Lehrende: Nika Grigorian Zusammen mit Ximena Gutiérrez Toro Sprache: Englisch/Deutsch The transition from individuality to collectivity becomes an integral part of artistic practice. This process leads to the formation of new landscapes blurring the boundaries between individual arts and fields of knowledge. We collaborate and take on multiple roles, from artist to researcher, from curator to activist - navigating through collective landscapes. Collectivity involves different methods of sharing and ways of co-making. Such co-making adapts to changing contexts and leaves space for collaborative experimentation. This is how collective spaces emerge, creating an environment for participatory thinking and transformations. The seminar "Navigating Collective Landscapes" provides an insight into the artistic community practices of Bremen and Berlin's self-organised spaces, mostly focused on the ones powered by migrants. Guided by the principles of collaborative knowledge, we will look at diverse artistic landscapes through the lens of decolonial and feminist approaches. We will collaborate and talk with collectives/collective spaces such as Frauen machen Druck (Berlin), Nachbarschaft Moabit (Berlin), Circa 106 (Bremen), Notyet (Bremen). At the end of our seminar we will all share our collective knowledge within the group and compile a list of collectives and methods together. Based on practical learning, this seminar emphasizes non-hierarchical dialogue and collective experimentation. Through the practice of routing collective visits and interactive discussions, we will talk about the complexities of collective art practices and make connections to Bremen and Berlin's art spaces. Informed by the critical literature of scholars such as Adrienne Mareen Brown, Katja García-Antón, Helmut Draxler we will analyze the collectivity locally and globally. By applying flexible methodologies, the seminar gives us the opportunity to experiment, to co-create within self-organized artistic spaces. Additionally, we will also talk about building partnerships and integrating our artistic practices into community frameworks. Lets engage in this collective learning experimentation to connect, collaborate and navigate ecosystems of self-organized migrant artistic landscapes. - Sewing Theory Location Bremen (Dauerwelle) We plan to spend the first day of the Seminar in Dauerwelle. Here we will create a temporary collective fabric, experimenting with ways of reading and learning. We will combine theoretical discussions with textile sewing, embodying knowledge and questioning the boundaries between theory and practice. - Visit two spaces in Bremen (Circa 106 + Notyet) - Visit two spaces in Berlin (Nachbarschaft Moabit + Frauen machen Druck ) - Back to our collective fabric (Location Berlin, UdK) On this day we return to our temporary fabric with all that we have learnt over the days from the collectives we met. Can we archive these knowledges? Can we put them into action? For the first part of the day we will be going back to theory, collecting words and meanings and compiling our own glossary about collectivity. In the second part we will work on a sketch of a project to collaborate with the collectives we have met (or other people we know, schools etc), this can be developed in groups of two/or more. Planned methods: Navigating self-organized collective landscapes by using methods and tools such as connecting and co-making, this seminar aims to experiment with community building artistic practices and reflect on the complexities and challenges of self-organized art spaces. With sharing the practices of togetherness within the group our methods are flexible and adapting within the seminar depending on the group's needs. - group reading - sewing theory - visiting - connecting - reflecting - co-making Goals of the offer: Exchange and collaboration within our temporary collective space. - Uncover the theoretical framework and discuss the concept of collectivity - Share examples and link to self-organized (migrant) spaces in Berlin and Bremen as exchange - Developing a sketch of a project proposal within one of the spaces Benefits for the participants: - Connecting individual artistic practices in the collective spaces of (migrant) Berlin and Bremen - Possibility to connect with these organizations - An overview of how to propose an idea and create an artistic project with local actors and communities Target group / field: The target group is HfK art students. The language of instruction is English/German. We speak Russian and Spanish as native speakers.