Paul Emmanuel has been invited to the kunst:raum Sylt Quelle Foundation as an artist-in-residence from May 26 to June 26 2009. The Sylt Quelle Foundation is located on the site of a natural water reservoir and bottling plant called the Sylt-Quelle on the island of Sylt in the North Sea, off the coast of Germany.

The kunst:raum Sylt Quelle Foundation consists of a gallery, a large production hall, and five apartments for artists-in-residence. The buildings are set in a wide, open space which is used for installations and open-air events and which unifies the modern architectural complex into a meeting place. The gallery is located in the Quelle building: a light, uncluttered exhibition space in which temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art take place.

The production hall ' where the Sylt Quelle water is bottled ' is the foundation's 'big theatre', a flexible performance space in which an audience of up to 500 people can enjoy both guest productions and works produced by artists staying at the foundation: book and poetry readings, performances, concerts, chamber-opera, films, lectures, podium discussions and science events.

Throughout the year, artists, actors musicians and writers come to the kunst:raum to work on projects, to participate in events, and to exchange ideas. During this residency, Emmanuel's existing memorial installations of 'THE LOST MEN GRAHAMSTOWN' and 'THE LOST MEN MOZAMBIQUE' will be installed on the island, to be seen by visitors to the annual Meerkabarett Cultural Festival, which takes place from July 6 to August 23 2009.

The Sylt Quelle Foundation also has a sister residency project based in Johannesburg called jozi art:lab. This residency is open to artists from Europe and South America, whilst African artists are welcome to apply for a residency in the kunst:raum Sylt Quelle on Sylt in Germany.

More details on these residency programmes are available on the Foundation website.

www.kunstraum-syltquelle.de
www.jozi-artlab.co.za