Following the exhibitions Scentless Depths (2025) and The Body as a Threshold (2025–2026), Suspended marks the third chapter of an ongoing curatorial research exploring states of perception and being — moving from the invisible, to the embodied, and now into the state of suspension.

Suspension considers conditions that are unsettled: bodies that resist full definition, materials that seem to hover between states, images that appear on the verge of forming or dissolving.

Suspension can be physical, psychological, or spatial. Time may feel delayed or stretched. Meaning may remain unresolved. A body may appear lifted, paused, or constrained.

We invite works that explore:

• states of waiting, hesitation, or transition  
• tension between balance and collapse  
• gravity, levitation, or physical suspension  
• emotional or psychological instability  
• bodies in displacement or in-between conditions  
• environments that hold or suspend movement  

Rather than illustrating a concept, we are interested in works that create a felt experience of suspension — where the viewer becomes aware of a state that is neither fully stable nor fully resolved.

Artists are encouraged to propose works that activate space, invite slow perception, or create a sense of suspension within the viewer’s experience.

We welcome submissions in all media, including installation, sculpture, painting, photography, video, and mixed media.

About the Exhibition

Suspended will take place at Zhen Yi Gallery,  at 17 rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, in the vibrant Marais district, with expected footfall from both local art audiences and international visitors.

Who Can Apply

We welcome international and local submissions from emerging and mid-career artists working in all media.

About the Organisers

Zhen Yi Gallery, founded in 2025 by curator Evgeniya Makarshina (IESA graduate), is a nomadic, research-driven curatorial platform based in Paris.

Each exhibition is conceived as a project, building on previous iterations and contributing to a continuous conceptual development.

The gallery develops curatorial projects exploring perception, transformations of identity, and the relationship between the body, environment, and contemporary conditions.

The founder actively engages with the international art community and has over 500 professional connections on LinkedIn.

What We Offer

• Exhibition in Paris
• Curatorial guidance and installation support
• Promotion on the gallery’s social media platforms
• Each participating artist will be featured  on the gallery's instagram with a post  introducing their artwork
• Artists may be featured on the gallery's website if they wish
• Publications in international media — the UK-based The Urgency of Art (yishunart.com)
• Certificates of participation
• Recommendation letters
• Networking and cross-cultural exchange
• 0% commission on artwork sales

Audience and Visibility

The gallery is located in the Marais district of Paris,  one of the city’s main contemporary art destinations.

Visitor Attendance:

The exhibition opening (vernissage) typically attracts approximately 40–60 visitors, including artists, curators, collectors, and members of the public.

Visitor Profile:

The gallery audience includes artists, curators, collectors, art enthusiasts, and international visitors exploring the Marais gallery district.

Submission Terms

Exhibition contribution (only if selected): £200 / €230

This contribution supports exhibition production, installation, and gallery space expenses.

Delivery and return of artworks to/from Paris are the responsibility of the artist.

Deadline: 1 May, 2026

Zhen Yi  Gallery

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