The Fact Finder provides undergraduate students and recent graduates a space for collaboration and opportunity to gain first-hand experience of running an artist-run project space, part of the thriving Berlin art scene. The Fact Finder is dedicated to artists and cultural agents working with field research, archiving, immersive journalism, storytelling. We are interested in collaborating with an intern who is familiar with such fields and methodologies and has an appreciation for contemporary art.
• Majors/studies in art history/ visual art/performance art, literature or journalism/media and communications, sociology, anthropology.
• Artistic/design skills are a plus!
The intern’s tasks will be to research, gather information, prepare various documents and assist in organising exhibitions and workshops. He/she may be asked to edit, write, translate, archive materials, and help out with day-to-day editorial and organisational tasks. Writing assignments (German/English) will vary depending on intern's ability. We are centrally located in the heart of Berlin Mitte with convenient access transport and services.
Period/Duration: negotiable, commitment 2 - 4 days a week / 2 - 4 hours per day.
If you would like to apply, please send your CV and intent letter (let us know why you would be a good fit for our team). Short writing samples with the application are welcome.
The position is unpaid, but we offer possibilities to identify and apply for suitable funding resources.
The Fact Finder Kunstraum ausstellen Künstler*innen, die sich vollständig der Recherche eines bestimmten Themas verschrieben haben.
Der Name „The Fact Finder“ bezieht sich auf Arbeiten und Kunstprojekte, die auf unmittelbaren Erfahrungen aus erster Hand beruhen, welche die Künstler*innen gemacht haben, während sie versucht haben, ein bestimmtes Thema, eine bestimmte Tatsache oder einen Aspekt des Alltagslebens besser zu verstehen. Feldforschung /investigativer Journalisms/ Flaneurtum/ Archivarbeit/ Reisen sind u.a. Beispiele der Prozesse, die wir als Fact-Finding-Missionen bezeichnen.