Time present and time past / Are both perhaps present in time future, / And time future contained in time past” – T.S. Eliot Time, as it were, thickens, takes on flesh, becomes artistically visible; likewise, space becomes charged and responsive to the movements of time, plot, and history. This intersection of axes and fusion of indicators characterizes the artistic chronotope” – Mikhail Bakhtin Nothing passes without leaving a trace. All foregone will be accounted for. What comes to light is only what was hidden inside” – A.A. Ukhtomsky In pale moonlight/ the wisteria’s scent / comes from far away” – Yosa Buson ________________________________________ Moons, Castles, Trees welcomes both AI art and art about AI: image, photography, poetry, collage, code, painting, sculpture, glitch, ekphrasis, text, and hybrid analog-digital works. Artists of all kinds: writers, poets, painters, photographers, calligraphers, illustrators, sculptors, printmakers, generative artists, and graffiti artists are invited. ________________________________________ What Is the Wrong Biennale? Counting its viewership in the millions, The Wrong just might be the world’s largest art biennale – the digital world’s answer to Venice.” – The New York Times The Wrong Biennale, an official member of the International Biennial Association, is a global art event that generates and showcases art across virtual, physical, and hybrid platforms on a historic scale. Since its inception in 2013, it has presented the work of over 10,000 artists through more than 800 curated digital and physical exhibitions worldwide. ________________________________________ Selected artists Eight artists were selected from over 800 submissions to take part in the exhibition. Alexander Limarev Baokang Zhao Chaeyeon Kang Jack Tuttle Snell-Ryan Javier Aparicio Frago Joseph Farbrook Michele Rinaldi Natasha Burenina ________________________________________ Deadline Submission deadline was October 20th 2025. ________________________________________ Exhibition Platform The exhibition will premiere on November 1st 2025 on ai.chronotopes.net and remain online until at least 2030. ________________________________________ Curator Kasper Bergholt ________________________________________ AI Traces AI Traces is an open call that marks the second phase of the Moons, Castles, Trees | AI Chronotopes exhibition, running from November 1, 2025, to November 1, 2026. Artists whose works were accepted in the first phase are invited to make their exhibited material available for (re)interpretation. ________________________________________ FAQ: Moons, Castles, Trees Open Call Why participate? • Visibility: Show work to a wide international audience • Ideas: The theme and materials may inspire new work • Collaboration: Connect with future partners • Critique: Engage freely, bypassing traditional art world gatekeepers • Inspiration: Remix shared image/text packs in unexpected ways Is there a fee? No. Participation is free, with no hidden or future costs. Where will the exhibition be shown? The exhibition will premiere on ai.chronotopes.net and will remain online until at least 2030. Who can submit? This call is open to everyone, regardless of nationality, age, background, or experience. Groups may also submit What formats can I submit? Still images only. No video or animation. You may submit 1 to 6 images. Texts are welcome too, even encouraged, as long as they’re submitted as image files (for example poems saved as JPEGs). Do I need an artist bio and image description? Yes. Include a short bio (max 50 words) and a short description for each submitted image (max 50 words). What about rights and usage? You retain full copyright. By submitting, you grant a non-exclusive license to ai.chronotopes.net to display and promote your work for up to 5 years. All other rights remain yours. Do I have to use AI? No, using AI is not a requirement. While the curatorial theme invites exploration of artificial intelligence, the open call welcomes a wide range of artists, including writers, poets, painters, photographers, sculptors, and more. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme, and while submissions may include AI-generated text or imagery, doing so is optional. Can I submit photography-based work? Yes, all forms of photography-based work are welcome. This includes film, analog, experimental, hybrid processes, darkroom techniques, and hand-altered prints. Although the theme invites engagement with artificial intelligence, it is not a requirement for your work. What happens if my work is accepted for the exhibition? If your work is selected, you will be notified by email no later than October 25th 2025. Each accepted artist will have a dedicated presentation page on chronotopes.net featuring a short biography and accompanying texts for each of their images, which will be displayed for the duration of the exhibition. When does the exhibition take place? November 1st 2025 to March 31st 2026. About the curator Kasper Bergholt is a Copenhagen-based photographer and artist who returned to visual art in 2023 after a 15-year hiatus. His work has appeared in exhibitions and collaborations in Melbourne, London, New York City, Atlanta, Helsinki, Budapest, Warsaw, Minneapolis, Chongqing, Taipei, and Glasgow. He holds a Master of Arts from the University of Copenhagen. What are chronotopes? The term ‘chronotope’ consisting of Greek χρόνος (‘time’) and τόπος (‘place’ or ‘space’) was coined by Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin in 1937, shortly before World War 2. “Art & literature are shot through with chronotopic values of varying degree and scope. Each motif, each separate aspect of artistic work bears value” — ‘Forms of Time and Chronotope in the novel’, Mikhail Bakhtin. Bakhtin in turn was influenced by the work of Alexei Ukhtomsky, whose lecture on the chronotope in biology he attended in 1925. Ukhtomsky’s work on the dominant involves time and space in perception, as neural responses to stimuli (for instance light) persist and shape future responses, creating temporal traces. The story continues at: https://ai.chronotopes.net/traces // kasper bergholt, 26th october, 2025 https;//bergholt.net //