Within the framework of the Shifting Grounds, 2 cultural practitioners are participating in a residency that explores new processes for artistic, institutional and cultural considerations for local ecological and environmental issues, looking at a more cyclical system for dealing with and using resources. This residency fits within the approaches adopted by Remote Closeness, in an effort to foster the creation of alternative practices and/or the formation of an impactful collective. 

The shifting Grounds residents are Duha Abu Yahya and Sara Ramahi, two cultural practitioners who have worked together to study the current connection between the cultural sector and ecology, and explore how artists, institutions and collectives can work in a sustainable mode, which would eventually create a rippling effect that would influence the approaches artists use to making art.

At the end of the residency, the residents will be presenting their research could in various formats. You can follow their updates through their biweekly blogs here.