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A few days after informing the artists of the result of the final selection process we were invited to make a "Tour" through the Hangar studios. 

Joana Cerviá did a great, funny and informative introduction. 

Explaining what is what, who is who and a bit of history of the building, the area of “Poble Nou” and Hangar itself. 

 I was overwhelmed when I got notified to be accepted. But not as much as when I came to see the possibilities that HANGAR just opened up to me:

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@MarcoNorris @joanacervia @ciprianhomrodean at the space reserved for extraordinary projects or the international short term residents:

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Workshop of Pure Data, Arduino, open software and Robotica. 

EVERY THURSDAY you can also join the open space with BEFACO, bring and discuss your project from 16h to 19h. 

BEFACO is a permanently installed collective at Hangar.org organizing DIY workshops for synthesized moduls!!!

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There‘s another workshop for, I would call it earthly materials: Wood, metal, plastic etc. worn by @pense:

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There are two laser plotters (one is dead I think) to be used for the price of the ink.

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A 3D Printer:

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A lab for digital image guided by @sergibotella:

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Audio and Video Blackboxes for image and sound editing:

Oh man, just writing this down I am getting all excited again! I am sure I will leave something out. Sorry in advance!

Let’s go upstairs and see the artist studios. 

There are 14 spaces for 18 artists:

At this moment there are these talented people in residency:

Giuliana Racco and Matteo Guidi, Ariadna Guiteras, Andrea Gomez, Marco Noris, Marc Serra, Ciprian Homrodean, Christina Schultz, Diego Paonessa, Lucia Pino, Mario Santamaria, German Portal

The kitchen:

The hallway, reunion room and YES, that is a ping pong table in the back!

And here’s my lovely shared space with Megan Michalak, who still has to arrive.

This was at the very beginning:

And this is how it looks so far:

The “Hangar committee” for the selection of artists in residence in 2015 was composed by: Mireia Sallarès, Nuria Güell, (two excellent artists), Tere Badía, director of Hangar, Frederic Montornès, curator and critic, and Jeffrey Swartz, a curator and educator.

Here are the values, the selection committee established for the call of this year 2015 and sent out to the preselected who finally weren't selected. Each also received a personal valuation.

"In joint decision the committee evaluates three fundamental aspects:

The real need for a studio, the work quality (of the artist), and the specific moment of  the career that would make it especially fruitful to pass through Hangar.

The committee also values the knowledge and awareness the applicants have towards the heart and spirit of Hangar. The residence implies to establish a link to the community, to interact and exchange (give and receive). Lastly (the commission values) the consistency of the presented project and the interview session."

So if you got curious by now what kind of an artist am I:

I am a golden star diver kid. Mostly in a happy mood and doing SOMETHING .

Mostly to make YOU do things too. Even do nothing.

Here are some sites to visit:

of projects: 

http://www.christinaschultz.com/postcards/

http://www.christinaschultz.com/wall/

http://donothingtwo.tumblr.com/

of stop motion performances:

https://vimeo.com/67434880

https://vimeo.com/54809274

of collage movies and other

First of all I would like to make quite clear, that this post is following my personal values in the professional world of open code and transparency which I SHARE with Hangar.org

My strategies to grow as a connected artist, a helpful content strategist and an authentic person in this world are based on insistence, desire and transparency.

Which makes me vulnerable of course to make mistakes, be slow and constantly doubtful about the veracity of my longings.

Right after this I would also like to insist that I am enormously grateful for all the support and the trust I received as well in the past as nowadays by many, many people.

Being a "self-taught " person without academic background I might have suffered from lack of confidence every once in a while, whether being a "real" artist.

That is not really fair from my part toward the people that taught me during all these years.

I am not SELF taught! I learn from other(s).

And I know I will learn a lot at my new residency at HANGAR.org.

I am very PROUD and HAPPY to be a selected artist in residence at HANGAR studios for a 2 year period.

The HANGAR studios are one of the artistic research and production centers for contemporary art in Barcelona. Financed both from private and public funding.

Vacancies in their residencies are quite wanted.

Every year, 7 artists become selected for the 30 squaremeter, sized studios and the access to all kinds of media, tools, workshops, consulting, communication spaces and other professional opportunities.

How did I get in here?

I started to explore the Barcelona art scene 4 years ago. Since than I applied EVERY year as well as to many other supporting organizations around the world.

During 2 years I would be disappointed to see that I wasn't selected anywhere. Than I changed the chip.

During that time I worked out loads of artistic projects anyway.

Alone, with others, by others.

I sure made myself seen in the small Barcelona art world. By 2014 my name would at least sound familiar.

What did it meant to me to change the attitude?

I did not try anymore to sound academic. I was so “respectful” before the written word, that I often missed to be myself.

So I started to write the same way I talked - and focus on being CLEAR and SHORT.

Of course I applied writing techniques I learned during the years but I didn't change the "tone" anymore.

The year 2015 started with 2 applications. One to Barcelona Producció and one to Hangar.org

Both of them were written in my OWN words. For the first time I didn't try to sound academic.

BCN Producció selected other projects.

Than arrived the invitation to the pre-selection talk of HANGAR. I was flashed.

What happened during that talk?

Physically I was extremely nervous. I smelled bad and was near to fainting - low blood pressure :)

Seriously! But I ENJOYED that! It was physical - it was real.

Since I didn't want them to think that I always smell like a horse I told them I was nervous at the very beginning

and also that I know I shouldn't be.

I used this literally fluent energy to talk sincerely and open.

I wanted to ask THEM a lot of things. But of course they wanted to ask ME.

What did they ask me?

The first questions would gather around my work. Which comforted me a lot, since me and my work are very good friends and it's easy to talk about something you love.

The most interesting question though was:

"How would you see yourself AFTER the 2 years of residency at Hangar?"

GREAT question! I would love to be able to look ahead for the term of 2 years, something I would love to learn! So far, my plans go until November (which is quite an achievement)

Anyway I answered that I would enjoy knowing that I had given more visibility to Hangar, the artists I am planning to work with and through this ALSO to myself.