Announcing awardees of Studio Residency 2019
Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to announce the names of the artists from South Asia and Switzerland who have been selected to avail the Studio Residency it offers.
Mohsin Shafi | Visual Arts | Lahore
Lapdiang Artimai Syiem | Theatre | Shillong
Birender Kumar Yadav | Visual Arts | Delhi
Mariel Manuel | Design | Lausanne
Stefanie Knobel | Visual Arts | Zurich
Karolina Ohman | Music | Basel
The selection in South Asia was made by a jury comprising of Pinak Banik, a visual artist, media practitioner, art educator and independent researcher; Menika van der Poorten, a photographic artist, curator and arts manager from Colombo, Sri Lanka; Nimmy Raphel a resident actor-director, dancer, musician, and puppeteer at Adishakti in Pondicherry, and Akshay Pathak, Head Pro Helvetia New Delhi.
The selection has been jointly agreed with Pro Helvetia’s specialist departments in Zurich.
Residencies offer the artist an opportunity to research, experiment and engage. We hope that the awardees will gain from the opportunity and be able to form sustainable networks for the future.
For more information about Studio Residencies click here.
