getxophoto 2027

In its literal sense, a tide is a natural phenomenon: the rhythmic rise and fall of sea levels. However, it can also be understood more generally as the interaction of forces that act on the landscape and constantly transform it. This dynamic movement inspires the 21st edition of Getxophoto and serves as a starting point for a reflection on the status of images and their social impact.

Tide invites us to approach photography not as a static object, but as a practice in constant movement – one that shifts boundaries and moves beyond established limits. Images circulate, are reproduced, change context and meaning, appear and disappear, are archived and retrieved. They move between people, territories, and times and, when they reappear, often offer a different viewpoint or can be seen in a different light. They resurface in a here and now that is never quite the same.

A tide, moreover, can also be a current, a force that grows stronger and can change direction: not only an external force –social, political or cultural– that pulls us along, but also a collective impulse that we are part of and, at the same time, contribute to shape.

Getxophoto 2027 – Tide calls for proposals in the field of image-making –photography, video, actions, installations, digital art or other visual practices– that engage with these currents: projects that not only reflect collectivity but also help build it. We are looking for projects that make visible what had remained hidden, unsettle what seemed fixed, transform memory, or envision new connections, forms of action and collective resistance.