“For our 4th issue of FLAT, our theme is After Tomorrow. We are looking to think outside of the binary of optimism and pessimism as neither feels quite right; the former often stifling, and the later unwarranted. Instead we want to think about what we can and should carry with us across the boundary, what should be left behind, and most importantly about what is on the other side. We invite you to join us in the challenge begun by Danowski and Viveiros de Castro, to take up “the colossal effort of contemporary imagination to produce a thought and a mythology that are adequate to our times.””
Application
FLAT looks for works relating to the intersection of visual and conceptual art, technology, and/or media.
Your work will be reviewed by our 2022 editorial board for consideration. If your work is chosen for this issue, your content will be included in this year’s online publication, at the designers’ discretion.
Submissions must be received by 11:59PM PDT on December 1st.
Format
The following types of new, ongoing, or previously published works are welcome:
- Theory/criticism / scholarly research in writing or writing with images
- Interviews
- reviews of artworks, software, films, television, or other media
- Fiction, poetry, sound
- Photo essays, photography, digital images
- Illustrations, animations, videos
- Instruction based works, software, interactive media
You may submit up to three works. Past publication or experience is not required. Other content types may be accepted. If you have specific requirements to make your work viewable in the ideal fashion, please let us know, we can work with you collaboratively, especially for interactive or complex media types.
How to apply
Applications are submitted online here and should include:
- Abstract (100 – 500 words) for any submission over 2000 words
- Full plain text document (.rtf, .doc, .html, or google doc are preferred)
- Artist’s or Author’s short bio
- Links to author’s site or other published relevant works
- Any useful supporting images/media
- Images should be jpg, 1200px on one side (if your work is chosen, we will request high-resolution images at 3000px)
- For videos or interactive media, please provide a link that does not expire such as Vimeo, Youtube, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box. (Please note that we review applications towards the end of the open call timeline. WeTransfer and Firefox Send links tend to expire before our editors review them. If we cannot access the link, we may not be able to successfully review your submission).
- Alt-text descriptions of any visual media
- We prefer the main content of the submission (text, video, etc) to not have any personally identifying information. This helps us to ensure a fair double-blind process.
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