The Mentorship Journal gathers conversations, reflections, and materials emerging from the program. Through texts, recordings, and videos, it offers insight into the processes, exchanges, and ideas shaping each edition and beyond, tackling the emerging field of sensory art.
Mentorship in Progress: Inspiration Behind the Winning Proposal
The Art Senses 2026 Mentorship Programme is currently underway. Mentee Karola Braga takes us behind the scenes of her winning project, Bloom of the Night, as it progresses through various stages of development. In this video, Braga reflects on the ideas, inspiration, and research that informed the project.
Artist Insights: Marc Vilanova
For Artist Insights, our audio interview series exploring the evolving field of sensory art through the perspectives of artists, Marc Vilanova answers the question: How can quantum phenomena be translated into sensory art?
Artist Insights: Yukako Tanaka
For Artist Insights, our audio interview series exploring the evolving field of sensory art through the perspectives of artists, Yukako Tanaka answers the question: How can art bridge invisible forces and sensory experiences?
Artist Insights: Philip Vermeulen
For Artist Insights, our audio interview series exploring the evolving field of sensory art through the perspectives of artists, Philip Vermeulen answers the question: How can art reveal the invisible architecture of the senses?
Learning from Artists: How to Sense the Imperceptible
The first edition of our Learning from Artists series explores how contemporary artists translate imperceptible phenomena into embodied, multisensory experiences. Through sound, data, vibration, light, and movement, the featured practices invite audiences to sense environmental, atmospheric, and cosmic forces that usually remain beyond human perception.
Mentor–Mentee: Discussing Karola Braga’s Bloom of the Night
As part of a series of meetings in Barcelona marking the launch of the Art Senses 2026 mentorship programme, mentee Karola Braga sat down with Alexander Groves of the mentor duo A.A.Murakami to discuss her winning proposal, Bloom of the Night.
Mentor–Mentee: First Encounter
Following the announcement of Karola Braga as Art Senses Artist of the Year 2026, the mentee met with Alexander Groves, one part of mentor duo A.A.Murakami, on the occasion of their exhibition on view in Barcelona.
Perspectives on Sensory Art Practices
As part of the Art Senses Artist of the Year 2026 selection process, jurors Fatoş Üstek, Tino Sehgal, Jane Withers, and Marc Spiegler met in Munich to discuss the rise of multisensory art and its impact on institutions, exhibitions, and artist mentorship. Explore the full story and watch selected moments from the discussion here.
Project by Therme Art
Art Senses is created by Therme Art, an international cultural initiative advancing Therme Group’s mission to promote wellbeing. In close collaboration with Therme Group, whose expertise in innovative environments and wellbeing infrastructures informs the programme’s vision, Therme Art supports and develops artistic and cultural experiences that generate positive social impact.
In addition to funding, mentorship, visibility, technical resources and support, Therme Art offers the possibility for projects developed within Art Senses to be realised permanently at Therme Group’s facilities worldwide, extending the artistic dialogue from the studio and exhibition context into lived, public environments that embody the programme’s curatorial aims.
