AAIC-R · 2811 Global · Berlin 2026
“What happens when artists with territorial roots work directly with the data of the world they want to transform?”
Eight days in Berlin to activate your creative capacity at the intersection of art, artificial intelligence and climate. No formulas. Real practice.
Berlin · 12–19 October 2026 · 20 artists · 2 continents · 8 days
The concept
Climate systems are transforming. Artificial intelligence is opening possibilities that didn’t exist five years ago. And at that crossing, art remains the most powerful technology we have: the only one capable of changing what people feel before changing what they do.
AAIC-R was born from a question: what happens when artists with territorial roots work directly with the data of the world they want to transform?
Eight days in Berlin. Twenty creators from Latin America and Europe. A city with the memory of having been destroyed and rebuilt — and of having chosen to do it differently. Projects ranging from sound installations on ocean acidification to generative performances that imagine possible futures. AI is the material. Art is the language. Climate is the common ground.
Why Berlin
The ecosystem is here
Berlin concentrates experimental art, climate policy and critical technology like no other European city. Residencies, Stiftungen and alternative spaces coexist here with a unique density.
Ten years of 2811 in Europe
2811 Global has spent a decade connecting coastal Latin American territories with European sustainability agendas. This residency celebrates that journey — and opens the next stage.
The LAC-EU corridor
The projects born here don’t stay in Berlin. They connect with networks in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and the Caribbean. Art that travels because it has territorial roots.
A city that knows how to rebuild itself
Berlin has something few cities have: the experience of having chosen a different future. That matters when the topic is climate.
Programme — 8 days
Project and creator presentations. Mapping of home territories. Each participant brings their geography to the center: coast, jungle, city, desert. The climate diagnosis starts from there.
Hands-on workshops with generative models, open climate data, computer vision and audio synthesis. No theoretical panels. Hands on the code — and on the question of what we want to say with it.
A full day of analog creation: drawing, clay, writing, sound without digital mediation. Not as a restriction — as a practice. When we remove the layers of tools, the most personal voice appears. What you create today is the core of what you build for the rest of the week.
Twenty-four hours of total disconnection. Walks, long conversations, observation. A day to process, integrate and let ideas ferment without interference. Creativity also needs silence.
Work on individual and collaborative projects with one-to-one mentoring. Connection with Berlin cultural spaces for the final showcase. Two days to bring ideas into the body of the project.
Sessions with European cultural funds, Stiftungen, Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programs. How to project an art-climate project into the European ecosystem and connect it with LAC territories.
Open presentation of projects to the Berlin public. Collective conversation. The beginning of a network that doesn’t end when the residency ends.
What we look for in participants
- Creators with urgency. We’re not looking for impeccable CVs. We’re looking for people who feel the moment we live in and need to do something about it.
- Technological curiosity. You don’t need to know how to code. You need to want to understand what’s behind the tools you already use — and what new questions they open for you.
- Territorial roots. Your work has a geographic origin — coast, jungle, city, desert. That’s what brings real richness to the residency.
- Willingness to collaborate. 8 days is too short to work alone. We’re looking for creators who amplify each other, not compete.
- LAC or EU. The residency builds the bridge between Latin America and Europe. Both sides of the corridor are essential.
- A project in gestation. You have something you want to make but don’t yet know how. Perfect. We come to build, not to exhibit what’s already finished.
Numbers
- 20 selected artists
- 8 days of residency
- 2 days of creation without digital mediation
- 2 continents represented
- 10 years of 2811 Global
- 12–19 October 2026 · Berlin
Allies and funding
The residency is in a phase of building alliances. We’re looking for foundations, cultural funds and institutional partners who want to co-create this space.
Be part of AAIC-R
If you’re an artist who wants to participate, an organization seeking to be an ally, or a fund interested in this kind of project — we want to talk with you.
residency@2811global.com · Berlin · 12–19 October 2026
