weber: Recognition Award of the Canton of Zurich.
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Reading Tips

Book cover Julia Weber
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Noteworthy

  • Filmallmende: The second generation of films with contributions by Andreas Bunte and Leslie Thornton is online.
  • Michael Lünstroth: Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst. Das Zürcher Projekt Filmallmende. DUZ-Magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft, 1. 33–35, 2002.
  • Engadiner Post 14.12.2022 Den Tönen der Natur hinterher
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