An Ecology of Beasts

An Ecology of Beasts is Common Index’s first in-person gathering, hosted by TXT Studio.

Opening on Saturday, January 24 at 6:30 pm, the event brings together friends, collaborators, and first-time visitors in a shared space. An environment shaped by installations, music, people, and a few drinks. The exhibition, developed in close collaboration with Sole Studio, was shaped through shared intuition, dialogue, and care, and defines the spatial conditions in which the event takes place. The space will remain open throughout the weekend, January 24 and 25.

A beast for each creative mind. At the heart of the project is a collective experiment that reflects the diversity of the community we move within. Through an open call, participants were invited to draw a card from a bestiary deck and reinterpret the creature they received through their creative minds. The resulting works will be screened during the event and gathered into a shared index of creatures, an evolving archive of forms, interpretations, and encounters.

Thank you to all participants for the enormous response we have received. The cards are finished, and we can't wait to see the results.

Participation Guidelines

The following points detail the rules of the collective experiment:

1. Registration

Pick a card and submit your email to receive your beast. This creature is your starting point, reinterpret it freely. You can use any tool of choice, AI, AR, 3D animations, Net Art, or other formats. The process is open and experimental by nature.

2. Technical Specifications

The final submission must be a video (.mp4 / 9:16 ratio) with a duration between a minimum of 15 seconds and to maximum of 5 minutes. And why not to somehow use this cute pink color (#F5A3C7)?

3. Required Submission Assets

The delivery package must contain four elements: the finalized .mp4 video file, a title, a concise short description detailing the concept, and some stills. All assets must be ready for collective presentation.

4. Delivery and Deadline

Send all materials via a reliable file transfer service (WeTransfer, Drive, or SwissTransfer) to this email: entries@commonindex.xyz . The deadline is January 9th.

For any inquiries or questions, please contact us at entries@commonindex.xyz