ISSUE 01 - HOW TO SURVIVE SOUTHEST ASIA
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Entry deadlineAug 1, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensAug 30, 2026
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Show closesSep 15, 2026
Organization:
Hand-Fetish-Projects
Location
Online
Entry Fee
Free Entry
Deadline
July 31, 2026
Exhibition
Aug 30
- Sep 15, 2026
HAND FETISH PROJECTS — PROSPECTUS
Issue #01 — Open Call (Founding Issue)
About Hand Fetish Projects
Hand Fetish Projects (HFP) is an independent contemporary art house dedicated to supporting emerging and independent artists outside traditional institutional hierarchies. Rather than selecting artists based on reputation or pedigree, we build curated contexts — exhibitions, publications, and hybrid formats — where artists' work can be presented on its own terms and reach new audiences. Our infrastructure is digital-first, allowing artists worldwide to participate regardless of location, with physical exhibitions and print publications activated when the curatorial context calls for it. Every submission is preserved in our long-term archive, giving artists' work the potential for future re-exhibition, re-publication, or recombination into new curatorial projects.
What We Offer
Exhibition opportunities, editorial publication, professional documentation of your work, and a lasting archival presence — all designed to generate real, reusable value for your practice, not just a one-time listing.
This call is for our Founding Issue — Issue #01: "How to Survive in Southeast Asia." As the first chapter of this archive, it sets the tone and the standard for everything that follows. With this issue, we are exploring contemporary visual culture through the lens of genuine regional experiences, looking for images made from within the humidity, density, and urban exhaustion of SEA. We're not looking to simply fill pages; we want to build this collective archive together with the artists who join it. We believe that this collaboration can produce a body of visual work—spanning illustration, photography, and mixed-media—that genuinely speaks to and defines this moment, made by the artists shaping it.
Issue #01 — Open Call (Founding Issue)
About Hand Fetish Projects
Hand Fetish Projects (HFP) is an independent contemporary art house dedicated to supporting emerging and independent artists outside traditional institutional hierarchies. Rather than selecting artists based on reputation or pedigree, we build curated contexts — exhibitions, publications, and hybrid formats — where artists' work can be presented on its own terms and reach new audiences. Our infrastructure is digital-first, allowing artists worldwide to participate regardless of location, with physical exhibitions and print publications activated when the curatorial context calls for it. Every submission is preserved in our long-term archive, giving artists' work the potential for future re-exhibition, re-publication, or recombination into new curatorial projects.
What We Offer
Exhibition opportunities, editorial publication, professional documentation of your work, and a lasting archival presence — all designed to generate real, reusable value for your practice, not just a one-time listing.
This call is for our Founding Issue — Issue #01: "How to Survive in Southeast Asia." As the first chapter of this archive, it sets the tone and the standard for everything that follows. With this issue, we are exploring contemporary visual culture through the lens of genuine regional experiences, looking for images made from within the humidity, density, and urban exhaustion of SEA. We're not looking to simply fill pages; we want to build this collective archive together with the artists who join it. We believe that this collaboration can produce a body of visual work—spanning illustration, photography, and mixed-media—that genuinely speaks to and defines this moment, made by the artists shaping it.