Goethe-Institut x Somerset House Studios Residency

Since 2020, Somerset House Studios has partnered with Goethe-Institut London on an international residency programme to support a German or Germany-based female or non-binary artist working at the intersection of music, art and technology. Since 2024, that partnership has also included CTM, Berlin’s festival for adventurous music and art.

Hanne Lippard © Andrea Avezzù Courtesy

Hanne Lippard

From January to March 2026, artist Hanne Lippard will be our Artist-in-Residence here in London.

Hanne Lippard © Andrea Avezzù Courtesy © Andrea Avezzù Courtesy

Ellen Arkbro

In January 2025, the composer musician sound-artist, Ellen Arkbro, joined us in London as our artist-in-residence.

Black and white landscape image of Ellen wearing a knitted jumper and with her hair slicked back. A triangular shadow is on the wall behind her. © Ellen Arkbro © Ellen Arkbro

Dis Fig

From February-May 2024, vocalist, performer, and DJ Dis Fig (Felicia Chen) joined the community for a three-month residency, focussed on developing new processes of production and performance, which delved more into improvisation.

Image of Dis Fig from above © Sina Lesnik © Sina Lesnik

Christine Sun Kim

From January-April 2023, we were joined by Christine Sun Kim, whose practice considers how sound operates in society, deconstructing the politics of sound and exploring how oral languages operate as social currency.

An image of Christine sitting on a window ledge wearing black and white Max Creasy Max Creasy

Juliana Huxtable

For the inaugural edition, we welcomed artist, DJ, writer, and performer Juliana Huxtable. While we worked remotely with Juliana due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we welcomed her in London for two months from October 2021.

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