As part of the first edition of the Video Mapping Festival, thirteen creators in residence on the Arenberg Creative Mine site, have developed works that will be broadcast during an evening in March 2018 in Lille. These residencies were an opportunity to carry out research on the creative experience, guided by the following questions: can we access the creative dynamics experienced by creators? If so, what can we observe and understand of this creative dynamic? What insights does this understanding offer? By studying the intimate experience of creators during their production activity, we question the modalities of creation in residence.