CLOSED | Call for Entry: Online Group Exhibition - "Instant Image” September 2022
From Facture and Facade © Debra Klomp Ching
We are excited to announce that our September 2022 online group exhibition, “Instant Image,” is being curated by Debra Klomp Ching, co-owner of the Klompching Gallery, New York! The deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2022. To enter, all you need to do is read and respond to the following prompt with your analog photography. The best of these images will be showcased in an online show, beginning September 19th, 2022. Good luck!
Prompt: Way before the immediacy of image making via cell 'phones and digital imaging, there was the Polaroid camera and film—introduced to the world in the 1940s by Edward Land. Polaroid was, without a doubt, a significant technological breakthrough in the history of photography. It brought instant gratification to the masses and sparked the imagination of the general populace.
Importantly, it was and remains, an inspirational tool of creative expression for swaths of artists. The Polaroid is a methodology of making photographs that is energetic, playful, serendipitous and experimental. The medium's quirkiness also contributes, in no small way, to more serious questions of the purpose and meaning of photography itself.
As a post-graduate student, the Polaroid medium was one that I chose to work with, in order to explore the notion of whether-or-not texture can exist in a photograph—such as painting, sculpture, textiles etc. The texture had to originate in the actual photograph. My series 'Facture and Facade', was made by manipulating the Polaroid dyes, as they developed following exposure. The top layer of the Polaroid was then removed, leaving a surface quality similar to that of a painting. This work formed my final exhibition, before pursuing a career as a curator and gallery owner.
For this open call, I'm looking for artworks that imaginatively utilize the Polaroid medium. There is no theme subject-wise, I'm particularly interested in photographs that expand the lexicon of the Polaroid, and those images that fully engage with the nature of the medium itself. Photographs are required to be made with Go, i-Type, 600, SX-70, Polaroid pack films, Polaroid 4x5 or 8x10, or Fuji instant films.
Deadline for Submissions is August 31st, 2022
About the Curator
Debra Klomp Ching is the co-owner of the Klompching Gallery, New York—specializing in the exhibition and sale of contemporary fine art photographs. She is also a freelance consultant working with collectors and photographers, an educator with 25+ years experience in formal programs of study, a regular judge of photography awards, and a respected reviewer at select portfolio review events. In 2020 she launched her now sought-after online training webinars, focusing on the creative and business side of making/exhibiting/selling fine art photographs. She is the co-founder of the Fresh Annual Photography Exhibition and the Rhonda Wilson Award.
Connect with Debra Klomp Ching at the Gallery’s Website and Instagram!
Submission Guidelines:
Image Specifications:
1) Only .jpg files will be accepted.
2) Images must be 1500px on the shortest side at 72dpi.
3) No photo-shopped borders or watermarks.
4) Only one image may be submitted.
5) Image must be named in the following format: “FirstNameLastName1.jpg”, etc.
Email Specifications:
1) The subject line of your email should state: "Submission: Instant Images”
2) Please ATTACH your images to the email NOT INSIDE the email. Do not embed them. Do not attach a google drive or dropbox link.
3) Include your information in the format requested (see below).
4) Format Request: “Title” by Your Name | Camera + Film, Process - Your URL
Send your submission to submissions@analogforevermagazine.com by August 31st, 2022.
Note: Due to the large number of submissions we receive, you may not receive a response. Though we try our best to respond to everyone, we do not guarantee a response. Thank you for understanding.
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