Hannelie Coetzee. Langur Sculptures
For centuries, the Himalayas have drawn artists, writers, seekers and philosophers in search of something beyond the everyday. Spacehouse continues in that spirit, offering a quiet and focused place to create, surrounded by the stillness of the mountains.
We welcome artists and creative practitioners from all disciplines to spend time in residence and explore new directions in their work. Residencies take place across spring, summer, monsoon and winter, and may be either three or six weeks in length. Four artists reside together at a time. Accommodation and meals are provided at no cost. In some cases, we may also be able to support travel.
There are no specific outcomes expected during your stay, apart from one moment of exchange. This may be a conversation, an open studio or a gathering with the local community. If you wish, you are welcome to donate a work at any point within ten years of your residency. This may become part of the Spacehouse collection or support future efforts to build the residency program.
At present, the residency is available by invitation or nomination through our curatorial advisors or past residents. If you’re interested in a future residency, send us an enquiry. We may not be able to respond to every enquiry due to the large volume of requests.
If you are a cultural institution or an individual patron interested in supporting the residency program please write to us at hello@spacehousehimalayas.com
Hannelie Coetzee. Visual Artist. Johannesburg
Ned Campbell. Visual Artist. London
Eri Iwase. Ikebana Artist. Tokyo
Sagarika Sundaram. Verso
Tilen Sepic. Himalayan Sunset Lamp
Purin Phaninchphant. Play Blocks
Joanna Thede. Spacehouse Cloud
Dancing Sticks by Shirin Abedinirad and Asavari Gurav
Rajaram Naik. The Silent Stories
Giovanni Innella. Granite Scaffolding Coffee Table
Elsa and I didn’t work with a particular will, but we try to work with devotion. We tried to listen— to the temples, the jungle, the school— with different instruments: a microphone, camera and a duduk (Armenian flute).
Vahan Soghomonian and Elsa Kritkanjanapan. Multimedia artists. France
Spacehouse is both a playground and a monastery. You have freedom, but it’s not a resort. You’re physically removed from the mundane. There’s a sanctity… But there’s the opportunity to interact with the other artists: to build, to paint, to make. We have fun, but it’s a ‘serious’ playground.
Shubhra Raje. Architect. India
I had brought designs, but when I saw the materials of the area, the skills of the local carpenter, I pivoted to respond to what was here. I appreciate that there wasn’t pressure to socialize, though all the artists bonded very well. We all produced work we hadn’t imagined before.
Giovanni Innella. Designer. Artist. Curator. Italy, Qatar
I’m interested in working with intangibles: light, sound, space, time— connecting in performance. I had some ideas to try here and didn’t do any of them. I decided to immerse myself in the sense of safety and care. I followed the flow of my thoughts.
Germaine Kruip. Visual Artist. Brussels. Amsterdam
The freedom of nature at Spacehouse Himalayas cut deep into my creative self and gave me a new language of expression.
Biswajit Das. Visual Artist. India
