HSE CREATIVE OPEN'26 / This Existed/This Never Existed: Photography
deadline
15 april 2026
photography
fashion photo
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About Competition

The international student HSE CREATIVE OPEN online competition on the basis of HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL

The goal of the competition is to gather original ideas and spectacular projects in all areas of design, contemporary art and fashion on one platform and to gain the attention of the creative community to the development of jobs in the industry.

Students from any university, regardless of the location they are based at, can participate in the competition.

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Original size 3508x1358

inter/phase by Maria Blashchik

About the nomination

Photography has always captured what can be definitively stated: it existed. Roland Barthes even referred to this property of the medium as its «noema.» However, in recent times, photography has evolved beyond merely reproducing objects and events that will become part of the past; it now has the capacity to construct the future and create something that has never existed. Today, with the aid of digital editing tools and neural networks, it has transformed into a powerful design instrument.

Our competition is a call for participants to merge the documentary accuracy of photography with the strength of their creative imagination. It is an invitation to explore the full spectrum of possibilities available through contemporary photographic practices. This includes the opportunity to create images in both applied contexts and purely artistic endeavors.

Competition stages

October 31 — start date to upload projects on the platform

April 15 — project submission deadline

The prizes

I place    50 000 rubles II place   30 000 rubles III place  20 000 rubles

Do you want to participate in the competition? We prepared a guide on working with the platform that will help you create an account and upload your project

References

Original size 1920x1360

deafening by Seraphima Belykh

Degree programmes

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL offers the ART HSE Educational Program, providing undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.

ART HSE is an art institution that integrates educational, research, and project activities within HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL. Its primary goals include active participation in cultural processes, influencing the contemporary art agenda, and studying artistic trends.

Contact us

HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL Moscow, Malaya Pionerskaya st., 12 creativeopen@hsedesign.ru Get in touch with the event coordinators

Terms of HSE CREATIVE OPEN competition

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