试水：第二届“北京独立艺术空间”招募独立艺术项目

试水：第二届“北京独立艺术空间”招募独立艺术项目／Be Water : OPEN CALL for IAS 2016

公开招募截止日期：6月12日

第二届“北京独立艺术空间”现招募独立艺术项目，无论你有固定地点还是要对公共空间，私人公寓或者数字空间进行占领。我们希望通过探究艺术空间及其概念的各种可能性，来推动对中国独立艺术实践问题的进一步思考。今年我们将再一次邀请所有基于北京的独立艺术空间以一个特定项目来参与本届活动，与此同时还接收针对本届主题而创立的项目申报。

今年的主题围绕着“试水”。这是对那些既不固定又非可控，却是流动、灵活、基本和无处不在的大小实践所做出的宣言。水包容一切，又为一切所包容。水是流变的，无所不在的，同时它是生命的维系。水没有形状，然而，它想去哪儿就去哪儿，它根据自己的意愿或者需求改变移动方向和速度。李小龙的魔咒“做水吧我的朋友”召唤着你成为你想成为的、变形为你所喜欢的形态。在此，“试水”招募对这种能力进行研究并应用的艺术项目。

第二届“北京独立艺术空间”将在不同的空间举办活动，包括展览，行为表演，音乐会，电影放映，讲座。

活动的多样性反映着北京乃至国际上独立空间所呈现的多维谱系。提交的方案可以在上述活动类型中自由发挥，但时间上必须在八月的最后一个星期发生（8月22日－28日）。与此同时大多数在中国的独立艺术空间都将在我们的应用地图上登陆。这张地图将呈现目前在中国发生的各个项目，并让空间之间的联系更便捷。

如果你想参加

● 请提交一份包括你将如何参与的描述文字。方案需要包括项目（展览，行为表演，播映，讲座，音乐演出，晚餐等等）及其发生地点，以及对项目实施者（组织者）的背景描述。

● 如果你是一个艺术空间，却更愿意为其他项目提供场所，也请向我们提交相应的申请。

● 请于6月12日前提交你的方案。

● 六月中旬评审委员会将对所有方案进行筛选。

● 请把你的方案发送到 ias2016@foxmail.com

OPEN CALL : BE WATER

“You don’t want to be frozen, that’s the kiss of death, so you’re always being liquid, and moving, whether you’re striking, faking fainting, or doing take-downs.” (Hito Steyerl, Liquidity Inc.)

Nothing is weaker than water,
But when it attacks something hard
Or resistant, then nothing withstands it,
And nothing will alter its way.
(Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78)

Open Call deadline: June 12th 

The second edition of “Independent Art Spaces Beijing” welcomes independent art projects, no matter if you have a fixed location or are a collective occupying public spaces or private apartments or the digital space. Taking the question of independent art practice in China a step further we want to explore different possibilities of art space and their concepts. In a time, where space is not any more necessarily connected with a locality we want to also show projects of art that happen outside of the fixed institutional system. This years edition will again invite all Beijing-based art spaces to apply with a project, but also keep it open to proposals for projects especially created for this year’s edition.

The topic of this years edition will circle around the topic “BE WATER”. A proclamation for a practice that is neither fixed nor controlled, but rather fluid, flexible, essential and omnipresent in the small and big. Water incorporates everything, and everything is incorporated. Water is flexible, it's everywhere, and it's life-sustaining. Water has no shape; instead, it flows where it desires, and it alters its movement and speed as it wishes or as the need requires. Bruce Lee’s mantra, “Be water my friend” calls the ability to become anything you want and take any shape you like. “Be Water” calls for art projects that investigate this ability and make use of it.

The program in the different spaces will include exhibitions, performances, concerts, screenings, and lectures. The variety of programs mirrors the broad spectrum that Beijing’s and international independent space scene. Project proposals for the next edition can vary between all these event types, but should take place during the last week of August (August 22nd -28th). Besides the different events the app map of most of the independent art spaces all over China will be launched. This map will give an overview about the projects happening right now in China and will make it easier to get the spaces connected.

If you want to participate:

● Please send us a project proposal with a description of how you want to participate. The proposal should include the project (exhibition, performance, screening, talk, music performance, dinner etc.), the place, where it will take place, and a short background about the organizing body.

● If you are a space and want to participate, but would rather host another project, then to apply with one, please let us know!

● A jury will assess all proposals and select the participating project by the middle of June.

● Please send us your proposals before June 12th.

● Please send you project proposal to ias2016@foxmail.com

The organization team 组织者：
I: project space, Institute for Provocation, LAB47, ON SPACE

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