Deadline: 14-Sep-22
Pro Helvetia Cairo seeks to recruit researchers to conduct a comprehensive landscape analysis of individuals, collectives, and institutions in the Arab region, whose work lies at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
Pro Helvetia seeks to locate individuals and entities within these fields whose work is concerned and involved with these questions through this landscape analysis.
Arts and sciences have previously been regarded as two separate spheres; their overlap often only enabled through the use of art as illustration for scientific knowledge. Yet their entanglement has become more prevalent because of their similar pre-occupation with questions relating to human beings’ connection with nature, ecology, and technological development. The arts and sciences are both dynamic fields, where the act of rethinking human connection with the world is made possible. Through questioning, articulating, deconstructing, and researching, the arts and sciences lend themselves as sites for paradigmatic challenges rather than truth affirmations.
Scope of the Landscape Analysis
- The research period is from 1 October to 20 December 2022. The geographic scope of the landscape analysis is the Arab region.
- Outputs: Researchers are expected to submit a thorough narrative report in English describing the context (including, among others, trends, main topics of concern) in each country, as well as a database including comprehensive information about the relevant core groups in each country.
Focus
The focus of the landscape analysis would be on three core groups within the region:
- Organizations and institutions either at the intersection of arts, science and technology or institutions rooted within the arts/culture or rooted within science but with an interest or reference to the interface of these three fields of activity,
- Individuals and key contacts,who are doing significant work around arts, science and technology, either as independent practitioners, or embedded in an organizational/institutional setting, and
- Funders, who are interested and involved with projects at the intersection of art, science and technology.
Eligibility Criteria
- Researchers, artists and/or cultural practitioners with a strong knowledge of the region’s arts and culture scene.
- Applicants can apply as individuals or duos and can choose to focus on all of the region or specify a minimum of three countries.
- Applicants must have an excellent command of English and Arabic. French is a plus.
For more information, visit https://prohelvetia.org.eg/en/2022/08/24/landscape-analysis-art-science-and-technology-in-the-arab-region/