Short Description
An Exhibition Exploring Entanglement, Presence, and the Poetics of Connection
How do we touch across time? How does longing refract across parallel selves? Quantum Intimacies considers the forces that bind us beyond proximity, the echoes of presence in absence, and the paradox of being both here and elsewhere. Drawing from quantum mechanics, somatic memory, and poetic speculation, this exhibition and screening bring together works that explore relationality across distance, the fluidity of time, and the ephemeral architectures of intimacy.
Quantum Intimacies is a space where grief, longing, and love exceed their representational limits and take shape as forces in themselves. It asks not just how we touch, but how we are touched—by each other, by time, by the things we cannot see but always feel. Artists are invited to submit works that seemingly exist in multiple states at once: shifting, unfolding, and resonating across dimensions of time and space.
Eligibility
We invite submissions from artists, collectives, filmmakers, writers, and creative technologists. We are particularly interested in works that blur disciplinary lines and engage with quantum themes, including but not limited to:
— Non-Local Love & Entanglement: Relationships where time and space collapse—long-distance intimacy, ancestral memory, or digital remnants of lost connections.
— The Poetics of Probability: Works embracing randomness and probability, reflecting the uncertainty of quantum states and the delicate balance between chance and intention.
— Superposition & Multitemporality: Projects that unfold multiple realities simultaneously—films that change with each screening, interactive experiences shaped by viewer choices, or zines with fragmented narratives that shift depending on reading order.
— Somatic Frequencies & Resonance: Interactive works using biofeedback, heart rate sensors, or soundscapes that respond to the body in real time, creating immersive, body-responsive environments that amplify presence and sensation.
Submission Requirements
- Complete the Submission Form
- Project Description
- Film/Video: Provide a Vimeo or YouTube link (include password if applicable).
- Gallery Submissions: Send proposals (up to 3 pages including sketches detailing scale, materials, and setup) as a single PDF to badsaturnmedia@gmail.com. NOTE: the gallery space is quite limited.
- Performance: Send a proposal and project description as a PDF of up to 3 pages to badsaturnmedia@gmail.com.
- Single Poem/Digital Poetic Instance: Send a single poem or project description as a PDF of up to 3 pages to badsaturnmedia@gmail.com.
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
Entry Fee
FILMS: Short Film & Video Art (up to 14 min)
Standard: $18
Student Rate: $12
PERFORMANCES: Multimedia & Movement
Standard: $25
Student Rate: $18
INSTALLATIONS: Visual Art, Installation Films, Sculptural Pieces
Standard: $25
Student Rate: $18
Multiple Works Discount: $35 for up to 3 pieces
POETICS: Artwork, Poem or Poetic Digital Instance for Experimental Quantum Publication. Please only send one per entry.
Standard: $18
Student Rate: $12
NEW: Multi-Submission – Submit to any two categories for $30 or three or more for $40.
Location
New York, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 16 May 2025
Website Link: https://michelesaintmichel.com/press/open-call-quantum-intimacies
