\nDeadline for a call: 15.08.2022<\/p>\n
Exercising Modernity Academy
\nis a project for intellectual and artistic exchange,
\nfocused on describing the Polish share in modern heritage in a new,
\ninterdisciplinary way as well as in an international context. The project aims to
\nhighlight modern ideas in a broader sense by tracing modernization practices in
\nEurope and beyond, as well as by following the establishment of modern societies
\nand modern states. Nevertheless, we pay special attention to culture, and more
\nspecifically to architecture, which we consider a unique field of various
\nintersecting perspectives, ambitions, concerns and hopes relevant in the
\nformation of the 20th century world.<\/p>\n
The fourth edition of the Exercising Modernity Academy will be devoted to Eastern
\nEurope and its historical and contemporary methods of understanding. We want
\nto reflect on the concepts of East and West, have a closer look at the
\nincoherencies between political, geographical, and cultural borders of Europe in
\nthe 20th and 21st centuries. We will examine the issue of the role of culture and
\narchitecture in shaping the societies, cities and states in this region of the world.
\nOur ambition is to create a field for reflection on the common experience of the
\n20th century\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s modernization movements of the states and peoples of Eastern
\nEurope from the ideological foundations of modernity and its successful
\nrepresentations in art and architecture, through the difficult experience of
\ntotalitarianism and its legacy, to contemporary narratives and self-reflections.
\nFinally, our goal is to sketch a broader and comprehensive perspective on what
\nEastern Europe is and how we can better understand the events, changes and
\nprocesses that have shaped the world in recent times.
\nThe Academy will take place in Berlin in October 2022, during which we will
\nencourage a broader reflection on these issues through lectures, seminars and
\nworkshops.<\/p>\n
The program of the Exercising Modernity Academy 2022 will be focused on four
\nthematic sections:<\/p>\n
Section I. Modernity(\/-ies) \/ Modernism(-s)<\/strong> Section II . Between totalitarianisms<\/strong> Section III. World in motion \u00e2\u20ac\u201c defining East and West<\/strong> Section IV. Deconstruction\/Reconstruction<\/strong> Selection<\/strong> Our offer includes Applications<\/strong> A complete application should include Additional information<\/strong> Organizer DECLARATION CONCERNING THE CONTROLLER OF PERSONAL DATA<\/strong> Exercising Modernity Programme Coordinator http:\/\/www.pileckiinstitut.de<\/a>
\nThe first thematic section of this year’s Academy will be devoted to the multi-
\nlayered relationship between what is modernity understood as a set of practices,
\nforms, ideas and struggles of individuals and societies. Attention will also be paid
\nto the relation between modernity and the foundations of modernism manifested
\nin architecture or urban planning, i.e. a relation based as much on compatibility
\nas on inconsistencies between the cultural theory of modernity and its practice.
\nThe different dynamics characterising 20th-century aspirations to modernity will
\nbe discussed, taking into account the cultural, social, or political specificities of
\nthese transformations in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Looking
\nat the architecture of such cities as Gdynia or Kharkiv, or considering the oeuvre of
\nEastern European architects developing their careers in Tel Aviv or Beirut, it is not
\ndifficult to get the impression that Eastern Europe was also an extremely fertile
\nground for attempts to practice modernity. So fertile, in fact, that within a short
\ntime these ideas became part of official development plans, setting an
\nunprecedented, but also peculiar pace of transformation in various centres of the
\nregion. Eventually, the grains of modernist assumptions were adopted both in
\ncountries striving to realise the utopia of socialism and those oriented towards
\ncapitalism, but in both cases this was connected with a kind of revolution in the
\nperception of the role of architecture, which became an important field for the
\nimplementation of these plans. Finally, the last highly significant element of this
\nthematic section is the experience of the individual in all these processes. As is so
\noften the case in the systemic development of far-reaching, complex plans,
\nindividuals disappear from sight. Therefore, has modernity brought us closer to
\nfulfil utopian assumptions or has it become a source of suffering?<\/p>\n
\nIn the second thematic block we will direct the attention of the participants to a
\nrange of issues connected with the experience of two totalitarianisms, which
\nhappened to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The oppressive systems
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201c both Nazism and Communism \u00e2\u20ac\u201c had a significant impact on the life of European
\nsocieties for many decades. They also gave rise to many ethical dilemmas: what
\nchoice did the individual have to preserve their identity and survive at the same
\ntime? Is it possible to regain trust after decades of manipulation? How \u00e2\u20ac\u201c during
\nand after the Second World War \u00e2\u20ac\u201c were narratives about the past, present and
\nfuture produced? How does the legacy of both totalitarianisms shape the present
\nof our cities, the surrounding infrastructure and landscape, and Central and
\nEastern European collective memory?
\nWith these questions and issues in mind, our aim will be also to look at selected
\ncities in Central and Eastern Europe as a kind of palimpsest, where successive
\nlayers overlap, sometimes deliberately attempting to falsify the original, covering
\nup selected elements, and sometimes completing it and building it in \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\nsometimes significantly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c empty places.<\/p>\n
\nThis block will focus on the ways of defining Central and Eastern Europe and the
\n(in)coherences inherent in these definitions with respect to political, geographical
\nand cultural borders. We will look at how, over the past century and in recent
\nyears, the imagined and experienced divisions between \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEast\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWest\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 have
\nbeen shaped and how they have manifested themselves in common spaces,
\nincluding architecture or the spatial organisation of cities, towns, suburbs or
\nvillages. We will consider the political conditions of the (re)production of the
\nboundaries and imaginaries associated with the East. We will also examine how
\nthe East can be understood in the context of the architectural legacy of socialist
\nmodernism, and to what extent modernism developed under socialism differs
\nfrom modernism formed under capitalist system. We will try to outline the
\nconceptual framework and to trace its evolution, also in the context of
\ncontemporary events, which force us to reflect anew on the \u00e2\u20ac\u201c physical and
\nimaginary \u00e2\u20ac\u201c borders.<\/p>\n
\nPublic space of many cities, towns and villages in Central and Eastern Europe is
\nstill marked by numerous sculptural, architectural or urban elements, which are
\nmaterial traces of foreign domination and presence of totalitarian systems in
\nthese territories. A particular group of such places and objects are monuments,
\nerected in order to perpetuate the propaganda narrative, free of historical
\ndistortions and manipulations. Another category of this \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sometimes perceived as
\ndissonant \u00e2\u20ac\u201c heritage is formed by various types of architecture: from the
\narchitecture of oppression and extermination, such as former labour and
\nconcentration camps, through residential and administrative buildings erected for
\nthe occupation authorities, to huge blocks of flats or even entire city districts,
\ncreating residential spaces in line with the dominant ideology. Some of them,
\napart from the symbolic layer, also have their still important utilitarian, as well as
\naesthetic or cognitive function, which makes any decisions concerning the further
\nfate of this type of legacy arouse conflicting emotions.
\nStarting from the reflection on the role of aesthetics in politics, we would like to
\ntake a broader look at the issue of constructing forms of commemoration as an
\nelement in creating common identity (national, ethnic, political, etc.). We would
\nlike to question to what extent this kind of legacy constitutes a troublesome legacy
\ntoday and what commemorative strategies, translated into architectural
\nrealisations or spatial policy, can be found in various countries of the former
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Eastern Bloc\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.
\nThrough these topics, we will be guided by experts representing different
\nperspectives and disciplines from all over the Europe.
\nLocations and dates
\nThe Exercising Modernity Academy 2022 will take place on 17.10\u00e2\u20ac\u201c23.10.2022 in
\nBerlin.<\/p>\n
\nParticipants will be selected in an open call procedure, with a maximum of 18
\npeople from Germany, Israel, and Poland (selected candidates should be a
\npermanent resident of one of the aforementioned countries \u00e2\u20ac\u201c citizenship is not
\nrequired. Refugees from Belarus or Ukraine are most welcome).<\/p>\n
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Participation in the lectures and seminars of the Exercising Academy 2022
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f partial reimbursement of travel costs:
\n– for participants coming from Poland and Germany: up to 90.00 EUR gross;
\n– for participants coming from Israel: up to 180.00 EUR gross;
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f expenses for accommodation in Berlin covered in full;
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f free participation in lectures, seminars and workshops held by experienced
\nand acclaimed scholars and artists;
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f for those who complete the course \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the possibility of submitting their own
\nresearch or artistic project, elaborated or expanded on during classes, for a
\nspecial scholarship program organized by the Pilecki-Institut Berlin and
\ndevoted to the issue of modernity in the 20th century (details will be
\nannounced during the Academy).
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f After the Academy 2022, the participants will have an opportunity to apply
\nfor Exercising Modernity scholarships for research and\/or artistic projects.
\n(About the previous scholarship edition:
\nhttp:\/\/exercisingmodernity.com\/en\/stypendia-2020\/)
\nTarget candidates
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f This call for proposals is directed at individuals.
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f The Exercising Modernity Academy 2022 is open to researchers specializing
\nin the humanities or cultural heritage, curators, architects, and artists who
\nshall come from or reside in Israel, Germany or Poland.
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Admission to the Academy requires good working knowledge of the English
\nlanguage.
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Candidates shall be aged 18 or above.<\/p>\n
\nCandidates are invited to submit their applications by e-mail to the address:
\napply@exercisingmodernity.com by 15.08.2022 (8:00 p.m. CET). Please write
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Academy 2022\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as the subject of the e-mail.<\/p>\n
\n1. Scans of signed forms:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201c declaration concerning the controller of personal data \u00e2\u20ac\u201c attachment no. 1,
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201c declaration concerning the provision of consent to the processing of personal
\ndata and personal image data \u00e2\u20ac\u201c attachment no. 2.
\n2. CV in PDF format (two pages maximum) and\/or portfolio (max 50 MB);
\n3. Description of your artistic\/academic\/professional interest \u00e2\u20ac\u201c related to the main
\ntheme of the Exercising Modernity Academy 2022 (up to 2,500 characters incl.
\nspaces);
\n4. The organizers reserve the right to contact the selected candidate(s) for
\nadditional online interviews.<\/p>\n
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Application documents will be accepted only in English;
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Successful candidates undertake to attend the stationary sessions in
\nOctober 2022 (depending on COVID-19 restrictions);
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Courses, lectures and workshops will be held in English;
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
\ncontact@exercisingmodernity.com<\/a>.
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f The results of the recruitment procedure will be announced by the end of
\nAugust 2022, and the list of selected participants will be published:
\n– on the website of the Pilecki-Institut Berlin: http:\/\/www.pileckiinstitut.de<\/a>
\n– on the Exercising Modernity project website:
\nhttp:\/\/www.exercisingmodernity.com<\/a>
\n– on the Adam Mickiewicz Institute website: www.iam.pl www.culture.pl
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f The organizers are not under any obligation to substantiate the decisions of
\nthe enrolment committee. No appeal procedure has been provided for.
\n\u00e2\u2014\u008f For candidates selected to participate in the project, the present document
\nwill constitute an attachment to the agreement concluded between any
\nsuch candidate and the Pilecki-Institut Berlin.<\/p>\n
\nPilecki-Institut Berlin
\nPartners:
\nAdam Mickiewicz Institute
\nThe Liebling Haus \u00e2\u20ac\u201c White City Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI hereby declare that I have been informed that the controller of the personal data
\nprocessed in connection with the competition is the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and
\nValor with its seat in Warsaw at Foksal Street 17, 00-372 Warsaw. The controller of personal
\ndata may be contacted under the following address: Instytut Solidarno\u00c5\u203aci i M\u00c4\u2122stwa im.
\nWitolda Pileckiego, ul. Foksal 17, 00-372 Warszawa, e-mail: iodo@instytutpileckiego.pl;
\nfurthermore
\n1. personal data shall be processed for the period necessary to perform the tasks
\nconnected with the present competition, and stored for the period specified in the
\ninternal instruction of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor;
\n2. personal data shall be processed for the purpose of assessing applications to the
\ncompetition, and in the event that a scholarship is awarded \u00e2\u20ac\u201c for the purposes of
\npublishing announcements on the Public Information Bureau (Biuro Informacji
\nPublicznej) website, handling financial and accounting issues, and also in order to
\ndetermine the existence of, pursue, or organize a defense against claims.
\nFurthermore, personal data shall be processed as part of reporting, in connection
\nwith information addressed to scientific circles, and also for archival purposes;
\n3. the submission of personal data is a statutory requirement and one indispensable
\nfor the attainment of the objectives referred to under Point 2;
\n4. the recipient of personal data may be an entity duly instructed to act by the
\ncontroller of personal data, such as an entity providing IT services;
\n5. the person whom the data concern shall be entitled to access his\/her personal
\ndata, and also to request their correction or deletion. The submission of a request
\nfor the deletion of data shall be tantamount to resignation from the competition
\nprocedure conducted by the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor;
\n6. the person whom the data concern shall be entitled to lodge a complaint with the
\nPresident of the (Polish) Personal Data Protection Office in the event that the said
\nperson shall consider that processing infringes the provisions of the general
\nregulation on the protection of data; personal data shall not be utilized in
\nautomated decision-making systems, and specifically not for the purposes of
\nprofiling.
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