Paper biennale 2024 – Animal farm

RIJSWIJK THE NETHERLANDS

Museum Rijswijk, The Paper Biennial 2024 (June 23 - November 17, 2024) is an international exhibition of high-quality and substantively strong contemporary visual art in which paper as a material plays the leading role.

The theme of the Paper Biennial 2024 is: Animal Farm. All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others, based on George Orwell's 1945 book of the same name. It is a topical subject that can deal with the condition humane of animals as well as humans. George Orwell's book is an animal fable in the form of a satirical allegorical novella. It is a story about a group of animals on a farm who rebel against the farmer who owns them. They fight for equality, freedom, and a happy life. However, the battle fails, and the animals end up worse off than before their revolution. Orwell draws a parallel with the Stalinist regime. The novella paints a bleak picture of humanity.

The organizers cordially invite artists who work with paper as the main material and are committed to the Animal Farm theme to send an e-mail to biennale@museumrijswijk.nl before October 1, 2023.

Please send up to 10 low-resolution images (jpg or pdf only) as an attachment. By November 1, 2023, you will be notified whether you are invited to participate in the Paper Biennial 2024.