Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano, PhD Candidate in the Department of the History of Art & Visual Studies, has been awarded a fellowship by Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1990, Solitude is an international residency program that supports artists and researchers across disciplines with stipends, housing, and studio space.
During the fellowship, Rodrigo will continue writing his dissertation, which uses the concept of invention to examine how artistic practices serve as sites of knowledge production that challenge traditional epistemological and technoscientific hierarchies. Because it draws on the sociology of science, media theory, and art history, his project is well suited to Solitude’s interdisciplinary environment. The residency will also allow him to research the art collection of the European Patent Office in Munich and to engage with leading institutions for art, science, and technology, including the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe and Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. He also plans to share his research with wider audiences through Solitude’s public programs. Rodrigo will join a cohort of 63 artists and scientists from 25 countries selected from a pool of more than two thousand applicants.
