AN EXPERIMENTATION AND CREATIVE RESIDENCY SUPPORTED BY A NETWORK OF EXPERTS
PICTO LAB is an annual residency programme that offers a photographer an opportunity to experiment and create within PICTO’s Parisian network of laboratories and production workshops for three months (May, June and July 2025).
For this PICTO LAB programme, Picto Foundation joins forces with various partners who provide support and help publicise the work carried out by the artist-in-residence. These partners are the a ppr oc he salon, rentingART, Nielsen and Fujifilm.
PICTO LAB aims to facilitate the development of a new project, in particular by allowing a photographer to test techniques and protocols and to use them in unexpected ways to go beyond or explore new potential avenues for photography and its formal rendering.
PICTO LAB offers photographers and artists-in-residence the opportunity, in collaboration with the craftspeople at PICTO laboratories, to explore through experimentation the possibilities of the various skills available.
PICTO LAB is also a place for the photographer to meet and establish contacts with professionals who can contribute to the development of his or her work or interact with the project in residence.
TO ASSIST THE PHOTOGRAPHER, PICTO LAB INCLUDES :
1- A residency allowance of €4,000.
2- A grant of €10,000 for the experimental phase and production of the works in the PICTO production workshops and laboratories.
3- The photographer will have access to the production facilities of the PICTO laboratories to conduct their project. They will be accompanied along the way by a mentor who will work with them to guide and meet production needs.
4- In addition to the various production tools available, residents and artisans alike will be looking to
go beyond the constraints of these tools, in favor of an experimental, research-led approach, inviting
everyone to broaden their usual fields of creation and production.
5- rentingArt will host the photographer in residence at Espace Co42 in Clichy over a three-month
period from May to July. This studio-living space will enable the artist to devote time to his or her work
and create synergies with the photography community, through open studios and meetings.
6- Support from Nielsen for the framing of the pieces produced during the residency.
7- The winning project will be presented in November 2025 at the a ppr oc he salon.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
• The PICTO LAB residency is open to photographers who have been working for at least two years. It is to be noted that the jury will be particularly responsive to applications for which such an opportunity could be a real springboard in their career.
• PICTO FOUNDATION and its partners will support a photographer who has not yet been able to find the resources for experimentation, production and dissemination for the project submitted.
• The photographer must be presented by a structure (art centre, institution, gallery, etc.) which is committed to presenting an exhibition or installation of the work produced by the resident in the calendar year following the completion of the PICTO LAB residency. This programme aims to extend a discussion around a project in the making, which, thanks to PICTO FOUNDATION and its partners, has the necessary means for experimentation and production. This presentation by the organisation sponsoring the application can only take place after the exhibition, or in agreement with the latter for any other date envisaged.
CONTENTS OF THE APPLICATION PACK
– CV detailing the photographer’s artistic career (education, exhibitions, residencies, awards, etc.);
– An artistic portfolio (pdf – 20 pages maximum) presenting a set of works representative of the artistic approach and enabling the research topics to be identified, with any useful additional links to sound, audiovisual and multimedia elements;
– A statement of intent of no more than 4 pages describing the motivations, the preliminary project, and the avenues of exploration and production envisaged;
– A letter from the structure sponsoring the application, setting out the reasons for supporting and presenting the project
THE SELECTION PROCESS
The deadline for applications is 30 January 2025.
The Picto Foundation jury will be made up of one of its representatives, a representative of the PICTO laboratory, the a ppr oc he salon and invited experts.
The laureate will be announced mid-March.
Photo : Plis 80 (détails) – géométrie, 12 juillet 2024. Photogramme sur papier agfa brovira. Tirage au format 17,8 x 12,7 cm © Sandrine Marc
