MŌMENTUM

Open Call for Photography

MINIMUM & Der Greif

MŌMENTUM is the open call organised by Minimum Studio and Der Greif -- Organization for Contemporary Photography; the jury comprises Salvatore Vitale (YET Magazine), Diane Smyth (The British Journal of Photography) and Marina Paulenka (Organ Vida Festival).

The project will be archived as part of Der Greif's Specials, a virtual space dedicated to writing about photography that showcases unique content and announcements.

• Deadline

Momentum is open to submission from February 23rd, 2018 until March 31st, 2018.

• Theme

The theme of the open call is widely-based on the concept of migration. We are looking for images related to this theme through all photographic genres and approaches.

We would like to broaden our approach towards the concept and representation of migration. Indeed, we are looking for images that depict emigration, immigration, resettlement, routes, traces, movement, and so on.

The Latin word "mōmentum" means movement, but also motion, change, revolution, moment, circumstance, importance, influence. In physics, momentum is instead the product of the mass and velocity of an object, or a person.

Minimum itself is a site in Palermo (Italy) founded and managed by authors that have decided to move (or come back) to Sicily, Palermo in particular, after years of travelling; Sicily has always been in time a melting pot of different populations, so cultures and arts, customs and traditions. And it still is. Find more inspirations about the theme (and Minimum) in this piece by Roberto Boccaccino, co-founder of Minimum, written for Maps Magazine.

• Submission Details

• Submitting images to Mōmentum is free of charge.

• Every participant can submit maximum three images. You can submit single images and/or paired-images or a short series; when needed, use a sequential number in the title.

• You can submit the images via Picter.

• Sessions

The results of the open call will be shown in three different sessions, one per judge. Each curator will have a look at the images submitted ; as soon as an image is chosen by the curator, it will be printed and exhibited at Minimum, later displayed online on Der Greif's Specials webpage.

The three curated installments:

• 1st session: 16/04/2018 - 30/04/2018, curated by Diane Smyth, digital editor of British Journal of Photography;

• 2nd session: 01/05/2018 - 15/05/2018, curated by Marina Paulenka, director of Organ Vida Festival;

● 3rd session: 16/05/2018 - 23/05/2018, curated by Salvatore Vitale, photographer and editor-in-chief of YET Magazine.

• Minimum Window-Showcase (Installation)

As soon as a picture is chosen by the judge, it will be printed and shown at Minimum Studio in Palermo. The picked images will be part of an installation exhibited inside a window-display in the courtyard of the studio, open to the public. As soon as the window-display is full, the other prints will be placed over the first layer, and so on. After the end of the open call, the installation might "emigrate" to be displayed also in other venues. All the photographers involved will be mentioned even if their images will not be visible anymore. The installation is curated by Simone Sapienza (Minimum).

• Der Greif Showcase (Online)

All the images selected by the curators will be part of an online archive on Der Greif. As soon as a picture is covered by another print in the window-showcase, it will be available online.

• About Minimum

Minimum is a perimeter open to the new languages of photography and image, made of research, collaborations and commissions. It was born out of a desire to host and promote the work of those who took part in its creation, while giving a space and voice to the experiences of artists external to it. Located in a former warehouse in the historical centre of Palermo, Minimum is a place inhabited by images, machines, prints, ideas, books and projects. It is the creative effort of people who work with and live of photography, and of many other things. - www.minimumstudio.it

• About Der Greif

Der Greif researches subjects affecting the production, distribution, presentation and thus our perception of photographic images -- on screens, in print as well as in exhibitions. All projects connect virtual, physical and / or print-spaces.

• Personal Data & Copyright

The participant agrees that his/her full name, respective URL and nationality will be published both on the website of Der Greif (www.dergreif-online.de) and in printed versions by Minimum. Further contact information will not be published. The submitted images may be used online and in printed version for promotional purposes by Der Greif and Minimum and their partners. Some submitted images will be used to promote the call before the deadline and jury process only for promotional purposes, without affecting the choices of the judges. All personal data that have been indicated during the registration and submission process will be stored for participant and image administration, curation, organization and statistical reasons. Personal data will not be forwarded to third parties. Statistical data collection will only be executed and used in anonymized forms.

The participants assures that he/she is the sole copyright owner of all submitted photographs. Participants may also submit photographs from other persons for a potential publication in Der Greif, if he/she has an explicit authorization by the respective copyright holder.

The participant assures to have the explicit consent of all people who are pictured on his/her submitted photographs (in case of children of their legal guardian) to publish the relevant photograph as described in these Conditions of Participation. In case of e.g. street photography, the participant has to decide on his/her own and take all responsibility for a publication and further processing of his/her submitted photographs. Furthermore, the participant assures by submitting photographs not to impinge upon any rights of third parties as e.g. personal rights. The participant assures to have the right to submit pictures of places, buildings, landscapes, military sites or operations, means of transport, goods, persons in order to be published as described in these Conditions of Participation.

The participant declares to be completely liable for his/her submitted photographs. The participant indemnifies the editorial staff of Minimum and Der Greif from any claims of third parties caused by the violation of these Conditions of Participation.

If any provision of these Conditions of Participation is invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Both parties agree to arrange about a regulation that comes as close as possible to the invalid provision.

FAQ

Contact

Any questions regarding your submissions or Momentum in general? Please refer to simone@minimumstudio.it