twocalls: deadline extended to may 2015

the two calls for vajont contest was launched by dolomiti contemporanee last june. its intent was to propose a restoring cultural reflection for the vajont area, to this day profoundly marked by the history of the tragedy.

two artworks to be made through the contest, one on the vajont dam (line), the other on the southern façade of the spazio di casso (wall), which faces the scar left by the landslide of mt. toc.

the first phase of the contest, which involves the presentation of the projects by the artists, should have been about to be closed on october the 30th. the organizers have, instead, decided to extend the deadline by another six months, taking it to april the 30th, 2015.

the creators of the contest believe that it constitutes as an important occasion, to finally rethink the identity of this place, and its history, in a projective way. the contest, as we’ve said before, is an opportunity of cultural reflection, and an intellectual “construction site”, not a simple artistic award. it is the proof that the human in this day and age knows and wants to face the meaning of this place, and its history, its present and its future, without closing itself up in a mute past.

during the first months, we’ve come to the understanding that activating such a reasoning, so full of responsibility, is a complex thing, for people, and for the artists themselves. this contest is demanding, and cannot be tackled without adequate effort: it posseses strong inertia. we wanted to share it with the largest number of people possible, giving it the visibility that it deserves, and giving the artists the time necessary to grasp it properly, developing thus their idea to the best possible degree.

these are thus the new temporal terms for twocalls:

first phase (june the 12th 2014 – april the 30th 2015)
submission of the projects through the methods described in the dedicated website www.twocalls.net. the selected projects are going to be published the website, in the line and wall sections.

second phase (may the 1st – may the 20th 2015)
the jury will choose the two winning projects of the contest, and will bestow the special dolomiti contemporanee awards.

third phase (2015)
the two winning projects of the contest will be realised.

in the line and wall sections of twocalls website many projects are already visible. You can also leave a comment on each project.
new projects will be published from time to time.

Download the Announcement.