Artistic Residency • Pisa - October 2026

What would you design if the data collection was an experience?

Following an enthusiastic response to our Open Call - receiving 75 applications from talented young creatives across the European Union - we are thrilled to announce the 10 selected participants for the 2026 Data Conversations Artistic Residency!

About the Residency

This October, 10 emerging creative professionals under the age of 30 will gather in Pisa (Italy) for an intensive 10-day Artistic Research and Development Residency focused on a central question: How do you get to know your audience without reducing them to a number?

The residency is built around a simple but radical idea: data collection can be a creative act.

Through the concept of info-experiences - participatory, artist-designed interactions - the selected residents will experiment with generating meaningful insights about cultural audiences without relying on standard surveys.

Meet the residents

Get to know the 10 artists, designers, and researchers who will be collaborating in Pisa this autumn.

  • Enya Autumn Trenholm-Jensen

    LinkedIn

    I am a cultural analyst and artist with a background in cognitive science, semiotics, and visual anthropology. At Gemic, a social-science-led strategy consultancy, I lead project teams for global brands across tech, hospitality, and beyond. I turn deep human insight into practical, high-impact strategies.

  • Nathan Pottier

    LinkedIn

    I'm a designer working at the intersection of technology, art, environmental science, and social challenges. I love hands-on making. Raised globally and now based in the Netherlands, I spend my free time climbing rocks—both plastic and real—whenever I'm not nursing an injury!

  • Sara Fiorillo

    I’m a designer and data storyteller exploring how visual communication helps us understand complex issues. Rooted in journalism and data visualization, I combine research and design to turn complex data into human, accessible stories. I believe data isn't just numbers—it's a lens for experiences and systems.

  • Sofia Kamergorodski

    LinkedIn

    I'm a Barcelona-based designer specializing in internet culture and interaction design. Rooted in social design, I create alongside communities using a relational approach—viewing work as part of a circular web of connections rather than static solutions. My practice places play and informality at its core.

  • Sonja Wilfing

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    I'm an Austrian digital designer and concept developer in Copenhagen. Moving from advertising motion design and brand strategy, I now craft experiential installations and spatial visualizations. I explore how light, motion, and material turn complex data into shared, hands-on experiences beyond screens.

  • Sophie Alexandra Bunge

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    I'm a Swiss-Chilean communication designer based in Berlin, completing my Master's in creative technologies. Rooted in architecture, my practice bridges technical thinking and hands-on making. As a freelancer, I merge creative coding, interaction design, and visual identity to craft multi-dimensional work.

  • Sophie Nadel

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    I'm a London-born graphic designer, developer, and creative technologist pursuing an MA in Information Design in the Netherlands. Drawing on software and education, I create accessible, playful entry points into emerging tech. Working across digital and tactile spaces, I bridge AI and craft—like encrypted embroidery.

  • Tara Lucie Lee Monheim

    LinkedIn

    I hover at the intersection of design, technology, and data. For me, creating means embracing unpredictability to shift perspectives and approaches. I collaborate across disciplines to criticize, challenge, and grow together. Outside work, I curate community spaces via Montag Collective (Hamburg) and Aburridísimes (Barcelona).

  • Vivien Serve

    LinkedIn

    I'm a German designer specializing in data visualization to promote futures literacy through tangible interactions. Currently pursuing an MA in Interactive Information Design (Muthesius University), I build accessible data narratives for Die Zeit's data journalism team and co-host a non-profit music festival.

  • Yoshi So

    LinkedIn

    I'm a Rotterdam-based social impact strategist with an Urban Design background from TU Delft. Working at the intersection of urban transitions and creative research, I use local knowledge, stories, and experiences to shape our environments. I bridge the gap between lived experience, design, and policy.

About the project

Official Call Documentation

Data Conversations (CREA-CULT-2024-COOP, GAP-101173136) is a Creative Europe co-funded project running from March 2025 to November 2027. The consortium brings together Fondazione Sistema Toscana (Italy), Domestic Data Streamers (Spain), Malmö University (Sweden), Estonian National Museum (Estonia), IN2 Digital Innovations (Germany), and Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy).

Get in touch

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you’re a cultural organisation, creative professional, policymaker, or just curious about the project, reach out to us for more information, collaboration opportunities, or media inquiries.

Email
info@dataconversations.eu
Project Lead
Project Lead: Fondazione Sistema Toscana (FST)
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Via Duca D'Aosta 9
50129 Firenze • Italy