Individual Residencies
2023 | Julie Weitz
During my residency period at The Museum of Loss and Renewal, I focussed on the development of my multimedia performance art project titled Doikayt (Hereness). The artwork stages live, character-driven performances at Jewish sites across Eastern Europe to explore themes of loss and healing through a diasporic lens. The project’s first performances were launched in June 2023 during the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland.
My time in Collemacchia was used to process the recent performances and plan for the next ones. Specifically, to sketch and work on watercolors that explore the gestures, costumes, colors, and shapes of my performances. I took time for introspection and the seeding of new ideas ahead of a nine-month residency in Poland as a Fulbright Scholar.