INVISIBLE CITIES
Reflecting on the emotional, mnemonic, and imperceptible dimensions of urban life
OPEN CALL
Deadline 12 JUN 2025
No Remuneration
Apply
MAPPING THE EMOTIONAL TISSUE
In a world fractured by gentrification, borders, and conflict, urban life is marked by profound asymmetry: some move freely. In contrast, others remain indefinitely at the threshold, waiting for entry or escape. The media art project INVISIBLE CITIES invites artists to explore not just what cities are, but what they mean to those who are unable to reach them, cannot leave, or are compelled to flee. We seek creative responses that challenge dominant narratives of urban progress and critically engage with themes of memory, identity, and the fundamental right to remain visible.
This curatorial call asks digital artists to reflect on city life’s emotional, mnemonic, and often unseen dimensions. We consider the city not simply as a spatial construct, but as a living archive of memories, desires, losses, and ongoing negotiations of belonging. As cities expand, demolish, regenerate, and rezone, what is erased, and what comes into view? What new geographies of emotion emerge as urban landscapes are continuously rewritten by cycles of decay and construction?
We welcome submissions in a wide range of digital media, whether abstract, figurative, narrative, or purely visual. Artists from all disciplines, including visual artists, animators, photographers, and other digital creators, are encouraged to apply.
OUT Collective
The OUT Collective is an independent, transcultural, transdisciplinary curatorial collective with Alexia Alexandropoulou, Elías López, Fairouz Nouri, Karoline Ketelhake, and Khadouja Tamzini. We desire to rethink exhibition-making as a space for exchange, accessibility, and collective action. Rooted in different geographies and disciplines, we work across borders to curate experiences that challenge conventional formats and center diverse voices. OUT is about moving beyond the institution towards inclusive and collaborative curatorial practices. The collective sustains a cooperation ignited in past EXHIBIT classes and is supported by Bettina Pelz in its start-up.
OPEN SPACE DOMSHOF at Night
We are looking for media artworks for public screening for the night session at the OPEN SPACE DOMSHOF on 12 July 2025. We invite local, regional, and national artists, designers, media workers, and creatives — from HfK students, HfK Alumni/ae, and all artists interested in working with a new curatorial collective.
12 JUL 2025
INVISIBLE CITIES will be presented publicly on 12 July from 10:00 PM to Midnight.
There is no other remuneration.
16:10
The SCREEN will be 447 x 226 cm. The projector is a 15,000 ANSI lumens projector (Epson EB-L1755U). The screen’s ratio is 16:10, and the resolution is 1920×1200 px. A sound set is on-site.
.mp4
All files should be in .mp4 format.
APPLY
We wish to receive
— a CV
— a link to a portfolio or two to three referential artworks
— a concept or a description
— illustrative visuals
Find here the Google form to apply
application.form.gle
JURY
The jury will meet on 13 June 2025 to make the selection. All applicants will be informed by 20 June 2025.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, you can reach us via email.
outcuratorialcollective@gmail.com