Concepts / Topics

The location in the marsh, which was once flooded by the sea - and will probably be again in the future as the climate crisis progresses - offers interested parties a study area of its own kind. The cultivation of the nutrient-rich marshland is considered a particularly successful "battle against nature".

oesterfeld 04 as a "wild" island in this region characterised by conventional agriculture, would like to offer a space of retreat to actors from different social fields (art, humanities, social and natural sciences, politics, crafts, technology) in which ideas and projects beyond everyday routines can emerge from multiple perspectives. Common themes could be: the end of the narrative of progress and growth and instead a preoccupation with strategies of "adaptation" and resilience-building, as is the subject of the degrowth movement in particular, multispecies ethnographies that do not presuppose humans in an exceptional role on the planet, interpretations of the term Anthropocene or questions of the representation of "nature" in the field of art.

Irrespective of this topic, the residency is available as a production site for artistic and/or artistic-activist projects and artistic research relating to other topics.
The hosts in the house (owner couple / artist, sociologist) can offer contacts to various local networks and individuals. If desired, there is access to an extensive library.