Issue 17 Theme

Der Greif has invited Torbjørn Rødland to guest-edit Issue 17.

The theme for the open call: “One Day Soon.”

One Day Soon.

The world is still out there. Our job, now as always, is to find our places in it. A way through it. 

Rødland wants to see the medium of photography opening up and pushed forward, beyond conceptualism and critical appropriation, towards a grounded but updated mysticism. How are you as photographers and image makers responding to these immense technological and cultural shifts in response to the rise of generative AI? Speculate about the scope and the impact of the threshold period we’re currently in. What are you thirsty for now?

We are eagerly welcoming all forms of photographic work and visual approaches, from analogue to digital. This is NOT an opportunity looking only for promptography!

"Great artists create arenas where something unexpected can be embodied. Unexpected images can pave the way for new perceptions and renewed realities. Every culture needs this. We become self-destructive if we don’t evolve." - Rødland

Torbjørn Rødland

Curiosity, criticality, artifice and reverence for the natural world appear throughout Torbjørn Rødland’s work and often in the same image, forging links between twentieth-century art photography and twenty-first-century approaches to image-making. Often prompted by non-photographic imagery that he transforms into real-world photographic subjects, Rødland portrays scenes designed to generate psychological reaction through his depiction of highly sensory qualities.

His photography has been exhibited at Fondazione Prada, Milan; Serpentine Gallery, London; Manifesta 11, Zurich; C/O Berlin; the Venice Biennale; and is held in the permanent collections of Moderna Museet, Stockholm; LACMA, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Torbjørn Rødland lives and works in Los Angeles. His latest project book is titled “The Pregnant Virgin.”

Why submit to Issue 17?

• Have your work seen by renowned artist Torbjørn Rødland.
• Get the chance to be published in Issue 17 and get a free copy plus additional copies at a highly discounted rate.
• Be part of related events Der Greif will organize in relation to the release of Issue 17 during Paris Photo 2024 and beyond.
• Get the chance to publish an Artist Feature on dergreif.org, a highly-frequented international source of photographic art.

Voluntary Donation

Der Greif is a nonprofit organization dedicated to art and culture. As a registered nonprofit, we are committed to our artistic mission. Your contributions make our work possible.

This year, we ask you to consider a financial donation of 13 € to support Issue 17 of Der Greif. All funds collected will directly support producing the next issue of our publication.

We believe in inclusivity. If you are unable to contribute financially, please email voucher-print@dergreif.org to receive a free voucher code for submission.