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<div class="rtecenter"> </div> <div><span style="font-size:28px;"><strong><a href="#EN">INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS CLICK HERE</a></strong></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-size:22px;"><strong>Algab konkurss ERMi rahvusvahelisse residentuuri!</strong><br /> <strong>Fotokogu uurimine ja näituse kokkupanek</strong></span><br /> <br /> ERMi fotoarhiiv klaasnegatiividest digipiltideni ootab uurijaid. Neli residenti saab kuue kuu vältel süveneda meie fotoarhiivi ning panna oma töö tulemusena ERMi vahetuvate näituste saalis (742 rm) kokku ühisnäituse, mis on avatud 25. novembrist 2026 kuni 4. juulini 2027. <br /> <br /> Esitage taotlus <a href="https://forms.gle/m5qoxNwyYiYAkBGd9">siin</a> hiljemalt <strong>28. veebruariks 2026.</strong> <p data-end="13028" data-start="13014"><strong data-end="13026" data-start="13014">Kiirinfo</strong><br /> <strong data-end="13053" data-start="13031">Taotluste tähtaeg:</strong> 28. veebruar 2026, kell 23:59 (EET, UTC+2)<br /> <strong data-end="13129" data-start="13101" style="font-size: 16px;">Residentide kinnitamine:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 27. märts 2026</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><br /> <strong data-end="13458" data-start="13447" style="font-size: 16px;">Toetus:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 10 000 € / resident + majutus ja transport koosloome- ja paigaldusperioodil + produktsioonimeeskond ja produktsioonikulud</span><br /> <strong data-end="13165" data-start="13149" style="font-size: 16px;">Residentuur:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 1. mai – 30. september 2026 (hübriidne: uurimistöö võib toimuda ka väljaspool Eestit)</span><br /> <strong data-end="13300" data-start="13256" style="font-size: 16px;">Kohustuslikud koosloomeperioodid Tartus:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 25.–29. mai ja 29. juuni – 3. juuli 2026</span><br /> <strong data-end="13366" data-start="13346" style="font-size: 16px;">Näitus on avatud:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 25. november 2026 – 4. juuli 2027</span><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-kkk">Korduma Kippuvad Küsimused</a></p> <strong>Kogu</strong><br /> Eesti Rahva Muuseumis on üle 400 000 foto, mida on kogutud juba 19. sajandi teisest poolest. 1910. aastal asutatud kogu dokumenteerib Eesti argielu, materiaalset kultuuri ja sotsiaalseid muutusi.<br /> Iga arhiiv toimib kui omamoodi taristu – see, mida kogutakse, kuidas seda kirjeldatakse, mida digiteeritakse jne, põhineb kindlal otsustusmudelil. Kataloogikaardid, metaandmed ja andmebaasipäringud peegeldavad väärtusvalikuid ning kujundavad ligipääsu mälule ja seega ka selle mõistmisele.<br /> <br /> Loe kogudest lähemalt siin: <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-fotokogu">ERMi fotokogu</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Raamistik</strong><br /> Residentuur toimub visuaalantropoloogia kontekstis: fotod ei ole üksnes kultuurikujutised, vaid muutuv kultuuripraktika. Mida inimesed piltidega teevad ja mida pildid inimestega?<br /> ERM pakub neljale residendile koostööpõhist loomeuuringut.<br /> <br /> Ootame mitmesuguseid tõlgendusi, aga pakume välja järgmised lähtepunktid:<br /> <u>1. Arhiiv kui argikultuur</u><br /> Millist elu peetakse argiseks? Mis väärib pildistamist? Kuidas koguja küsimused ja tööraamistik on määranud seda, mis arhiivi sattus?<br /> <u>2. Vaatamine, eetika ja tõlgendus</u><br /> Uurimise all on fotode sotsiaalne pool. Kes pildistas keda ja miks? Millised olid nende omavahelised võimusuhted? Kuidas muutuvad need fotod avalikuks pärandiks.<br /> <u>3 . Montaaž, mustrid ja aeg</u><br /> Kui järjestada sarnased pildid, siis missugused mustrid või narratiivid tekivad? Kuidas loob kordus normaalsuse ja tüüpilisuse kategooriad? <br /> <u>4. Arhiiv kui infrastruktuur</u><strong> </strong><br /> Arhiivi kui toimiva süsteemi uurimine. Kuidas metaandmete skeemid ja digiteerimisvalikud mõjutavad fotode leitavust? Kuidas tehnilised otsused kujundavad kultuurimälu?<br /> <br /> <strong>Protsess</strong><br /> Residendid töötavad ühise materjaliga, et tulemus oleks võrreldav. Nad teevad pidevalt koostööd (töötoad, tagasiside) ning panevad töö põhjal kokku ühise näituse.<br /> <br /> <strong>ERMi rahaline ja logistiline tugi:</strong> <ul> <li>loomestipendium 10 000 eurot igale residendile;</li> <li>majutus- ja transpordikulud koosloomeperioodide ning näituse montaaži ajal;</li> <li>näituse produktsioonikulud vastavalt muuseumi eelarve võimalustele;</li> <li>täismahus ligipääs arhiividele koos muuseumi toega;</li> <li>näituse arhitekt-kujundaja ja produktsioonimeeskond.</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Residentuuri eeldused kandidaadile</strong>: <ul> <li>dokumenteeritud ja sisukas kokkupuude fotograafia, arhiivide, etnograafia või visuaalse antropoloogiaga (kunsti, uurimise või hübriidpraktika kaudu);</li> <li>valmidus teha kuus kuud uurimistööd;</li> <li>valmidus teha sisukat koostööd;</li> <li>kriitiline ja avatud lähenemine;</li> <li>uurimistulemuste esitamine näituse ettevalmistusprotsessis;</li> <li>inglise keele valdamine (residentuuri töökeel).</li> </ul> <br /> Taotlejatel ei pea olema teaduskraad ega varasemat arhiivikogemust. Kasuks tuleb näiteks etnoloogia, kultuuriuurimise, semiootika, infoteaduse ja filmitaust, kui need toovad fotokogule kriitilise perspektiivi. Olulisel kohal on uudishimu, koostööoskus ja pühendumine.<br /> <br /> <strong>Näituse </strong><strong>eesmärk</strong><br /> Näituse eesmärk on teha nähtavaks arhiivisüsteemide varjatud pool ning osutada, kuidas mitu vaadet toob esile sama materjali eri tahke. Lisaks tuleb näituse kaudu välja arhiivi roll kultuurimälu infrastruktuurina.<br /> <br /> <strong>Kuidas kandideerida</strong><br /> Esitage taotlus <a href="https://forms.gle/m5qoxNwyYiYAkBGd9">siin</a> hiljemalt <strong>28. veebruariks 2026.</strong><br /> <br /> Lisage palun: <ul> <li>CV (kuni 2 lk),</li> <li>portfoolio,</li> <li>roll ja miks te olete selleks sobiv kandidaat,</li> <li>uurimisettepanek: lähenemisnurk, meetodid, küsimused (kuni 1000 sõna).</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Ajakava</strong> <ul> <li>28. veebruar 2026 – taotluste esitamise tähtaeg</li> <li>27. märts – residentide kinnitamine</li> <li>1. mai kuni 30. september – residentuur <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>esimene koosloomeperiood : 25.–29. mai</li> <li>teine koosloomeperiood : 29. juuni–3. juuli</li> </ul> </li> <li>26. november 2026 – koosloomes sündinud näituse avamine</li> </ul> <br /> Residendid valib välja Eesti Rahva Muuseumi näituste komisjon.<br /> <br /> Vastame teie küsimustele aadressil <a href="mailto:residency@erm.ee">residency@erm.ee</a>.<br /> <br /> <a id="EN" name="EN">- - - - </a> <div> <div id="_com_1" uage="JavaScript"> <p data-end="110" data-start="0"><span style="font-size:22px;"><strong>Open Call for Applications: International Residency<br /> Researching the Photo Archive and Producing an Exhibition </strong></span><br /> <br /> The Estonian National Museum's photo archive, ranging from glass negatives to digital images, is open to researchers. Four residents will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in our photo archive over a six-month period and, as a result of their work, co-create a joint exhibition in ERM’s temporary exhibition hall (742 sqm), open from 25 November 2026 to 4 July 2027.<br /> <br /> Submit your application <a href="https://forms.gle/c8BqRDNPVDPwHziV9">here</a> no later than 28 February 2026. <br /> <br /> <strong data-end="44" data-start="19">Application deadline:</strong> 28 February 2026, 23:59 (EET, UTC+2)<br /> <strong data-end="113" data-start="86">Resident confirmations:</strong> 27 March 2026<br /> <strong data-end="144" data-start="132">Support:</strong> €10,000 per resident + accommodation and transport during the co-creation and installation period + exhibition production team and production costs<br /> <strong data-end="300" data-start="286">Residency:</strong> 1 May – 30 September 2026 (hybrid: research can also take place outside Estonia)<br /> <strong data-end="429" data-start="386">Mandatory co-creation periods in Tartu:</strong> 25–29 May and 29 June – 3 July 2026<br /> <strong data-end="490" data-start="470">Exhibition open:</strong> 25 November 2026 – 4 July 2027<br /> <br /> Click here for <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-faq">Frequently Asked Questions </a><br /> <br /> <strong>The Collection</strong><br /> The Estonian National Museum holds more than<strong> </strong><strong data-end="844" data-start="821">400,000 photographs</strong>, collected since the second half of the 19th century. Established in 1910, the collection documents everyday life in Estonia, material culture, and social change. Every archive functions as a form of infrastructure: what is collected, how it is described, what is digitised, and how it is made accessible all rely on specific decision-making models. Catalogue cards, metadata, and database queries reflect value choices and shape access to memory—and, consequently, how that memory is understood.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Framework</strong><br /> This residency operates within the context visual anthropology, examining photographs not just as images of culture, but as evolving cultural practice itself. What do people do with pictures and what do pictures do with people? In modern data-driven societies, photographs undergo another metamorphosis, through technical systems that are not neutral.<br /> <br /> The Estonian National Museum offers four residents a collaborative creative research process. We propose a few points of reference, while we welcome diverse interpretations. </p> <p data-end="1987" data-start="1773"><strong data-end="1808" data-start="1773">1. The Archive as Everyday Culture</strong><br data-end="1811" data-start="1808" /> What kinds of lives are considered “everyday”? What is deemed worth photographing? How have the collector’s questions and working frameworks shaped what entered the archive?<br /> <strong data-end="2031" data-start="1992">2. Looking, Ethics, and Interpretation</strong><br data-end="2034" data-start="2031" /> This perspective focuses on the social dimension of photography. Who photographed whom—and why? What power relations existed between photographer and subject? How do these photographs become public heritage?<br /> 3. <strong data-end="2280" data-start="2249">Montage, Patterns, and Time</strong><br data-end="2283" data-start="2280" /> When similar images are placed side by side, what patterns or narratives emerge? How does repetition produce categories of normality and typicality?<br /> <strong data-end="2472" data-start="2439">4. The Archive as Infrastructure</strong><br data-end="2475" data-start="2472" /> Examining the archive as an operational system. How do metadata schemes and digitisation choices affect the discoverability of photographs? How do technical decisions shape cultural memory?</p> <p data-end="2685" data-start="2674"><strong>Process</strong><br /> Residents will work with a shared body of material to ensure comparability of outcomes. Continuous collaboration is expected through workshops and feedback sessions, culminating in a jointly produced exhibition.</p> <strong>Financial and Logistical Support from the Museum</strong> <ul> <li>A creative grant of 10,000€ per resident.</li> <li>Accommodation and transport expenses for co-working periods and during exhibition installation period.</li> <li>The production costs of the exhibition, subject to approval.</li> <li>Full access to our archives with institutional support.</li> <li>An exhibition architect and the museum’s production team to create the exhibition.</li> </ul> <h3 data-end="3296" data-start="3265"><strong>Requirements for Applicants</strong></h3> <ul data-end="3740" data-start="3298"> <li>Demonstrated and substantial engagement with photography, archives, ethnography or visual anthopology through artistic, research-based or hybrid practices</li> <li>Availability to conduct six months of research</li> <li>Wllingness to engage in meaningful collaboration</li> <li>A critical and open approach</li> <li>Presentation of research outcomes within the exhibition development process</li> <li>Proficiency in English (Working language of the residency)</li> </ul> <br /> Applicants are <strong data-end="3773" data-start="3757">not required</strong> to hold an academic degree or prior archival experience. Backgrounds in ethnology, cultural studies, semiotics, information science, or film are welcome where they bring a critical perspective to the photo collection. Curiosity, collaborative skills, and commitment are key. <p data-end="4073" data-start="4055"><strong>Exhibition Aim</strong><br /> The exhibition seeks to make visible the hidden layers of archival systems and to demonstrate how multiple perspectives reveal different facets of the same material. It will also foreground the archive’s role as an infrastructure of cultural memory.</p> <strong>How To Apply</strong><br /> Submit your application<a href="https://forms.gle/c8BqRDNPVDPwHziV9"> here</a> no later than 28 February 2026. <br /> <br /> Please include: <ul> <li>CV (maximum of 2 pages)</li> <li>Portfolio</li> <li>Role statement: Which position are you applying for and why are you suited for this role?</li> <li>Research proposal: What questions would you bring to this archive? What methods or approaches might you use?</li> </ul> <p data-end="110" data-start="0"><strong>Timeline</strong></p> <ul> <li data-end="110" data-start="0"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">28 February 2026 – Application deadline</span></li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">27 March – Residents confirmed</li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">1 May - 30 September – Residency period <ul> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">25-29 May first co-creation period</li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">29 June - 3 July second co-creation period</li> </ul> </li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">25 November 2026 – Opening of the exhibition</li> </ul> <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">Residents will be selected by the </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Exhibitions Committee</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> of the Estonian National Museum. </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">For questions, please contact </span><strong data-end="5079" data-start="5059" style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-end="5077" data-start="5061" rel="noopener">residency@erm.ee</a></strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">.</span></div> </div>
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<div class="rtecenter"> </div> <div><span style="font-size:28px;"><strong><a href="#EN">INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS CLICK HERE</a></strong></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-size:22px;"><strong>Algab konkurss ERMi rahvusvahelisse residentuuri!</strong><br /> <strong>Fotokogu uurimine ja näituse kokkupanek</strong></span><br /> <br /> ERMi fotoarhiiv klaasnegatiividest digipiltideni ootab uurijaid. Neli residenti saab kuue kuu vältel süveneda meie fotoarhiivi ning panna oma töö tulemusena ERMi vahetuvate näituste saalis (742 rm) kokku ühisnäituse, mis on avatud 25. novembrist 2026 kuni 4. juulini 2027. <br /> <br /> Esitage taotlus <a href="https://forms.gle/m5qoxNwyYiYAkBGd9">siin</a> hiljemalt <strong>28. veebruariks 2026.</strong> <p data-end="13028" data-start="13014"><strong data-end="13026" data-start="13014">Kiirinfo</strong><br /> <strong data-end="13053" data-start="13031">Taotluste tähtaeg:</strong> 28. veebruar 2026, kell 23:59 (EET, UTC+2)<br /> <strong data-end="13129" data-start="13101" style="font-size: 16px;">Residentide kinnitamine:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 27. märts 2026</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><br /> <strong data-end="13458" data-start="13447" style="font-size: 16px;">Toetus:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> 10 000 € / resident + majutus ja transport koosloome- ja paigaldusperioodil + produktsioonimeeskond ja produktsioonikulud</span><br /> <strong data-end="13165" data-start="13149" style="font-size: 16px;">Residentuur:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 1. mai – 30. september 2026 (hübriidne: uurimistöö võib toimuda ka väljaspool Eestit)</span><br /> <strong data-end="13300" data-start="13256" style="font-size: 16px;">Kohustuslikud koosloomeperioodid Tartus:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 25.–29. mai ja 29. juuni – 3. juuli 2026</span><br /> <strong data-end="13366" data-start="13346" style="font-size: 16px;">Näitus on avatud:</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> 25. november 2026 – 4. juuli 2027</span><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-kkk">Korduma Kippuvad Küsimused</a></p> <strong>Kogu</strong><br /> Eesti Rahva Muuseumis on üle 400 000 foto, mida on kogutud juba 19. sajandi teisest poolest. 1910. aastal asutatud kogu dokumenteerib Eesti argielu, materiaalset kultuuri ja sotsiaalseid muutusi.<br /> Iga arhiiv toimib kui omamoodi taristu – see, mida kogutakse, kuidas seda kirjeldatakse, mida digiteeritakse jne, põhineb kindlal otsustusmudelil. Kataloogikaardid, metaandmed ja andmebaasipäringud peegeldavad väärtusvalikuid ning kujundavad ligipääsu mälule ja seega ka selle mõistmisele.<br /> <br /> Loe kogudest lähemalt siin: <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-fotokogu">ERMi fotokogu</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Raamistik</strong><br /> Residentuur toimub visuaalantropoloogia kontekstis: fotod ei ole üksnes kultuurikujutised, vaid muutuv kultuuripraktika. Mida inimesed piltidega teevad ja mida pildid inimestega?<br /> ERM pakub neljale residendile koostööpõhist loomeuuringut.<br /> <br /> Ootame mitmesuguseid tõlgendusi, aga pakume välja järgmised lähtepunktid:<br /> <u>1. Arhiiv kui argikultuur</u><br /> Millist elu peetakse argiseks? Mis väärib pildistamist? Kuidas koguja küsimused ja tööraamistik on määranud seda, mis arhiivi sattus?<br /> <u>2. Vaatamine, eetika ja tõlgendus</u><br /> Uurimise all on fotode sotsiaalne pool. Kes pildistas keda ja miks? Millised olid nende omavahelised võimusuhted? Kuidas muutuvad need fotod avalikuks pärandiks.<br /> <u>3 . Montaaž, mustrid ja aeg</u><br /> Kui järjestada sarnased pildid, siis missugused mustrid või narratiivid tekivad? Kuidas loob kordus normaalsuse ja tüüpilisuse kategooriad? <br /> <u>4. Arhiiv kui infrastruktuur</u><strong> </strong><br /> Arhiivi kui toimiva süsteemi uurimine. Kuidas metaandmete skeemid ja digiteerimisvalikud mõjutavad fotode leitavust? Kuidas tehnilised otsused kujundavad kultuurimälu?<br /> <br /> <strong>Protsess</strong><br /> Residendid töötavad ühise materjaliga, et tulemus oleks võrreldav. Nad teevad pidevalt koostööd (töötoad, tagasiside) ning panevad töö põhjal kokku ühise näituse.<br /> <br /> <strong>ERMi rahaline ja logistiline tugi:</strong> <ul> <li>loomestipendium 10 000 eurot igale residendile;</li> <li>majutus- ja transpordikulud koosloomeperioodide ning näituse montaaži ajal;</li> <li>näituse produktsioonikulud vastavalt muuseumi eelarve võimalustele;</li> <li>täismahus ligipääs arhiividele koos muuseumi toega;</li> <li>näituse arhitekt-kujundaja ja produktsioonimeeskond.</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Residentuuri eeldused kandidaadile</strong>: <ul> <li>dokumenteeritud ja sisukas kokkupuude fotograafia, arhiivide, etnograafia või visuaalse antropoloogiaga (kunsti, uurimise või hübriidpraktika kaudu);</li> <li>valmidus teha kuus kuud uurimistööd;</li> <li>valmidus teha sisukat koostööd;</li> <li>kriitiline ja avatud lähenemine;</li> <li>uurimistulemuste esitamine näituse ettevalmistusprotsessis;</li> <li>inglise keele valdamine (residentuuri töökeel).</li> </ul> <br /> Taotlejatel ei pea olema teaduskraad ega varasemat arhiivikogemust. Kasuks tuleb näiteks etnoloogia, kultuuriuurimise, semiootika, infoteaduse ja filmitaust, kui need toovad fotokogule kriitilise perspektiivi. Olulisel kohal on uudishimu, koostööoskus ja pühendumine.<br /> <br /> <strong>Näituse </strong><strong>eesmärk</strong><br /> Näituse eesmärk on teha nähtavaks arhiivisüsteemide varjatud pool ning osutada, kuidas mitu vaadet toob esile sama materjali eri tahke. Lisaks tuleb näituse kaudu välja arhiivi roll kultuurimälu infrastruktuurina.<br /> <br /> <strong>Kuidas kandideerida</strong><br /> Esitage taotlus <a href="https://forms.gle/m5qoxNwyYiYAkBGd9">siin</a> hiljemalt <strong>28. veebruariks 2026.</strong><br /> <br /> Lisage palun: <ul> <li>CV (kuni 2 lk),</li> <li>portfoolio,</li> <li>roll ja miks te olete selleks sobiv kandidaat,</li> <li>uurimisettepanek: lähenemisnurk, meetodid, küsimused (kuni 1000 sõna).</li> </ul> <br /> <strong>Ajakava</strong> <ul> <li>28. veebruar 2026 – taotluste esitamise tähtaeg</li> <li>27. märts – residentide kinnitamine</li> <li>1. mai kuni 30. september – residentuur <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>esimene koosloomeperiood : 25.–29. mai</li> <li>teine koosloomeperiood : 29. juuni–3. juuli</li> </ul> </li> <li>26. november 2026 – koosloomes sündinud näituse avamine</li> </ul> <br /> Residendid valib välja Eesti Rahva Muuseumi näituste komisjon.<br /> <br /> Vastame teie küsimustele aadressil <a href="mailto:residency@erm.ee">residency@erm.ee</a>.<br /> <br /> <a id="EN" name="EN">- - - - </a> <div> <div id="_com_1" uage="JavaScript"> <p data-end="110" data-start="0"><span style="font-size:22px;"><strong>Open Call for Applications: International Residency<br /> Researching the Photo Archive and Producing an Exhibition </strong></span><br /> <br /> The Estonian National Museum's photo archive, ranging from glass negatives to digital images, is open to researchers. Four residents will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in our photo archive over a six-month period and, as a result of their work, co-create a joint exhibition in ERM’s temporary exhibition hall (742 sqm), open from 25 November 2026 to 4 July 2027.<br /> <br /> Submit your application <a href="https://forms.gle/c8BqRDNPVDPwHziV9">here</a> no later than 28 February 2026. <br /> <br /> <strong data-end="44" data-start="19">Application deadline:</strong> 28 February 2026, 23:59 (EET, UTC+2)<br /> <strong data-end="113" data-start="86">Resident confirmations:</strong> 27 March 2026<br /> <strong data-end="144" data-start="132">Support:</strong> €10,000 per resident + accommodation and transport during the co-creation and installation period + exhibition production team and production costs<br /> <strong data-end="300" data-start="286">Residency:</strong> 1 May – 30 September 2026 (hybrid: research can also take place outside Estonia)<br /> <strong data-end="429" data-start="386">Mandatory co-creation periods in Tartu:</strong> 25–29 May and 29 June – 3 July 2026<br /> <strong data-end="490" data-start="470">Exhibition open:</strong> 25 November 2026 – 4 July 2027<br /> <br /> Click here for <a href="https://www.erm.ee/et/residency-faq">Frequently Asked Questions </a><br /> <br /> <strong>The Collection</strong><br /> The Estonian National Museum holds more than<strong> </strong><strong data-end="844" data-start="821">400,000 photographs</strong>, collected since the second half of the 19th century. Established in 1910, the collection documents everyday life in Estonia, material culture, and social change. Every archive functions as a form of infrastructure: what is collected, how it is described, what is digitised, and how it is made accessible all rely on specific decision-making models. Catalogue cards, metadata, and database queries reflect value choices and shape access to memory—and, consequently, how that memory is understood.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Framework</strong><br /> This residency operates within the context visual anthropology, examining photographs not just as images of culture, but as evolving cultural practice itself. What do people do with pictures and what do pictures do with people? In modern data-driven societies, photographs undergo another metamorphosis, through technical systems that are not neutral.<br /> <br /> The Estonian National Museum offers four residents a collaborative creative research process. We propose a few points of reference, while we welcome diverse interpretations. </p> <p data-end="1987" data-start="1773"><strong data-end="1808" data-start="1773">1. The Archive as Everyday Culture</strong><br data-end="1811" data-start="1808" /> What kinds of lives are considered “everyday”? What is deemed worth photographing? How have the collector’s questions and working frameworks shaped what entered the archive?<br /> <strong data-end="2031" data-start="1992">2. Looking, Ethics, and Interpretation</strong><br data-end="2034" data-start="2031" /> This perspective focuses on the social dimension of photography. Who photographed whom—and why? What power relations existed between photographer and subject? How do these photographs become public heritage?<br /> 3. <strong data-end="2280" data-start="2249">Montage, Patterns, and Time</strong><br data-end="2283" data-start="2280" /> When similar images are placed side by side, what patterns or narratives emerge? How does repetition produce categories of normality and typicality?<br /> <strong data-end="2472" data-start="2439">4. The Archive as Infrastructure</strong><br data-end="2475" data-start="2472" /> Examining the archive as an operational system. How do metadata schemes and digitisation choices affect the discoverability of photographs? How do technical decisions shape cultural memory?</p> <p data-end="2685" data-start="2674"><strong>Process</strong><br /> Residents will work with a shared body of material to ensure comparability of outcomes. Continuous collaboration is expected through workshops and feedback sessions, culminating in a jointly produced exhibition.</p> <strong>Financial and Logistical Support from the Museum</strong> <ul> <li>A creative grant of 10,000€ per resident.</li> <li>Accommodation and transport expenses for co-working periods and during exhibition installation period.</li> <li>The production costs of the exhibition, subject to approval.</li> <li>Full access to our archives with institutional support.</li> <li>An exhibition architect and the museum’s production team to create the exhibition.</li> </ul> <h3 data-end="3296" data-start="3265"><strong>Requirements for Applicants</strong></h3> <ul data-end="3740" data-start="3298"> <li>Demonstrated and substantial engagement with photography, archives, ethnography or visual anthopology through artistic, research-based or hybrid practices</li> <li>Availability to conduct six months of research</li> <li>Wllingness to engage in meaningful collaboration</li> <li>A critical and open approach</li> <li>Presentation of research outcomes within the exhibition development process</li> <li>Proficiency in English (Working language of the residency)</li> </ul> <br /> Applicants are <strong data-end="3773" data-start="3757">not required</strong> to hold an academic degree or prior archival experience. Backgrounds in ethnology, cultural studies, semiotics, information science, or film are welcome where they bring a critical perspective to the photo collection. Curiosity, collaborative skills, and commitment are key. <p data-end="4073" data-start="4055"><strong>Exhibition Aim</strong><br /> The exhibition seeks to make visible the hidden layers of archival systems and to demonstrate how multiple perspectives reveal different facets of the same material. It will also foreground the archive’s role as an infrastructure of cultural memory.</p> <strong>How To Apply</strong><br /> Submit your application<a href="https://forms.gle/c8BqRDNPVDPwHziV9"> here</a> no later than 28 February 2026. <br /> <br /> Please include: <ul> <li>CV (maximum of 2 pages)</li> <li>Portfolio</li> <li>Role statement: Which position are you applying for and why are you suited for this role?</li> <li>Research proposal: What questions would you bring to this archive? What methods or approaches might you use?</li> </ul> <p data-end="110" data-start="0"><strong>Timeline</strong></p> <ul> <li data-end="110" data-start="0"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">28 February 2026 – Application deadline</span></li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">27 March – Residents confirmed</li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">1 May - 30 September – Residency period <ul> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">25-29 May first co-creation period</li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">29 June - 3 July second co-creation period</li> </ul> </li> <li data-end="110" data-start="0">25 November 2026 – Opening of the exhibition</li> </ul> <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">Residents will be selected by the </span><strong style="font-size: 16px;">Exhibitions Committee</strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;"> of the Estonian National Museum. </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">For questions, please contact </span><strong data-end="5079" data-start="5059" style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-end="5077" data-start="5061" rel="noopener">residency@erm.ee</a></strong><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300;">.</span></div> </div>
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