Soft Ground explores the fragile space between intention and transformation. In this exhibition, the ground beneath us is not fixed but ever-shifting - an unstable surface where ideas and actions are always incomplete. Here, making falters and meaning blurs, as the process of becoming takes precedence over resolution. Knowledge is an evolving force, not a fixed point, guiding and reshaping our experience. Through works that evoke both stillness and motion, Soft Ground invites us to reflect on creation, learning, impermanence, and the delicate balance between what has been and what is yet to come.

We are seeking innovative works that challenge and rethink traditional art practices across a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to: digital art, audiovisual media, creative technology, sculpture, sound art, installation, and photography.

There will be two shows across a six day period - you will be selected to participate in one show for three days  -

Each show will be curated around emerging themes and common narratives from submissions, ensuring your work contributes to meaningful conversations.

Who Can Apply:

This open call is open to all graduating students and recent graduates.

We are particularly interested in hearing from graduates and artists with limited or no experience exhibiting in professional gallery spaces. ✌️

Artists can submit 2 works for this open call.

Artworks will not be for sale during this exhibition. 

Submission Deadline:

❗️16th November 11:59 pm ❗️

Late submissions will not be considered.

Selected artists will be notified by 19/11/2025

📅 Exhibition Dates:

Show 1: 13th – 15th December (PV 13th 🎉)

Show 2: 16th – 18th December (PV 16th  🎉)

Venue:

ANNEX By The Koppel Project

1 Tiverton St, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6NT

What’s Included upon selection:

📞 1:1 curatorial and technical support session - This will be your chance to talk through your work and how you would like it installed in the gallery space - These will take place during the first week of December and will be a 15 minute chat via an online meeting platform.

🔨  Assistance with installation in the gallery - We are professional AV and gallery install technicians working at one of the largest art univerities in the country and can provide assistance and guidence during install.

📜  Certificate of participation - This will be emailed to you upon successful completion of the exhibtion and can be used for future oppertunities and applications.

📱  Social media coverage ( the exhibtion will be promoted via The Koppel Project Instagram (19K followers) and our own elephant vision lab Instagram which is ever-growing!)

Submission is free! Payment is only required if your work is selected.

Fees (Only If Selected):

 £60 for works under 1m x 1m

£90 for works over 1m x 1m

Fees will be payable by 28th November.

Additional Information:

   •    Artists are responsible for transport and insurance of their work

   •    Installation and deinstallation schedules will be communicated upon selection

   •    By submitting, artists grant permission to use images of their work for promotional purposes

   •   Artworks will not be for sale during this exhibition. 

 About Elephant Vision Lab (founded 2025) :

We are Elephant Vision Lab - We design and curate exhibitions, we make art installations, and install works in galleries.

A collaborative duo based in London, working across sound, sculpture and audio visual installation.

Our practice begins in conversation, as two artists, between place, material, and sound. Like the tide, our work is shaped by movement, erosion, memory, and return.

We create immersive installations using audio-visual media, ceramics, found objects, and sculptural interventions, often inspired by coastal environments.

About your curators and technical  team:

XinYue is a London-based artist working across sculpture, installation, and interdisciplinary materials. With a background in stage design, she treats space as “an intimate immensity,” where form, movement, and material converge. Her installations use sculpture, sound, and moving image to blur boundaries between perception and embodiment.

Alex is a London-based audiovisual artist working at the intersection of sound, narrative, and spatial design. His practice blends sound design with visual storytelling to explore how sensory environments shape emotion and memory.  His work includes immersive projects for museums and galleries across Europe.

We look forward to seeing your work!

XinYue & Alex - Elephant Vision Lab