0_0 "Zero_zero". Open call of self-publishing house "Unknown Person" and Kafedra Gallery
"Unknown Person" announces the VI open-call for collective project 0_0 "Zero_zero", which will take place in a public art format in November 2023 in one of the abandoned spaces of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. A small-print book and online project will also be published. Deadline: 8 November.
0_0 "Zero_zero"
Zero days without war. A continuous stream of violence, destruction, and pain that endures for hundreds of days. It remains unceasing, rendering life null. The values and meanings of the previous life are invalidated, as are attempts at alteration. Only emptiness remains, frozen. The horror of emptiness in the eyes 0_0
Who can participate?
Artists and writers over 18 years old from any country are welcome to apply. We have no gender restrictions, and we do not take into account your fame, exhibition experience, or existing publications.
Work format
Texts will be included in the book and will be published on the website/social media. Use up to 1000 characters and genre of essay, autofiction, poetry.
Illustrations, photos, collages will be included in the book, published on the website/social networks or printed for the exhibition by our team. Use .jpg file, resolution 150 or 300 dpi, size 150x210, 210x297, 297x420, 420x594 or 594x841 mm (your choice: horizontal or vertical). We accept work in digital format only (scan, photo or digital image).
Video art will be published on the website/social media, shown at the exhibition. Use .mp4 file with a duration of 10 seconds to 90 seconds, resolution 1080x1080, 1920x1080 or 1080x1920. English subtitles are allowed.
A maximum of one work* (video, text or image) per participant in the Open Call will be accepted for consideration. We reserve the right to select any frame from your video and apply color correction (including black and white) for the zine accompanying the exhibition.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT WORKS THAT DEMEAN HUMAN DIGNITY, INCITE HATRED, OR CONTAIN EXPLICIT CONTENT (18+).
* WARNING: We do not accept work that was created before February 2022 and has previously been involved in other projects or been part of a learning experience.
Results of open call
Results of the open call will be announced in May 2023. The format of the project will be determined based on the specifics of the selected works by the curators. In addition to the participants of the Open Call, we will invite local artists who live in Montenegro and create a performance at the opening. If you are in this country, please email us unknownperson.art@gmail.com with the subject line "zero object". At present, Kafedra Gallery and the self-publishing house 'Unknown Person' are nomadic projects, and we are designing our open calls to ensure adaptability for recreating exhibitions in any space.
The 'Unknown Person' project, as previously, is funded through our own resources and donations. You can support us through the link.
Curators: founders of the "Unknown Person" project Anna Dial and Roma Murashov and explorer Arina Kalimulina.
BELOW YOU WILL FIND AN APPLICATION FORM FOR PARTICIPATION. GOOD LUCK!