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IN SITU is the European platform for artistic creation in public space.

It is led by Lieux publics, European and national centre for artistic creation in public space, located in Marseille (FR).

Since 2003, it has supported around 300 artists and brought together 18 partners from 13 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

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Narratives

Conversations and reflections connecting artists with audiences, programmers and experts, feeding artistic creation and the network itself.

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 2 — S2

Digital spaces : what about digital realm as public space ?

What forms take digital art or performance in public space? How art is narrated through digital technology? How about to imagine digital space as public space? How to integrate digital technology in a site-specific creation? What about the potential of cultural and digital mediation in the creation of new urban public spaces ? Doesn't digital performance reinforce the individualistic side of our society?

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 1 — S2

Regeneration of places : a urban space to claim ?

How to build meaning in urban space ? How art in public space regenerates the city ? How to vitalize, create, claim and bring public space to life ? What are the risks and obstacles? What’s relationship to public spaces ? What’s relation to politicians in charges ? to inhabitants ?

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 6 — S1

Digital spaces: from dichotomy to reunion of virtual and real spaces

Digital spaces, from a dichotomy between virtual and real spaces to a vision where the two dimensions embrace each other ?What do we call digital spaces? A dimension beyond the real world? What's effects on us ? How do digital spaces coincide or enrich the physical spaces?How digital/technology based project enlarge the means to engage the audience ?

IN SITU Podcast — Pristina Special Episode

Cultural identity

An introduction to Kosovo cultural landscape

As part of the (UN)COMMON SPACES project, the Hot House - an event introducing 20 new emerging artists to the network - is being held in Pristina, Kosovo on April 2023.Our partner, the ODA Theater welcomes the Hot House, and its associated citizen, Lura Limani, writer, editor and researcher, to prepare a series of articles introducing participants and readers to the unique territory that is Pristina.Discover the history, artistic landscape and future of the Kosovar capital in a series of three articles, introduced in this conversation recorded in April 2023.

Forged in hardship: How artists survived and resisted in the segregated Kosovo of the ‘90s

Cultural identity

A conversation with Florent Mehmeti by Lura Limani

Theater director Florent Mehmeti recounts the fledgling underground arts scene in Prishtina and how it spurred his interest in public space.

C-ING — Word hybrids and deconstructing to construct again

Regeneration of places

Veronika Tzekova

Veronika Tzekova (AT), associate artist of La Strada under the (UN)COMMON SPACES project, takes us through her week-long residency and site-specific works for AUDIO IBRIDA at ZONA K in Milan, in October/December 2022.

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 5 — S1

Cultural identity

Cultural identity: from identity to inclusivity

How can we define cultural identity? How does it reflect with the work of a programmer, of an artist? How can we define inclusivity? What does it require?How to identify blind spots as artists and programmers?

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 4 — S1

Nature: from site-specific art to Nature/Artists interconnection

How has site-specific art evolved with time? How is the Human/Nature relationship built?How can Nature benefit from artistic experimentation? How can Nature and Artists interconnect?What can we do better?

Inside Sauf le Dimanche and Eléctrico 28 Exploratory Residency

Watch and read about a longer, deeper type of residency

In the fall of 2022, the artists Eléctrico 28 and Sauf le Dimanche gathered in Tàrrega, Spain for an exploratory residency hosted by IN SITU's Partner FiraTàrrega. Responding to the associate artists' need to work more process-based, to focus on research and exchange, their research laboratory is a telling example of a growing trend within the network.

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 3 — S1

Social justice: "Artivism" in public space

"Artivism" what? Public space as a civil right? Art as a catalyst? Art in public space: which impact on society?

Kaleider's Tour Diary 2022

Seth Honnor

Seth Honnor, artistic director of Kaleider (UK) and associate artist of Freedom Festival under the (UN)COMMON SPACES project, shares with us part of his European tour through the IN SITU network. With various projects in diffusion ('PIG', 'Robot Selfie', 'The Money', 'The Time it Takes','Fish Mobile'), production and research ('Arch') Seth Honnor offers us an intimate behind the scenes glimpse of an IN SITU artist.

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 2 — S1

Communities: from inherited to participatory

What is a community? How practice can create communities? How can we facilitate connection?

IN SITU Podcast — Episode 1 — S1

Regeneration of places

Regeneration od places : a story of art and space

What is public space and how has it evolved? How can art transform this perception?

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Regeneration of places

Conversations on art and public space from the voices that do it

Artistic Acupunctures: a dialogue with the civil society

Cultural identity

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio

What is happening when you let nine artists explore nine European places, asking them to respond to social, cultural and urban local issues?In this podcast Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, author of the "Acupuncture series", gives insights on the concept of this experimental artistic research project.

IN SITU ACT Days

Regeneration of places

Live Talk Session

How to reclaim digital and physical public space? Working in public space today

How to connect art and sustainability?

Thomas Lamers

While we see numerous hot-topics emerge, questioning the relationship or even the responsibility that art should have in an evolution towards an inclusive and environmental-friendly society, where do artists and organisers stand? How to foster a holistic approach that can really make a difference?

Artistic Acupuncture, nine European territories under the artistic microscope

Regeneration of places

Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio

"Let’s now open an imaginary window. What do we see? Is this how we imagine public space?"This final article written by Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio completes the entire series of nine articles about the Artistic Acupuncture missions that took place all over Europe.

Activities

Collaborations, reflection, conversations… the inside work necessary to keep the dialogue with European cultural policy makers and institutions.

IN SITU 20th anniversary

Happy 20th anniversary to the network!

Artistic Laboratory #4

Artistic updates at the heart of the gathering

IN SITU is hiring an apprentice

Join our team!

Hot House 2023

Hosted by ODA Teatri in Pristina, Kosovo — April 2023

Meet the (UN)COMMON SPACES Partners

Discover who they are, what they do and where they work in this new series.

Artistic Laboratory #3

Deeper in the artistic

Artistic Laboratory #2

Finally meeting!

Joining the dots // Bridging the gap(s)

A reflection on the European project IN SITU ACT (2016-2020)

(UN)COMMON SPACES Artistic Laboratory

(UN)COMMON SPACES first Artistic Lab, entirely online

IN SITU partners with EUNIC Singapore to contribute to the Cultural Smart City of tomorrow, with Thomas Lamers

A new edition for the MOOC Create in Public Space

(UN)COMMON SPACES 2020-2024

Artists perceive public spaces as UNCOMMON SPACES, their vision is essential for the inhabitants to share real COMMON SPACES.

IN SITU unveils new identity

Celebrating artistic creation and the network conversations