Suspended - Last Few Places Added

Overview

Following exhibitions exploring the invisible and the embodied, Suspended marks the third chapter of curatorial research examining states of perception and being. This second round reopens with limited additional places available.

Concept

The exhibition explores conditions that are unsettled: bodies that resist full definition, materials hovering between states, images appearing to form or dissolve. Suspension can be physical, psychological, or spatial. We invite works that create a felt experience of suspension rather than illustrate a concept.

What to submit

• Works exploring states of waiting, hesitation, or transition
• Tension between balance and collapse
• Gravity, levitation, or physical suspension
• Emotional or psychological instability
• Bodies in displacement or in-between conditions
• Environments that hold or suspend movement
• All media welcome: installation, sculpture, painting, photography, video, mixed media

Key dates

• Submission deadline: 24 July 2026
• Artwork delivery by: 30 July 2026
• Exhibition: 6–10 August 2026
• Opening hours: 11 am - 7 pm daily

Eligibility & how to apply

Emerging and mid-career artists working in all media are welcome; international applications accepted. Submit 2–3 works via CuratorSpace.

Fees

• Participation fee: £200 / €230 (if selected)
• Covers exhibition production, installation, and gallery space expenses
• Artist responsible for delivery and return of artworks

What's offered

• Exhibition in Paris's Marais district
• Curatorial guidance and installation support
• Social media promotion and Instagram feature post
• Possible website feature
• Publication in The Urgency of Art magazine (UK-based)
• Certificate of participation
• Recommendation letters
• Networking and cross-cultural exchange
• 0% commission on artwork sales

About the venue

Zhen Yi Gallery, founded in 2025, is a nomadic, research-driven curatorial platform in Paris exploring perception, identity transformation, and the relationship between body and environment. Vernissage typically attracts 40–60 visitors including artists, curators, collectors, and the public. Physical presence is not required; works may be shipped and installed by the curatorial team.