Paris Kapralos, Art Curator, presents the exhibition “Anonymous Journeys” and invites visual artists to submit their works for participation. This exhibition is an artistic response to the dramatic rise in displacement that characterizes our times, shedding light on the invisible paths and human stories behind the numbers.

The physical exhibition will be hosted at Alma Mater art gallery in July  2025, and will also be presented online on our platform for one month.

Eligible artworks: You may submit works of painting, printmaking, photography, digital art, collage, and video art.

Documentation text / Conceptual framework:
Every journey has a beginning, a destination, and a story. Yet, there are journeys that remain unseen, without names, without maps, without testimony. These are the routes of those who move silently among us, leaving behind homes, identities, memories — hunted and abused both collectively and individually. With collective and nameless wounds that most people cannot grasp whether — or how — they can ever be healed.
June 20th, World Refugee Day, is not just symbolic. It is a moment that creates a mental space for collective empathy.

“Anonymous Journeys” is not only about displacement. It is about the search for meaning, the effort to exist where you never have. They have no faces because they were never granted the right to remain still long enough to gain one. They speak of the fear of rejection, the insecurity of waiting, the exhaustion of perpetual “after.”
These are journeys carved along unknown roads, on land that promises nothing but the hope of survival.
Anonymous does not mean faceless. Behind every step lies a decision. Behind every silence, a scream that found no listener.
In “Anonymous Journeys” we observe the unseen, where visibility is not a given. People caught in between: between earth and sky, past and present, the familiar and the foreign. Many of them will never be recorded. They will never meet normalcy. They will never find a place to stand without fear.

Let us make space for the anonymous journeys. Not to name them, but to respect them. To see them as one looks at the horizon: with uncertainty, with hope, and with the deep awareness that somewhere out there, someone keeps moving forward.

What you need to submit:
Send an email to [artistsartgrid@gmail.com](mailto:artistsartgrid@gmail.com) with the subject line “REFUGEES” including the following:

• (1) Photos of up to 2 available artworks, each in a separate JPG file, in large size, good clarity and high resolution. Please note: these are not indicative works. If selected, you may only exhibit the artwork(s) you submitted. Works on paper must be photographed without frame/glass.
• (2) Artwork details, referencing each one by the file name (e.g., A1.JPG), written in this order, separated by commas: Artist’s full name, Title of the work, Medium and technique, Dimensions (in cm, Height x Width), Year of completion.
• (3) Your contact information: Full name, Email, Phone number.

✨ If you wish to submit Video Art, you should either send standard video files via wetransfer, along with an email containing the required details, or provide a link (Vimeo, YouTube) with full access to the video.

Important notes
– Questions, clarifications, and inquiries strictly about the submission process must be sent in writing via email to the above address and will be answered within 24 hours.
– Information about the exhibition and any invitation made (if you are selected) will be provided only to the selected artists, after submission and selection — not before. Submissions that do not include all requested elements or do not follow the required format and instructions will be disregarded.
– If selected, we will contact you promptly via email with full details regarding your participation.
– The submission deadline is not necessarily intended for creating new works. You may select works you already have, that you believe represent you, relate to the theme, and you would like to present as part of the exhibition.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Until Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 23:59.