Short Description
Not all landscapes are visible. Some unfold behind closed eyes, shaped not by geography but by memory, emotion, and thought. These inner terrains—subtle, elusive, deeply personal—form a vast and ever-shifting world that reflects how we see, feel, and remember.
Inner Landscapes invites artists to chart the topographies of their inner world:
emotional geographies, psychological contours, dreamlike spaces, and abstract states of being. How does grief become a color field? How might joy be mapped as movement or tension traced as a visual rhythm?
We welcome artworks that explore this interior dimension—whether through figurative representation, abstraction, collage, conceptual forms, or experimental processes. These landscapes might emerge from dreams, trauma, memories, or meditative stillness. They may be expansive or confined, soft or fragmented, luminous or obscure.
This exhibition encourages a deep dive inward—not to escape the outer world, but to reveal how our internal realities shape the way we perceive everything outside of us.
Eligibility
All artistic mediums are welcome, including but not limited to painting, photography, video, digital art, mixed media, collage, and sculpture. Works must be submitted in digital format, and artists must agree to have their works printed by the organizer for exhibition display. Original artworks do not need to be shipped. Selected video works will be presented on a screen within the exhibition space.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
- All selected works will be professionally presented: images will be printed (Epson giclée print), framed, and installed by the organizer; video works will be screened on a monitor within the exhibition space；
- Chinese-English bilingual online feature on our website;
- Chinese-English bilingual digital catalog;
- Chinese-English bilingual promotion on Chinese and international social media.
Entry Fee
$80 up to 10 works
Location
Chongqing, China
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 1 August 2025
Website Link: https://independentimage.org/open-call/inner-landscapes/
