The Distance of Blue

“Blue is the color of longing for the distances you never arrive in, for the blue world.” – Rebecca Solnit

The Distance of Blue explores the ocean as a metaphor for longing, displacement, and transformation. Inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s The Blue of Distance, this exhibition embraces blue as the color of the unreachable, the in-between, and the threshold between memory and the unknown.

By engaging with the ocean’s vastness, power, and mystery, the exhibition seeks to blur the lines between natural and artificial, familiar and foreign, past and future. Artists are invited to reflect on themes of distance, memory, technology, and nature, questioning how digital interpretations of the ocean reshape our understanding of belonging and change.

Selected works will be featured in The Distance of Blue, a pavilion within the 7th Edition of The Wrong Biennale, a leading independent digital art biennial, this exhibition will join a global platform that showcases artists of all backgrounds. Since 2013, The Wrong has featured thousands of artists in hundreds of exhibitions worldwide, earning international recognition.

Requirements

All digital works across various mediums are welcome, including but not limited to:

• Video (experimental, animation, moving image, etc.)
• Image-based works (digital painting, photography, AI-generated visuals)
• Sound (soundscapes, experimental audio, AI-generated compositions)
• Text (poetry, essays, generative writing)
• AI-influenced art (email if there’s any question)
• Project documentation (be creative!)

Works must be suitable for an online exhibition format.

Application Instructions

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025 (23:59 EST).
To submit, please visit the exhibition page for more details: https://thedistanceofblue.carrd.co/

For any questions, please contact curator Ping Ho at pingho.art@gmail.com.