In September 2022, I was leading planning for a Res Artis conference in Kyiv, Ukraine titled How to inhabit instability? to be hosted by IZOLYATSIA  in cooperation with Ukrainian Institute, House of Europe and Goethe-Institut Ukraine. When we devised this title, we could never have imagined the horrific events that have unfolded in the Russia/Ukraine War. In response, I was able to pioneer emergency humanitarian residencies mobilised by the network of Res Artis members. This provided countless life-saving residency opportunities to Ukrainian arts and cultural professionals. I am grateful to Swedish Arts Residency Network (SWAN) for developing tools to support other arts residencies to adapt to the cause.