Experimental Field is an independent art platform founded in Moscow in 2016. Today, it brings together around 80 artists, musicians, curators, and researchers living and working across different countries.
The platform develops exhibitions, performances, sound projects, and interdisciplinary artistic initiatives. Its work is rooted in collaboration between practitioners of different generations and disciplines, open dialogue, and the collective production of new works.
Over the years, Experimental Field has presented projects in Russia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Germany. The platform places particular emphasis on unconventional spaces and local contexts. Its exhibitions have taken place in independent art spaces, industrial buildings, and temporarily occupied venues, while musical performances have been staged in a former military fortress, a cave, and an abandoned settlement.
After relocating to Montenegro, Experimental Field developed an increasingly international programme. Over the course of a year, the platform organised several major exhibitions, alongside a series of musical and interdisciplinary projects involving artists and musicians from different countries. An important part of this period was the opportunity to work from a residency provided by Alex Starikov.
In Germany, Experimental Field has continued to expand its exhibition, performance, and curatorial programme. Recent platform-led projects include the international exhibition Nachbild der Leere in Cologne, which brought together artists from several countries, as well as new initiatives in sound art, site-specific practice, and interdisciplinary production.
The platform’s development is also closely connected to the independent artistic practice of its founders. One of its co-founders, Grisha Mumrikov, has participated in major projects and institutional programmes in Germany, including Fragile Homes. Migrating Landscapes, developed within the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts Karlsruhe programme and presented during the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival. His recent professional activities also include projects supported by or developed in collaboration with Musikfonds e.V. and In Situ Art Society e.V. These individual practices contribute to the platform’s wider network, experience, and capacity for future collaborations.
Today, Experimental Field operates across Europe, developing exhibitions, performances, sound projects, and site-specific initiatives in dialogue with artists, cultural institutions, festivals, and independent organisations. The platform approaches exhibition-making, sound, video, performance, and space as interconnected artistic practices. Each project is developed in close relation to its specific site, treating place not merely as a backdrop, but as an active participant in the artistic process.