Open Call for visual artists to submit their works with the aim of taking part in the 4th annual international exhibition of the series of events “Infinite Forms” that will take place in Athens curated by Paris Kapralos.
The official languages of the exhibition are Greek and English, a commemorative catalogue – book will be published in digital form in both languages, and the exhibition will also be available online via the ARTgrID platform for one month.
Eligibility. Artists from Europe are welcome to submit their artworks. For the exhibition you can submit works of painting, sculpture, especially mixed media, photography, digital art, collage, textile/fiber art, mosaics, augmented reality works, videoart, constructions.
Conceptual Framework. The materials of memory are not materials of the past. They are those that persist in the present, that do not withdraw, that resist disappearance. Memory, according to Paul Ricoeur, is an active mechanism of identity construction, narrative and meaning. In his work “La Mémoire, l’Histoire, l’Oubli” (2000), Ricoeur suggests that memory never functions as mere recall, but always through a process of interpretation, reconstruction and partial forgetting. Memory is selective, wounded, liminal. It is, above all, creative. In contrast to a romantic or melancholic reading of the past, each work in the exhibition is expected to function like a palimpsest, and the act of upcycling becomes an inscription of memory on already inscribed surfaces. Equally important are the symbols that are reused in a visual art environment with the rereading of contemporary art: old buildings, monuments, textures, anything indicative of the passage of time like a flowing river. The exhibition “The Materials of Memory” approaches creative reuse as an embodied way of archaeology of everyday life. Old objects, construction fragments, evidence of former uses or experiences become carriers of a silent testimony. In this exhibition, upcycling aims to become performative memory, with creative reuse either in respect to the materials that make up the works or with respect to images and symbols becoming an act of resistance to oblivion through transformation. Art does not remember. Art creates what must be remembered.
About the Exhibition Series “Infinite Forms”. “Infinite Forms” is a series of international exhibitions conceived by visual curator Paris Kapralos that explores the tangible and conceptual recycling of human culture in art. The series began in 2023 and will present one exhibition annually, aiming to showcase artists who produce works of creative reuse and/or whose works explore the redefinition/new meaning of elements and images of Culture to a wider audience.
What You Must Submit. You must send by e-mail to artistsartgrid@gmail.com with subject “FORMS 4” the following:
- (1) Photos of up to 2 available works, each in a separate image file in large-size high-resolution jpg format. Note: the works are not indicative. If selected, you may exhibit exclusively the work or works you submitted. Works on paper must be sent photographed without a frame/glass.
- (2) Details of the works, referencing for each the filename (e.g. A1.JPG) which should list in this order separated by commas: Artist’s full name, Title of work, Materials and technique, Dimensions (in centimetres, Height X Width if hanging or, if sculpture, Height X Width X Depth), Year of completion.
- (3) Your contact details: Full name, Email, contact phone number.
✨ If you wish to submit Video Art you must either send common video files via wetransfer and e-mail with the remaining details, or direct us to a link (Vimeo, Youtube) where the video is fully accessible.
Important Notes
– Clarifications, questions and inquiries strictly and only about the submission process should be sent in writing by email to the above submission address and will be answered within 24 hours.
– Information on the conduct of the event and the proposal that will be made to you if and when you are selected will be provided only to the selected artists after their submission and selection – not before. Submissions that do not include all that we request, or that do not follow the proper way of phrasing and sending the requested materials, will be ignored.
– If you are selected we will contact you immediately with a reply email that will include full information about your participation procedures.
– The submission deadline is not necessarily for you to create works, but you may choose works you already have that you consider represent you, are related to the theme, and you would like to present in the exhibition.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: until Sunday 8 February at 23:59′.
