OPEN CALL “Il respiro della luce”-Castelmezzano Rock Mapping Residency

da | Mar 5, 2026 | Bandi, opportunità

Castelmezzano is not just a village, it is a living organism of stone that “breathes.”
The natural light striking the spires of the Dolomitic rocks in the Lucanian landscape composes a different score every day, built from layers of sounds from the past—footsteps, prayers, and wind.This open call invites multimedia artists, electronic composers, and visual artists to investigate the relationship between the village’s ancestral rituality and new immersive technologies.
Traditions, silences, and natural rhythms: digital language aims to make audible what is invisible, translating the mountain’s forms into sound algorithms and luminous projections.The artistic research, oriented toward co-creation and co-production of multimedia content, seeks to delve into both the sonic and visual dimensions.

 

🏔️ Location
In the mountains of Basilicata (Southern Italy), the village of Castelmezzano sits among the unique rock formations of the Lucanian Dolomites.

🎨 The Project
Il Respiro della Luce – Rock Mapping Residency is an international open call inviting videomapping artists, visual artists, light designers and sound designers to create new site-specific works for this landscape.

💡 What we explore
The project investigates how digital art can interact with nature, architecture and local traditions, turning the village and the surrounding rocks into a canvas for light and sound.

🌙 Final event
The residency will end with public night projections presented to residents and visitors.

The Residency

📍 Place
Castelmezzano, Basilicata (Italy) 
Inside the Gallipoli Cognato – Lucanian Dolomites Natural Park.

🧭 Focus
Artists will develop site-specific videomapping works inspired by the landscape, the architecture and the cultural traditions of the village.

Who Can Apply

👩‍🎨 👨‍🎨 Open to artists working in:

  • videomapping

  • visual arts

  • light design

  • videomaking

  • sound design

  • multimedia art

🌍 Both emerging and established artists are welcome.

🤝 Applications can be submitted individually or as collectives.

Residency Details

📍 Location
Castelmezzano, Basilicata (Italy)

📅 Residency period
4–18 June 2026

⏳ Application deadline
13 April 2026 (12:00 noon)

🎥 Final output
Each selected artist or collective will create a 6–10 minute videomapping performance with original sound design, projected onto the village architecture or nearby rock formations.

Apply

📄 Download and Read the Open Call
📘 Download Annex A – Project Guidelines
📝 Submit your application