EINlab: Interact! Information for participants

The “EIN lab: Interact!” project is a multilateral Residency Workshops that will
bring together 16 young and creative people from Poland, Germany, Slovenia
and Latvia to create individual photographic series during a three-week program
in Berlin. Through photography and creativity workshops they will develop their
portfolios and gain tangible professional skills in a fun and exciting setting. The
results will be presented with an exhibition and a .pdf magazine. The residency
workshops program will be held from 20 February till 11 March 2012.

Participation in the project is open to young photography artists who correspond to
the following criteria:
• nationals or residents of project countries: Latvia, Poland, Germany, Slovenia
• 18 – 26 years old,
• are interested or working in the genre of conceptual or experimental photography, and
have realized individual projects,
• are passionate about creativity, and motivated to actively contribute to joint project output,
• are able and willing to work individually and as part of international team, and to support
fellow participants,
• knowledge of English language is required, ability to express yourself in English in writing
is desirable.

The project participants must commit to:
• participation in the project for its entire duration 20.02- 11.03.2012 in Berlin
• producing, by 11. March 2012, an individual photography project in framework of the EIN
lab: Interact! Theme

Works created during the Youth Exchange will remain the property of EIN lab: Interact!
organizers and the authors. EIN lab: Interact! Organizers reserve the right to reproduce the
photographs for non-profit publicity purposes, with credit given to the authors.

Theme:
"It's not good enough"
The word "creative" has become almost a mantra for contemporary information and
technology oriented Western society. Getting into a creative process involves a person on
psychological and cognitive levels. It is, first and foremost, a conceptual activity and it may
be easily restrained, interrupted or limited. One way of overcoming any block to creativity is
to invert it: to use it somehow as an element of the process.

Each of the EIN magazine issues is based on a theme that represents a creative block. EIN
is searching for artistic photo-projects that challenge the theme in a creative way. The theme
for EIN lab: Interact! is "It's not good enough"


Timeline:
List of participants announced: 15.01.2012
Arrival: 20.02.2012
Exhibition: 09.03.2012
Departure: 11.03.2012

Benefits:
- 30 hours of creativity and photography workshops
- 24/7 access to a large work space
- creation of personal photography project mentored by Jan Von Holleben
www.janvonholleben.com
- professional portfolio improvement and personal network expansion
- opportunity to contribute to EIN- a digital photography magazine
- gallery, museum and studio visits in Berlin
- international promotion (exhibitions, presentations, festivals, and EIN website)
- opportunity to work in a group of 16 young photographers from Germany, Poland, Slovenia
and Latvia
- final group exhibition in Berlin

Costs:
- Participation fee is 250 EUR (100 EUR before 01.02.2012 and the remaining amount 150
EUR upon arrival)
- Accommodation and meals (self-catered food) are covered by the program
- Travel costs to Berlin are partially reimbursed (the project budget will cover 70% of the
travel costs) upon presentation of travel receipts.
- The participants will receive a fixed allowance of 100 EUR to support the costs of their
artistic production (allowance is based on actual costs, purchase receipts are required)
- The participants are responsible for covering the rest of their travel costs (including local
transportation in Berlin), personal needs and health and travel insurance.

To apply:
Submit an electronic Application form, including:
- Your artistic CV;
- A selection of 20 - 30 images (JPG format max size 300kb each, zipped together in one file)
from 2-3 photography projects taken by you.

Application form

The applicants will be selected by project partners. Selected participants will be informed by
15 January 2012.

Contact information:
Germany: info@tacollective.com