INVISIBLE CITIES Open Call - MEDIA ART LAB

MAPPING THE EMOTIONAL TISSUE In a world fractured by gentrification, borders, and conflict, urban life is marked by profound asymmetry: some move freely. In contrast, others remain indefinitely at the threshold, waiting for entry or escape. The media art project INVISIBLE CITIES invites artists to explore not just what cities are, but what they mean to those who are unable to reach them, cannot leave, or are compelled to flee. We seek creative responses that challenge dominant narratives of urban progress and critically engage with themes of memory, identity, and the fundamental right to remain visible. This curatorial call asks digital artists to reflect on city life’s emotional, mnemonic, and often unseen dimensions. We consider the city not simply as a spatial construct, but as a living archive of memories, desires, losses, and ongoing negotiations of belonging. As cities expand, demolish, regenerate, and rezone, what is erased, and what comes into view? What new geographies of emotion emerge as urban landscapes are continuously rewritten by cycles of decay and construction? We welcome submissions in a wide range of digital media, whether abstract, figurative, narrative, or purely visual. Artists from all disciplines, including visual artists, animators, photographers, and other digital creators, are encouraged to apply.