The six projects of the 21th Web Residencies »Polymorphic Futures« have now been announced!

The Web Residencies Call No. 21, curated by Barbara Cueto invited artists to explore how blockchains can become engines of collective imagination and social transformation for »Polymorphic Futures.« Six projects were selected to creatively experiment with the social, aesthetic, and political potentials of blockchain as a medium for world-building. These range from speculative white papers to interactive experiments and living archives, engaging with more-than-human entities as well as diverse communities.

In selecting a group of six international projects from 94 submissions, the jury was impressed with the various creative responses and artistic approaches to the call for »Poliymorphic Futures«. The projects propose to view blockchain as a tool for radical imagination. Their shared visions reimagine the technology as a guardian of ecology, a vessel for oral histories and ancestral traditions, and a blueprint for the alternative governance required for post-capitalist futures.

Read the jury’s full statement on the selection process here.

Web Residencies by Akademie Schloss Solitude were initiated in 2016 to support talents from the international digital art scene. For the 21st call, Akademie Schloss Solitude’s Digital Cultures program collaborated closely with the curator, writer, and researcher Barbara Cueto.