Call for Postcards /// OUT-OF-MAP. Feminist narratives of public space
- Feb 16
- 3 min read
OUT-OF-MAP
Rhizoma Design and Research Lab is excited to share the Call for Postcards “OUT-OF-MAP. Feminist narratives of public space”, inviting artists, designers, architects, researchers, students, activists, and curious citizens to reflect on how feminist perspectives can reshape public space.
Through the simple yet powerful format of a postcard, this collective project explores the emotional, relational, and political dimensions of everyday urban life in public space.
Selected works will be exhibited in Barcelona in October 2026—submissions are open until 15 April 2026.
“The feminist city […] fundamentally questions the power structures that dictate who gets to design, build, and occupy space.”
Leslie Kern, Feminist City (2020)
The Call for Postcards OUT-OF-MAP: Feminist Narratives of Public Space invites artists, architects, designers, researchers, students, citizens, activists, and anyone interested to participate in a collective reflection on how feminist perspectives can reshape the way we understand our cities, with a particular focus on open public spaces.
The call aims to collect contributions in the form of postcards and to select a group of them for the exhibition scheduled for October 2026 in Barcelona.
Participants are invited to be guided by one or more of the following questions, not necessarily to answer them directly, but to carry them as companions in their reflection on how we live in, and wish to live in, our cities while creating their postcard:
– What makes a public space feminist?
– How do we experience public space through different identities?
– How does a feminist public space look and feel?
– Which stories are included, and which remain invisible?
– How can feminist perspectives transform the way we imagine, plan, design, and use public space?
This choral project aims to uncover what is left off the map: the emotional, relational, and political dimensions of urban life that are often neglected in conventional urban narratives.
No participation fee
Exhibition
8th October - 7th November 2026
@ Centre Cívic Sagrada Família, C. Provença, 480, Barcelona
Selected postcards will be featured in the exhibition “OUT-OF-MAP: Feminist Narratives of Public Space” opening at Centre Cívic Sagrada Família, Barcelona (8th Oct - 7th Nov 2026), as part of the Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture programme.
The exhibition opening will be held on October 8th, 2026, at 6pm, featuring invited speakers.
Submission Guidelines
Each applicant is invited to submit:
– One single image in JPG format
Required size: 42 × 28.8 cm, resolution 300 dpi
Technique is free. The image may be a drawing, painting, photograph, collage, abstraction, or multimedia work.
– Text file in .DOC format including the title and description of the postcard
Maximum 1,000 characters (including spaces)
– Biography of the author(s) in .DOC format
Maximum 500 characters (including spaces)
Please include name(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es)
– Headshot(s) in JPG format (resolution: 300 dpi)
Submission & Contact
Please send all materials by email to rhizoma.outofmap@gmail.comWrite in the subject of the email: “OUT-OF-MAP – Postcard Submission – [Your Name and Surname]”
Calendar
Postcards submission DEADLINE: April 15, 2026
Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2026
Exhibition at the Centre Cívic Sagrada Família, Barcelona 8th October - 7th November 2026
Opening 8th October 2026, 6pm
Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture
This initiative has been selected to be part of the programme for Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture, a distinction awarded by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects (UIA) to the city hosting the UIA World Congress of Architects, making it a global forum for architecture, urban planning and landscape design. From 12 February to 13 December 2026, a multidisciplinary programme will be developed and implemented in close collaboration with schools, universities, public administrations, and professional and cultural organisations across the Catalan territory.
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