On the occasion of its eponym’s 100th that, staying true to Robert Capa’s innovative and original vision, aims to celebrate his still pervading spirit by showcasing new works by contemporary artists. The contest-based exhibition is atypical as the exhibition space built by Lajos Ernst is temporarily turned into a screening room where collected and selected pieces from the open contest will be on view from December 3, 2013.
The exhibition is organized to present the somewhat overshadowed medium of projected images, which plays a key role in contemporary visual culture and especially allows for experimentation, as well as the presentation of attitudes reflecting on the medium of photography and moving images. The opening of the exhibition will take place on December 2, 2013 in the Capa Center (8 Nagymező Street, Budapest). Visitors may find more information about the exhibition, the artists, and further plans of the Center on the Capa Center’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/capakozpont, as well as from the publication issued on the occasion of the vernissage.
CALL FOR PHOTO CONTEST SUBMISSIONS
The Capa Center calls for submissions by individual artists and creative groups, as well as secondary and higher art educational institutions. (Best submissions by educational institutions are awarded with a special prize by the jury.) The call aims to collect an unconventional set of projected still and moving images for an exhibition on the occasion of the Capa centenary. The long term goal of the Capa Center is to showcase visual culture; therefore, for its first exhibit, it invites works from a broad scope of media use. (Any analog or digital projecting device that produces still and/or motion pictures may be used, including overhead projectors, slide projectors, projectors, monitors, light boxes, digital photo frames, etc. Submissions of projected photography, video, installations with light effects, and intermedia works are also accepted.)
The jury looks for entirely novel, unique concepts, and works that were created through a wider understanding of the media. It seeks to inspire but not influence applicants with the following aspects:
- paraphrasing Capa
- in memoriam Robert Capa
- the war through the eyes of Capa
- the press photo as Capa would take it today
The jury decides on which submissions to include in the exhibition; also, they select the award-winning works. Total remuneration of the contest is 1.6 million HUF.
FÉNER Tamás, photographer
KINCSES Károly, photo-museologist
Maria KAPAJEVA, photographer, professor
Olga JURGENSON, photographer, curator
PETERNÁK Miklós, Head of the Intermedia Department, Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
TELEK Balázs, photographer, fine artist, curator
UHL Gabriella, art historian, curator
Submission of works
Works can only be submitted digitally by uploading them to a specific server, following a registration via http://capa-fotopalyazat.fotoklikk.hu from September 23, 2013.
Uploading is open from September 3 through November 3, 2013. Users can only access their own data on the server. Judging is done anonymously. Submissions are stored in the database of the Capa Center and shall not be transmitted to a third party.
With registration, applicants agree to the Capa Center’s recording and managing their personal data in accordance with existing legislation. Applicants also agree that the Capa Center publicly announces their names in connection with the contest.
Submissions, along with the documentation and the preview-size version of the exhibition will be kept for research and viewing at the Capa Center and will also become part of the Center's digital archive.
The rights of selected submissions are reserved by the Capa Center for the period of three years upon the closing of the exhibition. The Center organizes exhibitions from these works both in Hungary and abroad. Terms of use are agreed upon between parties in a separate agreement.
Final deadline of uploading submissions: November 3, 2013 11:59pm.
Technical and other conditions
Submissions can only be entered in digital form after registration. When submitting their work, applicants must name the technique they used to create their piece (equipment, as well as the image processing software).
Technical parameters for image files
File type: JPEG saved in the highest (best) quality
Size: longest side being 1400 pixel (landscape) or 1050 pixel (portrait). (Applicants accept that a failure to upload high-resolution images following the jury’s decision may exclude them from the exhibition and the contest.)
Applicants must provide their personal information during registration, while they must add titles and captions to the images upon uploading them. File names should not contain spaces or special characters. Applicants are also asked to attach a short description to each image, expounding on their thoughts about the pieces, as well as providing exact technical specifications, the original resolution of the submission, and the applied technique.
Technical parameters for moving images
File type: YouTube or Vimeo compatible format (min. 720p - HD)
Max. length: 10 min
Unlike the images, videos must be uploaded to a video-sharing website (YouTube or Vimeo) unlisted but viewable via a link. A characteristic image frame, along with the video’s embedded link and title, must then be uploaded to the contest’s website. Applicants are asked to include a brief description of the uploaded video as well.
Should the submitted moving-image piece contain any (full or partial) work by someone other than the applicant, if the proposal is selected by the jury, applicant must also attach a written consent from the makers (publisher, right-holders) of that content (music, film, photographic material) at the time of installation.
Technical parameters for intermedia works, installations
In case of installations and intermedia works, images, exhibit and implementation plans, and floor plans are to be uploaded as a series of photographs, completed with detailed technical and content descriptions.
Contest calendar
Registration opens: September 23, 2013 midnight
Submission opens (beginning of uploading): September 23, 2013 midnight
Submission ends (end of uploading): November 3, 2013 11:59 pm
Applicants are notified about the jury’s decision, their inclusion in or exclusion from the exhibition via email by November 8, 2013. The exhibition’s curator Balázs TELEK and the editor of the exhibitions texts and background materials Gabriella UHL will consult with the applicants whose submissions were selected for the exhibition later.
Award ceremony and opening of the exhibition: December 2, 2013 6:00pm
