the family photo: lineage, choice, and the album

The winter holiday season brings the concept of family into sharp focus. Around kitchen tables, over shared meals, and across digital screens, we gather to perform long-held traditions and invent new ones. At the center of these gatherings sits the family photo, witnessing our connections, expectations, and evolving bonds.

This edition of Der Greif Pulse invites lens-based artists to explore "The Family Photo." Together, we are looking beyond the traditional family portrait to examine family relationships in all their complexity. This call addresses family in every form, whether through bloodline, heritage, or chosen community. We encourage works that explore the performance of familial roles and challenge the deliberate choices behind what gets preserved in the album versus what remains unrecorded.