• Terry A. Ratzlaff (US)

A reflection on time, one of the most artificial systems humans have created, through thousands of objects photographed in a clock shop.

• Ruben Lundgren (NL)

Ruben Lundgren investigates his position as both outsider and insider in China, and his long-standing fascination with facades and appearances.

• Allie Tsubota (US)

Tracing the life of the late poet Hara Tamiki, survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, through a conversation in imagined letters and archival materials.

• Daan Paans (NL)

Case studies on image, origin and representation offering insight into how primal archetypes continue to shape our contemporary visual culture.

• Oriane Thomasson (BE)

A fictional tale exploring the legend of Atlantis told through photos and archives, blurring the line between fact and fiction.

• Yan Wang Preston (CN/GB)

An intensive field study on a Rhododendron ponticum bush provides insight into our view of native and non-native on an ecological and political level.

• Anna Püschel (DE/FR)

A collection of definitions of words related to knowledge from a broad range of sources, showing that we have always yearned for the truth.

• Sven Gerhardt (NL)

The limestone caves of the Sint-Pietersberg preserve a huge living archive, recorded and photographed by Jan Spee in thousands of photos and notes.

• Ringel Goslinga (NL)

A kaleidoscopic view of the colonial history of the Toraja people on Sulawesi, and a study of animistic patterns and traditional weaving forms.

• Erik Lieber (NL)

A large collection of anonymous snapshots spanning decades, defined by the repetitive manner in which a Japanese ‘Mom’ and ‘Girl’ are photographed.

• Tanja Engelberts (NL)

A photographic exploration of the offshore oil and gas industry, highlighting the raw structures on the sea while evoking a sense of awe and guilt.

• Regine Petersen (DE)

An allegorical tale about the world’s most prominent Passion Play and its inherent antisemitism, and daily life in the village of Oberammergau.

• Marjolein Blom (NL)

Mysteries from the everyday, interwoven with images from the NASA archive. A kaleidoscopic work of oddities, focusing on the notion of the attempt.

• Crystal Bennes (US)

Extensive research on the invention of modern computers, the history of nuclear weapons and, in particular, the narratives of the women involved.

• Martino Marangoni (IT)

A selection of photographic work from a 60-year archive, documenting the changing city and street life in Lower Manhattan, New York.

• Simon Brugner (AT)

A combination of a visual study and cultural-historical research findings on the ‘arsenic eaters’ from the pre-20th century rural population of the Alps.

• Vincent Wittenberg (NL)
• Wladimir Manshanden (NL)

A vast collection of photographs made by companies hired to clean municipal property, archiving Eindhoven’s graffiti and sticker culture.