Free from the Daily Grind for the Arts Stories from Elsewhere
Since 2016, artists-in-residence have shared uncensored accounts of their personal experiences and characteristics of their residencies under the International Residency Program of the BMWKMS and provided future participants with hints for orienting on site upon invitation by Away Art Residencies. They have created colorful diaries that offer private insights and tell about experiences and artistic creation, about where their thoughts were traveling and how it felt to live in an unfamiliar environment.
While some artists-in-residence deliberately decided not to take part, others reported that they were inspired by Away Art Residencies to sketch out their explorations. A steadily growing archive of personal chronicles is waiting to be discovered.
Darja Shatalova
At first, three months in Egypt seemed incredibly long to me. My flight to Cairo at the end of December was cancelled by the airline and I ended up landing in Hurghada for roughly the same price. I stood in the strong wind, looking out over the sea and at a few veiled women sitting on the beach and I couldn’t quite define what it all meant – for me, for my artistic path, for my life…
Zita Oberwalder
William Shakespeare
The Winter’s Tale
Act 2
Scene 1
