The festival aims to focus on those constellations in which technological infrastructures, economic interests and political ideologies intertwine and give rise to new forms of authoritarian reality production. The exhibition understands these developments not as isolated phenomena, but as an expression of profound shifts in epistemic orders, in which reality increasingly appears to be malleable, strategically modelable and stageable.
Artists are invited to submit works that deal with the construction and staging of reality. We are looking for artistic works that reflect on narrative, visual, media or algorithmic production processes of reality and/or analyze media and political stagings. We are particularly interested in the effects of different staging strategies on perception, affect, interpretation and action.
The aim is to present a polyphonic panorama of artistic positions that makes processes of reality construction visible and invites reflection on contemporary forms of social reality production.
Works from all artistic genres can be submitted, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video, sound and performance as well as interdisciplinary formats.
DATES
- Application phase: 24.02.26 – 15.03.26
- Closing date: 15.03.26, 23:59 (CEST)
- Announcement of jury result: beginning of April 2026
- Festival period: 19.06. – 05.07.2026
Application deadline: March 15, 2026