Les résidences artistiques face aux enjeux d'une éthique environnementale

Abstract

As an immersive and situated device, artistic residencies seem to provide a conducive framework for developing environmental awareness. Some programs that have integrated principles of environmental aesthetics have taken a pragmatic turn, allowing them to play a catalytic role in addressing complex socio-ecological issues. The article aims to illustrate this trend through various residency programs in Europe, highlighting how these initiatives can renew attention to ecological causes and propose models for addressing sustainability chal-lenges in an ethical approach. While most residencies aim to change the perception of envi-ronmental issues and promote a new ecological consciousness, three main trends emerge: encouraging a sensitive diagnosis of environmental issues, creating transformative experi-ences questioning relationships with the living and nature, and developing action norms linked to eco-social well-being considered an ethical principle, a necessary prerequisite for ecological transition.