In an era defined by acceleration and constant connectivity, are we still able to pause?

We are pleased to announce an open call for Suspended Time, a group exhibition exploring the experience of suspended temporality in contemporary life.

As urban environments increasingly measure time through productivity, efficiency, and visibility, moments of stillness become rare. Suspension — whether through delay, repetition, waiting, or emotional stillness — offers an alternative rhythm that challenges the pace of modern life.

Artists throughout history have explored the elasticity of time through image, movement, and material. Photography freezes a moment, moving image stretches duration, and installation creates spaces where time becomes perceptible and embodied.

This exhibition invites artists working across disciplines to explore how time can be felt, extended, interrupted, or held within artistic practice.

 

Exhibition Platform

​

The exhibition will take place at Espacio Gallery, London — an established contemporary art space located in the heart of Shoreditch’s creative district.

Hosting the exhibition within Espacio Gallery situates participating artists within London’s active  art network and provides an opportunity to present work within a professional gallery environment.

We welcome submissions including (but not limited to):

• Works exploring temporality, delay, repetition, and stillness
• Memory, traces, and emotional suspension
• Waiting, absence, and transitional states
• Psychological or embodied experiences of time
• Slow-moving image, long-exposure photography, spatial or installation practices

  Accepted media include:

• Photography
• Moving Image
• Installation
• Sound
• Mixed Media

​​​

Exhibition Details

Location: Espacio Gallery, London
Opening Night: 29 April 2026
Exhibition Dates: 29 April – 05 May 2026

Curator: Huan Zhou

Submission Deadline: 24 April 2026

Participation Information

• Submission is free.
• A participation fee will only be requested from artists whose works are selected. (￡35-65）

The participation fee contributes to venue costs, installation support, promotion, documentation, and the opening event.

Selected Artists Will Receive

• Participation in a physical group exhibition in London

• Invitation Letter 
• Private View opening event
• Gallery promotion and international exposure
• Opportunity for artwork sales
• Professional exhibition documentation
 

In addition, one selected artist will receive a featured promotion on the Instagram platform of Visual Art Journal, offering additional visibility for their work to an international audience.

​

How to Apply

​

Submit the form below 

Desire Suspended Time

​

​