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In 2019 Nieuwe Instituut joined forces with Tilting Axis to offer a Fellowship to an applicant based in the Caribbean. We are delighted to announce that Amanda T. McIntyre (Trinidad and Tobago) has been selected as the fifth Tilting Axis / Nieuwe Instituut Fellow. Amanda will begin her/their Fellowship at the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam starting February 2025 and continuing research and activities through July 2025.
Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the fifth iteration of the Fellowship programme for applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and support research-based practices and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field. Together with the leading partners—Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis—other cultural institutions including Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstinstituut Melly will engage with the selected applicant during the Fellowship.
In a hybrid online and offline meeting, Tilting Axis and the Nieuwe Instituut will discuss the research project of this year’s fellow, Klieon John. Researcher Federica Notari and Tilting Axis co-founder Annalee Davis will discuss his project Nieuwe Bohío, in which he ultimately seeks to translate indigenous Caribbean history, culture and mythology into a cinematic augmented reality experience.
In 2019 Nieuwe Instituut joined forces with Tilting Axis to offer a Fellowship to an applicant based in the Caribbean. We are delighted to share news that Klieon John, from St. Kitts and Nevis, has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Tilting Axis / Nieuwe Instituut Fellowship. Klieon will begin his Fellowship at Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam starting February 2024 and will thereafter continue research and activities through August 2024.
Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the fourth iteration of the Fellowship program for applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and support research based practices and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field. Together with the leading partners - Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis - other cultural institutions including Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstinstituut Melly will engage with the selected applicant during the Fellowship.
In this essay, Infraestudio co-founders Anadis González and Fernando Martirena explore the relationships that architecture performs within institutional systems. The duo takes us along in how they navigate between politics and theatre in their proposals, which are constantly faced with local challenges caused by the political environment.
Infraestudio is the recipient of the Tilting Axis/Het Nieuwe Instituut Research Fellowship 2021/2022, which is organised in collaboration with Stedelijk Studies. This text outlines Infraestudio’s fellowship research, which delves into whether architecture practices can mobilise social solidarity beyond their functional space-making role. How can architects influence future political horizons beyond the long-established frameworks they operate within?
Barbadian multi-disciplinary designer and architect Israel Mapp has been selected as the recipient of the Tilting Axis /Het Nieuwe Instituut Fellowship 2023. Israel Mapp will begin the Fellowship at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam starting February 2023 and will continue his research and activities through July 2023.
The selection of fellows or our 2023 Tilting Axis Fellowship are selected by an international jury composed of leading scholars and practitioners, in this post we share on the nine members of the jury and their focus.
Cuban architect-duo Anadis Gonzales and Fernando Martirena, founders of Infraestudio, are the recipients of the Tilting Axis/Het Nieuwe Instituut Research Fellowship 2021/2022. During this evening they will present a series of fictional projects developed during the fellowship, which critically question the relationship between architectural design and current problems such as political transparency, the boycott of ecology, censorship, surveillance and punishment. Invited to join the conversation are Neyran Turan and Jonas Staal. This event is moderated by Federica Notari.
On April 22, Earth Day, In Search for the Pluriverse opens as part of the festive programme A More-than-Human Night at the Museum organised by Het Nieuwe Instituut. In Search for the Pluriverse is open at Het Nieuwe Instituut from 23.04.22 - 07.08.22 and supports the work of 2020 Tilting Axis Fellow, Sean Leonard.
Cuban architect-duo Anadis Gonzales and Fernando Martirena, founders of Infraestudio, are the recipients of the Tilting Axis/Het Nieuwe Instituut Research Fellowship 2021/2022. During this evening they will present a series of fictional projects developed during the fellowship, which critically question the relationship between architectural design and current problems such as political transparency, the boycott of ecology, censorship, surveillance and punishment. Invited to join the conversation are Neyran Turan and Jonas Staal. This event is moderated by Federica Notari.
Het Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the third iteration of the Fellowship program for mid-career or established applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field. Together with the leading partners - Het Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis - other cultural institutions including Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstinstituut Melly will collaborate with the selected applicant during the Fellowship.
In autumn 2019, Het Nieuwe Instituut joined forces with Tilting Axis to offer a Fellowship to an applicant based in the Caribbean. Cuban architect-duo Fernando Martirena and Anadis Gonzàles have been selected as the recipients of the Tilting Axis /Het Nieuwe Instituut Fellowship 2021/2022. Martirena and González founded the architecture office Infraestudio in Havana in 2016.
In autumn 2019, Het Nieuwe Instituut joined forces with Tilting Axis to offer a fellowship to an applicant based in the Caribbean. Cuban architect Fernando Martirena has been selected as the recipient of the Tilting Axis /Het Nieuwe Instituut Fellowship 2021/2022. Together with Anadis González, Martirena founded the architecture office Infraestudio in Havana in 2016.
Het Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis launch the second iteration of a fellowship programme for mid-career or established applicants based in the Caribbean. The initiative aims to foster and stimulate mutual exchange between the Caribbean region and the Dutch cultural field. Together with lead partners Het Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis, other cultural institutions including Amsterdam Museum, De Appel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Kunstinstituut Melly will collaborate with the selected applicant during the fellowship.
Het Nieuwe Instituut caught up with Tilting Axis fellow Sean Leonard inviting him to reflect on his 2020-2021 experience including reflections on his research methodology, his decision to work with a specific Maroon community in Suriname, and future projects he has in the pipeline.
On 18 February 2021, architect Sean Leonard, the recipient of the first Tilting Axis/Het Nieuwe Instituut Research Fellowship, will present his research project on the relationship between architecture and water.
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Sean Leonard, the 2020 awardee of the Tilting Axis/ Het Nieuwe Instituut Research Fellowship, launches his research website www.korjaal-ing.space . Below he reflects briefly on its concept and creation.
We are pleased to inform you that Sean Leonard has been interviewed by curators Sophie Krier and Erik Wong as part of the travelling academy of Het Nieuwe Instituut, called In Search of the Pluriverse. Sean has been invited to one of the Warming Up Talks because his research for this fellowship is closely aligned with the main themes of the travelling academy.
The Tilting Axis Research Fellow 2020, Sean Leonard, shares thoughts around his preliminary field research which will inform his ongoing studies into the documentation of the construction and making of both spaces and things, of a maroon community on the Tapanahoni River in Suriname.
