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The LODGERS programme is a collaboration between AIR Antwerpen and M HKA . We welcome imaginative artistic initiatives to come and occupy the 6th floor at M HKA. The programme offers a unique opportunity for public interface, to organisations and initiatives who focus specifically on producing and commissioning, and who do not have their own public space. These LODGERS might be publishers, commissioning agencies, research initiatives, labels, collectives, discussion platforms and other initiatives experimenting with artistic practice who would be interested to live, work and perform in Antwerp.

LODGERS are welcomed from "Eurocore" – the combined region of Benelux and the Rheinland. Free entrance to visit our LODGERS. Come and say hello!

The LODGERS programme is co-curated by Nav Haq, Senior Curator at M HKA, and Alan Quireyns, Artistic Director at AIR Antwerpen.

BolwerK creates social environments in which critical questions about society are asked and answered. bolwerK is a growing network of thinkers, developers and citizens.

During the residence, bolwerK worked on a project Daemons & Shell Scripts. These words are used to describe certain computer processes. Daemons are the processes in hardware (laptops, smartphones, tablets, …) that continuously run in the background to carry out a series of necessary tasks. A Shell Script allows a user to activate daemons by writing specific commands. Several artists, performers, speakers and developers embody the processes and brought their hidden presence to the fore. Daemons & Shell Scripts cast a critical eye on our predominantly technocratic society by installing a public and ‘holographic interface’.