PEP Open Call - (Im)Possible Worlds

PEP - Photographic Exploration Project is currently accepting submissions for an upcoming group show in collaboration with the Mulhouse Photo Bienniale.

Overview

For the 6th edition of the BPM, PEP invites artists to join them on a journey through (Im)Possible Worlds: confessions of defeat and promises for the future. This group exhibition will present a poetic approach to our planet in the age of the Anthropocene and explore the different questions that it raises. What is the impact of human activity on the environment and climate? Have we reached a point of no return, or can we envision viable alternatives for the future? What is our relationship with nature? What is the role of humans as a species on this planet? How do we relate to the elements and to the cosmos? Through this open call, PEP is inviting artists to share their visions on our post-industrial era and the challenges that we will have to face, as well as to explore the essence of natural worlds to be preserved or reinvented. The exhibition will present different visions of a world that has become uninhabitable for an increasing number of living species, while exploring possible and dreamed spaces for the future.

Practical Info

The call is open to all ages, nationalities, and backgrounds. Series as well as individual images are accepted. Participating artists will be selected through an international jury of artists and curators including Anne Immelé (curator and artistic director of the Mulhouse Photo Bienniale) and Bénédicte Blondeau (PEP). Selected artists will participate in the PEP X BPM group exhibition in September/October 2024 as part of the Photo Bienniale of Mulhouse (France). There is no limit on the number of entries per artist, applicants can enter multiple projects in multiple categories for the same open call.

About PEP - Photographic Exploration Project

PEP aims to explore the photographic language in all its aspects. The project wishes to give the chance for new voices of photography to gain exposure and recognition by showing their work on the international stage and contributing to Berlin and Brussels' vibrant art scenes.