OPEN CALL ‘FAUNA’
OLIVIER VAN HARTINSVELDT
‘Pronkstukjes’
Pets used to be kept because they were functional. Cats kept the house free of mice and dogs guarded the yard. The last several decades, however, this has greatly changed. Pets are nowadays mainly kept for companionship and increasingly placed on a pedestal. The animal is moving further away from its natural habitat and it becomes more and more integrated into the life of man.
The series ‘Showpieces’ illustrates how people place pets on a pedestal. The pet loses its animal status, becomes fully integrated into the environment of man and is almost part of the interior. One is proud of their pet and it must be a real showpiece.
‘FAUNA’ is a new call open to any suggestions on photographic series related to animals. We will be posting the best submissions on Urbanautica and related channels. Deadline is February 18th. One project selected from among those submitted will be published and printed on the 4th issue 4 of “Stand Quarterly” magazine together with the works of Alec Soth, Céline Clanet, Vincent Fournier and Trine Søndergaard. Stand is an advertisement-free photographic journal showcasing the work and thoughts of various contemporary photographers from all areas of the world. Submissions of the series are welcome at info@urbanautica.com or directly on our facebook page. Steve Bisson curator and art director of Urbanautica will also be selecting works for future exhibitions. The selection is made on series (full project). Yet we accept single images to share with our readers here on facebook… Thank you all and best wishes!!!
© Olivier van Hartingsveldt