Exhale: Object Biology is a new group exhibition at 100,000,000 Space that will explore the liveliness of objects in all capacities. From breath and breathing, to themes of bodily buoyancy, we’re looking for works that ask big questions in imaginative ways. Do inanimate objects breathe? How do we measure a thing’s liveliness? How do particles change between an inhale and an exhale? We’re interested in experimental materials, compositions, and narratives that explore speculative possibilities and blur the lines between magic and science.
FREE to apply
Curated by Jacklyn Brickman, with the support of the 100m team.
The exhibition will run alongside Jacklyn Brickman’s solo exhibition Brea[d]th, an iteration of the performance installation breadth of a walnut, made of inflatable, mylar walnuts that expand and contract their breadth in a movement of timed inflation, a mimesis of human breathing. The breath and breadth of these walnuts morph the room into an otherworldly space. Utilizing survival blankets, ventilation fans, and a grow lamp, The Breadth of a Walnut is a culmination of research and exploration derived from the sensation of breathing, ideals of comfort, and black walnuts as agents of material and myth.
All US-based artists are eligible to apply. We’re looking for works in all media including experimental film & animation, sculpture, 2D, and new media. Submissions are limited to 3 pieces per artist/collaborative group. Work should be submitted with high quality images that best represent the work. If the work is not finished at the time of submission, your application will be judged based on the clarity and quality of the idea/concept.
If you are submitting an installation/something site specific, please provide approximate ideal dimensions, and potential variations.
TIME BASED MEDIA INSTRUCTIONS
If you are submitting time-based media that exceeds the size allowed in this form please provide runtime under the 'materials and dimensions' section, upload a still or title image, and paste an external link (vimeo or youtube) and password to the following field. We will not view work that exceeds 3 minutes so if it's longer, please specify the timestamp to begin viewing.
TIMELINE
CALL OPEN- FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4
CALL CLOSES- FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 (11:59PM CST)
ARTISTS NOTIFIED- FRIDAY OCTOBER 9
DEADLINE TO RECEIVE WORK TO THE GALLERY- FRIDAY OCTOBER 30
EXHIBITION OPENING- SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14
This call for submissions is open to anyone who's looking to CRUSH or be crushed upon! You must be based in or around the Kansas City area! You must be single and/or wish to (ethically and consensually) mingle!
MEET CUTE is one part dating experiment, one part multimedia installation by Rosabel Rosalind opening October 3rd exploring yearning and crush-making possibilities.
The exhibition will center around a large interactive dating tear-off poster of individually hand drawn dateable profiles advertising submissions of date-able KC area folks aka YOU, dear reader) for gallery-goers to pluck and potentially pursue! The only requirements are your 5 most crushable characteristics and a form of contact. Organized through an open submission process, this scaled-up tear-off flyer will create a mingling space as a companion to her solo presentation of drawings and sculptures in the back gallery, including a whittled bust of Matthew McConaughey, intimate peepholes, and kissing practice devices.
~This is the second dating-style tear-off installation of its kind! The first one (in Pittsburgh, May 2024) lead to a successful meet cute and a relationship that is STILL going strong! There might be something to this!? :’'''-) ~
***The information you share in this form will be made public at the opening reception on Saturday October 3rd*** with the possibility (and hope) that a passerby will swoop in and take ur tab to-go!
THIS FORM CLOSES ONCE WE REACH 150 SUBMISSIONS.
THE EXHIBITION OPENING/TEAR-OFF POSTER EVENT IS SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 FROM 6-9PM AT 100,000,000 SPACE IN KANSAS CITY.