Hypha_etc is calling for applications from Europe-based artists for a residency in Vármező / Câmpu Cetății, Transylvania, Romania, from 1 October – 10 November 2026. Night as Commons explores darkness as a shared ecological, cultural and political condition. In a world increasingly shaped by artificial illumination, night has been fragmented, colonised and rendered scarce. Darkness — once a universal temporal commons — is now overshadowed by infrastructures that extend productivity, disrupt biological rhythms, and reshape the behaviour of humans and non‑humans alike. The residency invites artistic and research‑based practices that engage with — or depart from — themes such as: * night‑time ecologies and photoperiodicity * the cultural, poetic or symbolic dimensions of darkness * sensory experience, perception and orientation * temporal critique, labour and the politics of illumination * speculative, spatial or ecological approaches to ‘unbuilding’ light * light pollution, skyglow and disrupted rhythms The residency also offers interdisciplinary mentorship from experts in physics, biology and curatorial research, supporting both scientific grounding and artistic development.