orbitals | curatorial research in the global south

Orbitals is a program that takes four curators and arts researchers to an international location to learn about a different artistic context in the Global South and share this knowledge with their communities. During the eight-day guided research trip, the participants, along with members of Mophradat’s team, meet and share experiences with peers from the art scenes they are visiting. Past editions of Orbitals visited Mexico City (2018), Delhi and Chandigarh (2019), São Paulo/Rio De Janeiro (2022), and Dakar (2023).

This year’s edition of Orbitals is scheduled for November 1 to 17 (exact dates to be confirmed), and will take place in Indonesia. The program will focus on the question of the economy of art, and aims to learn from the different ways in which individuals and groups find the means to pursue their artistic and cultural practices, and how that transforms their personal as well as their community’s lives and livelihoods.

Orbitals is implemented as part of the project “Future Acts”, which is partially supported by the Federal Foreign Office, Germany, and with additional support by Teiger Foundation.

• Selected applicants commit to attend and engage in two to three preparatory webinars related to the trip in August and September, and any other preparatory meetings as needed.

• During the trip, all members of the group will provide their reflections on their trip in a format that will be assigned by Mophradat (e.g. diary, podcast, essay etc.) with the aim of sharing their experience with a broader arts community.