The Institute for Endotic Research (TIER)
2018 – 2022
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Founded in 2015, The Institute for Endotic Research (TIER) existed from 2018 to 2024 in Berlin as an experimental space for artistic research, publishing, exhibitions, and public programs. Inspired by Georges Perec's concept of the endotic—attending to the overlooked realities of everyday life rather than the exotic—the Institute developed situated forms of collective research and institutional practice. From 2018 to 2022, I was part of its leadership structure, first collectively directing the Institute with Lorenzo Sandoval and later together with Lorenzo Sandoval and Aouefa Amoussouvi. My work focused on editorial practice, collaborative research, and institutional experimentation beyond the conventional exhibition format.
Related Publications:
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Benjamin Busch and Lorenzo Sandoval, eds., The Endotic Reader No. 1 (Berlin: The Institute for Endotic Research Press, 2019)
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Benjamin Busch and Lorenzo Sandoval, eds., Objects Before and After the Wall (Berlin: The Institute for Endotic Research Press, 2020)
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Benjamin Busch and Lorenzo Sandoval, eds., The Endotic Reader No. 2: Maintenance! Domestics as Institutional Becomings (Berlin: The Institute for Endotic Research Press, 2021)
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Jonas Becker, Benjamin Busch, Matthew Hanson, Penny Rafferty, and Paul Stewart, eds., OnCurating, no. 31, Spheres of Estrangement: Art, Politics, Curating (2016)
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Benjamin Busch, “New Journey to the Equinoctial Regions: An Interview with Sergio Zevallos,” Berlin Art Link, December 21, 2018
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Benjamin Busch, “Biopolitics and Coloniality in the Pandemic: An Interview with Luiza Prado de O. Martins,” Berlin Art Link, August 7, 2020