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Else Foundation is a creative research platform for global, independents and initiatives working with and in the space in-between.

ELSE FOUNDATION (EF) is a consortium of independent global creative research institutions, projects and people with overlapping interests in: international diaspora, post-nationalism and post-colonialism; exiled states; peace and mediation; memory; home, nostalgia and the uncanny; language and experimental pedagogies; space, publicness & temporary architecture; foreignness, otherness; interstices, liminal states and the space in between.

EF supports and instigates collaborative research, projects and practices within these and related areas. EF is international and borderless (in every sense), providing a moving platform for contemporary creative research and production connecting in the spaces in between through ELSE Journal publications, an online platform, and residencies.

Events may including: topical fora; socially engaged projects; exhibitions; performances; panels; symposia; talks; readings; open calls; performances; screenings; encounter presentation and exchange sessions (EPES); workshops, walkshops, walktalks, doctoral studies and other educational programming events. Residencies often occur simultaneously or sequentially and overlap to foster connection and new synergies. 

EF champions open-minded independent thinking, experimentation, difference, and collaboration.

EF is a sister partner with the Transart Institute.