We are pleased to announce the start of the Art of Remembrance artist residencies. Since June 2025, four international artists have been spending time at historic sites of memory across Europe, creating new works that explore the legacy of World War II and offer reflections on remembrance in today’s world.
Each residency will take place in a location tied to a chapter of wartime history, from mountain refuges to former rocket bases and museums, offering a powerful setting for reflection, community engagement, and artistic creation.
In Italy, Rebekka Bauer has begun her residency at the Nuto Revelli Foundation in Paraloup. Known for her thoughtful investigations into how history is archived and remembered, Rebekka will engage with the site’s rich partisan heritage and with the often-overlooked role of local women in the Resistance.
Soon, Juhana Moisander will start his residency at the Sybir Memorial Museum in Białystok, Poland. A visual artist recognized for his immersive video installations, Juhana will work with the museum’s rich documentation of forced deportations and exile, creating work that explores themes of displacement, survival, and collective trauma.
In France, Northern Irish artist Gail Ritchie is currently working at La Coupole. With her long-lasting interest in memory and conflict, Gail will study the site’s complex history as a World War II rocket base and its legacy for local communities, using her work to prompt reflection on the civilian experience of war and remembrance.
Finally, Raphaël Dallaporta will begin his residency at the Bastogne War Museum in Belgium at the end of August. Renowned for his conceptual and photographic explorations of historical subjects, Raphaël will collaborate with the museum and local audiences to develop new interpretations of the Battle of the Bulge and its lasting human impact.
Throughout the residencies, the artists will participate in workshops, community events and talks organised by the host institutions, creating not only new artworks, but also new conversations around the past and its meaning today.
The Art of Remembrance residencies are part of a programme funded by the European Commission and developed by the LRE Foundation in collaboration with Tempora, the City of Bastogne, the Nuto Revelli Foundation, the Sybir Memorial Museum and La Coupole. The aim is to foster creative dialogue with places of memory and encourage new forms of remembrance that speak to contemporary audiences.
For more details about the programme and the participating artists, visit art-of-remembrance.eu.
