As the world seemed to pause for a few months, as public places became inaccessible and the fear of disease, the fear of others, the fear of mortality, the fear of future took over the collective psyche, how did we cope with enclosed spaces? This time, a literal box was formed around each body, for some a cage, for others a refuge. Let us be playful with the limitations of confinement, let us transform the closed-off, inside space into something liberating.

Being enclosed in one’s body & mind is the topic that unite all the artworks. "The Enclosed Garden" is a space inside of you that you choose to share with others. On this brand new web exhibition, 50 Enclosed Gardens coming from all around the world are meeting each others.

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ELIGIBILITY

— Women of any nationality and age.
— Artworks ONLY about the impact on your psychology of the fact of being locked, isolated during the Covid-19 crisis
— All forms of art in any medium can be sent in digital form
[ including text, painting, drawing, illustration, collage, sound recording, multimedia art, photography, vocal poetry, installation, polyphony, dance, performance, sculpture, sound design, textile art]

!! Make sure you submit notes and artworks created the last 3 months and not created before Corona started! We want to highlight throughout the exhibition how this melancholic period has finally helped artists to explore deeper and empower them to show their most intimate thoughts. NEW DEADLINE JULY 1rst. !!

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WHY SUBMITTING ?

1. Reveal private works inspired by the feeling of being locked physically & psychologically.

2. Exhibit in an online show that brings together artists from all around the world.

3. Join a network of female artists, cultural managers, writers, researchers and collectors who are imagining new ways of making and showing art & litterature. #nowhitecubes #immersiveshows

🎧 You can listen here the Vocal curator's statement:
www.soundcloud.com/heroineswave/statements-female-psychology

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THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE

The Enclosed Garden is a multimedia experience designed by Heroines.

Alone, in silence, in front of their laptops, the audiences discover how artists perceive their physical and psychological enclosure in a virtual labyrinth.
Designed like a treasure hunt, you have to find your way through different rooms (pages) where artworks from different artfields and countries are interwoven. In each room, the combination of the artworks and the unusual web design will offer a physical experience that can trigger the SIGHT, the EAR and even the touch and the smell!

This WEB EXHIBITION empowers yourself to make a step forward and take up the courage to share artworks and personal notes that you would never share in a "normal life".

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APPLY NOW

We welcome artworks from each artist in the form of:

— texts (any length)

— photo (JPG/PNG, max. 2 MB)

— video (uploaded on Vimeo preferable)

— sound/music compositions (preferably on Soundcloud, WAV files preferred, or mp3 320 if longer than 15 min)

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👉 SUBMIT HERE (from laptop)
https://forms.gle/6z1LzLQzvEMA3jN76

👌 If you cannot open the link, try this one for mobile: https://forms.gle/Qyce4b38f59RLU2S8

Deadline JULY 1, 23.59 in your country.
-> Make sure to name the files with your name and title <-

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CURATORSHIP

The Heroines is a network of women from different countries that produces The Enclosed Garden, a thematic exhibition focused on female psyche.
This nomadic & international event happens every year.

🇬🇪 October 2019 | the first edition took place in Tbilisi, Georgia and exhibited 12 women artists from Iran, France, Germany, Thailand, Spain and Georgia.

🏳️ July 2020 | The Enclosed Garden #2 will happen all around the world. This online multisensory platform will curate artworks coming from 50 artists.

🇹🇭 December 2020 | The Enclosed Garden #3 will exhibit 12 women in Bangkok, Thailand (CALL FOR ARTISTS on September 15th).

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SELECTION PROCESS

🗣 We would select women coming equally from East, West, South, North. All applicants will receive an email by July 10.

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FOLLOW OUR WAVE 🌊🌊🌊

www.heroineswave.com
www.instagram.com/heroineswave
www.facebook.com/heroineswave
https://soundcloud.com/heroineswave/sets/sounds-musics-words

[ Cover image : Claude Cahun 1935 ]