Hamze Bytyci

Hamze Bytyçi is an artist, curator and cultural worker with a Master’s degree in Art in Context from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). He has directed the association RomaTrial e.V. since 2012, promoting visibility, self-representation and participation of Roma and Sinti through artistic, activist and educational projects. He initiated and leads the International Roma Film Festival AKE DIKHEA? in Berlin and co-founded and co-curated the 1st and 2nd Roma Biennale, creating platforms against discrimination and for diversity. Since September 2022, he has curated the programme of the Green Salon at Volksbühne, fostering participatory, intersectional cultural work that links artistic practice with social activism.

Forum Contribution

Constitutional Commitment, Anti‑Fascism, and Solidarity in Contemporary Artistic Research

Endangered Conceptual Worlds

The 2026 International Forum on Artistic Research takes place from 23 to 26 June 2026. Hosted by the University of Galway on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, the Forum addresses the challenges of Endangered Conceptual Worlds. As the 17th annual conference of the Society for Artistic Research it is the largest conference on practice-based research within and through the arts, bringing together more than 300 international participants: leading practitioners, scholars and policymakers from the entire range of arts-based disciplines.

Slightly extended deadline for submissions

The 2026 Forum on Artistic Research website has been inaccessible for several hours on Friday night and Saturday morning. Unfortunately, an update to the web server was scheduled to take place, which automatically activated maintenance mode and prevented any work on the submissions during the night and the next morning. We have therefore decided to slightly extend the deadline for submissions to Monday 2 March 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Feel free to work on your proposals until then.