OPEN CALL: FUNDAMENT
Deadline: 10th Dec 2024, 23:59 PM BST Installation Date: 16th Dec 2024 (TBD)
Duration: Permanent
Location: Brockenhurst, England
To apply, please email the following materials to info149art@gmail.com by December 10th, 2024 23:59 PM BST:
1. Title of the work.
2. 3–5 high-resolution images or design sketches of the proposed work.
3. A 100–200 word description explaining how the work engages with the theme and its intended interaction with the natural environment.
4. Artist bio (max 100 words) and contact information.
This open call is open to global artists. We encourage submissions from diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
Medium and Size: No restrictions on medium or dimensions.
If the artwork contains metal components, any side (length, width, or height) must not exceed 50 cm.
Material Requirements: Materials must be biodegradable. Artworks must not contain plant seeds, live animals, or sharp edges to ensure environmental safety.
Artists are responsible for the transportation of their work to the installation site.
Fundament is the first art exhibition by the artist collective “1:4:9,” exploring the intersection of human and nature connections, time, and natural transformation. Set within an ecological landscape, the works integrate with the land, evolving alongside it and dissolving into the environment over time.
The frame of our installation will be transformed into a monumental form of a metal spring base from a discarded mattress, collected from a local campsite. Once symbols of comfort and domesticity, the springs now serve as a foundation for exploring fragility, impermanence, and the tension between civilization and nature. Artists' works will become a part of this frame or interact with it, as seeds planted within the springs grow, intertwining with the metal to form living, evolving sculptures. All materials used in the works are natural or biodegradable, emphasising sustainability and impermanence.
The exhibition will not feature an opening event or formal gathering. Instead, the transformation—quietly unfolding in the forest—will be documented and shared over time, offering an intimate, gradual experience. Visitors may witness the evolving installation, but engagement remains a personal choice, fostering a connection to the land’s story. The process invites viewers to see the works not just as objects to be observed, but as living, breathing processes involving nature, humanity, technology, and time.