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CALL FOR RESIDENCY APPLICATION 2015
ODYSSÉE PROGRAM
PARC ROUSSEAU
Jardin des Lumières
July-December 2015
arts / literature
philosophy / landscape
Contact:
Mélanie Garziglia
responsable du programme
culturel
melanie.garziglia@parc-rousseau.fr
+33(0)3 44 10 45 84
www.parc-rousseau.fr
L’étang suspendu, Vincent Dupont, Cie J’y pense souvent (…)
Festival des Fabriques 2014 – Parc Rousseau
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PARC ROUSSEAU. Jardin des Lumières
1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr
Parc Rousseau, 40 minutes from Paris hosts since 2013 a
Cultural Center with a residency program. As part of the 2015
Odyssée program coordinated by the ACCR with the support of
French Ministry of culture and communication, it launches a call
for residency application. This call concerns artists and
researchers from abroad.
PURPOSE OF THE
PROGRAM
The program concerns three persons applying individually or in group
with a project of creation or research in relation with the cultural and
artistic project of the place: either echoing the spirit or intellectual
legacy of the garden, or dealing with questions of landscape and
environment underpin by the place.
Fields requested
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Oral or written literature: writer, poet, playwright,
scriptwriter;
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Philosophy: philosopher dealing with aspects such as
Rousseau legacy, the Enlightenment, utopia, philanthropy,
ecological philosophy ;
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Arts and Landscape: garden historian, landscape
gardener, architect, designer, botanist, ethnobotanist
(around the themes of herborising, the pattern of the
islands, Utopia, Arcadia);
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Visual arts: video maker, illustrator, photographer,
performer (note that there are no equipped workplaces);
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Professional of culture committed in multidisicplinarity or
specialized in outdoor production;
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Performing arts: projects being Site specific
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Other practices relevant with the place: crossdisciplinary approaches being welcome.
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PARC ROUSSEAU. Jardin des Lumières
1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr
Parc Rousseau. Jardin des Lumières
Parc Rousseau is both an 18th century landscape garden and a
Cultural Center located in Ermenonville (Oise department, France).
The Cultural Center combines the heritage of this garden with
contemporary creation.
Since 1763, the Marquis de Girardin imagined for his land a
huge master plan still considered as a reference in
landscape garden history. Its unique arrangement offers a
wandering for body and soul punctuated by little edifices
called fabriques, paths and varied homage to poetry,
philosophy, arts, and the presence of informal wild nature.
With
its
precursory
taste
for
landscape
design and
picturesque aesthetic this garden announces the coming of
European romanticism. Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent the
last weeks of his existence before being inhume on the Isle of
Poplars. Thereon it became a pilgrimage destination and
many of its patterns have been quoted throughout European
gardens.
Ideological garden par excellence, Parc Rousseau, provides
food for thought to look at today’s society:
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physical space and real-time of sensitive perception ;
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garden as a world in itself ;
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presence of the arts : poetry, visual arts, performing arts ;
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Rousseau’s legacy and Enlightenment values: education,
introspection, social progress, equality among men.
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PARC ROUSSEAU. Jardin des Lumières
1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr
CONDITIONS OF
ACCOMMODATION
Parc Rousseau provides, for the personal use of the resident, a
house and a studio.
The Guard’s house
This early 20th-century-two-storey house offers 3 bedrooms,
an equipped kitchen opening on a living room, 1 bathroom
and a wireless connection.
The Studio
The studio is equipped with a kitchen-veranda, a bedroom, a
bathroom and a wireless connection.
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PARC ROUSSEAU. Jardin des Lumières
1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr
WORKING CONDITIONS
Resident artists or researchers can benefit from the use of
the entire garden as well as an access to the intern library
and data bases. The structure cannot provide
technical devices or material since the place is not
yet equipped with specific workplaces. However,
insofar as the team of the Park is able, it can provide a
general backup: logistical and intellectual resources,
networking with cultural and artistic institutions, and
professional advice.
For the needs of the project during the residence period, a
car is available, providing that the resident agree with the
use conditions and shows an international driving license.
Grant
For the applicants with a team project, they should
submit a complete file with biographical details of each
and a description of the stakes of a collective project.
The selected applicants will be offered a 1 200 € grant
per month and the refunding of their travel fees (up to
a determined level according to their country of origin).
Moreover the candidate is accommodated for free in
the structure.
Agenda
Application deadline: 22 novembre 2014
Odyssée Commission deciding on the application: January 2015
Reply to applications: February 2015
Residency period: July-December 2015
The candidates are selected on the basis of the relevance
of their project towards the artistic and cultural program
of Parc Rousseau.
The residence is scheduled for a maximum duration of
2 months and should take place on a common
agreement between July and December 2015.
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1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr
APPLICATION
nd
until 22
Novembre
The applications must be written in French or in English,
and should mention "Odyssée 2015" in object.
Applications should include:
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curriculum vitae / short biography ;
personal project for the residency period in line with
the global project of Parc Rousseau ;
cover letter ;
recommendation letter ;
copy of passport or national identity card ;
copy of an acceptable driver's licence in France.
Eligibility
This call for project is open to writers, philosophers, culture
professionals, professionals in the field of garden history and
landscape, and visual or performing artists from a foreign
country. Transverse practices are encouraged. There is no age
restriction but the candidate must be a professional, therefor
students’ applications. According to international commitments
carried by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication,
the applications of citizens of the following countries will be
examined in priority:
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APPLICATION TO BE SENT
by mail
Algeria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar;
Afghanistan, Burma, China, Korea, India, Japan, Philippines,
Singapore ;
Brazil, Haiti, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru ;
Canada ;
Hungary and Poland and other countries members of the
European Union since 2004 ;
Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mme Corinne Charpentier, directrice
Parc Rousseau - Jardin des Lumières
" Odyssée 2015 "
1 rue René de Girardin
60950 Ermenonville – France
Copy to:
ACCR - Hôtel Massa
" Odyssée 2015 "
38 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques
75014 Paris - FRANCE
APPLICATION TO BE SENT
by e-mail
Mme Mélanie Garziglia, responsable du programme culturel
melanie.garziglia@parc-rousseau.fr mentioning
"Odyssée 2015" in the object.
Copy to:
info@accr-europe.org mentioning
"Odyssée 2015" in the object.
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PARC ROUSSEAU. Jardin des Lumières
1 rue René de Girardin – 60950 Ermenonville - France
Tél. +33(0)3 44 10 45 75 – www.parc-rousseau.fr