Nine artists.
Nine hidden pieces.
Nine small art pieces will be hidden across Düsseldorf. Each one is a work by a local artist — painted, drawn, printed, photographed, or crafted in any medium — in postcard format, mounted on a small handcrafted wooden base.
Whoever finds a piece keeps it. Through a QR code attached to the piece, the finder can leave a message as the artwork's new owner. On September 15, the project is frozen in time: this website becomes a permanent archive showing each artwork, the place where it was hidden, the message from the person it now lives with, and the artist who made it — with links to your work. The whole journey is also being documented as a short film.
The theme
The nicest fit is a work that captures a piece of Düsseldorf as you see it — a place, a mood, a detail of the city. But that's a preference, not a rule: works inspired by Japanese culture are a natural fit given the city's connection to it, and other themes are welcome too.
What is asked of you
- One small work in roughly postcard format (~5×9 cm), in any medium. Existing work is completely fine — nothing needs to be made specifically for this project.
- Submission by August 15.
- Permission to use the work within this project only: as the physical piece, on this website, and in the film.
What you keep and what you get
- You keep all rights to your work, always.
- Full credit everywhere the work appears.
- A link to your portfolio or social media, here and in the film.
- A short artist profile in the project's permanent archive.
- One of your works living with a stranger who found it and chose to keep it.
Timeline
| → Aug 15 | Collecting works from artists |
| Aug | Building the pieces, filming artist portraits, hiding the works |
| Aug – Sep 15 | Pieces are found; new owners leave their messages |
| Sep 15 | The project is frozen in time and published as a permanent archive |
Join in
If you'd like to participate, have questions, or want to introduce an artist who might enjoy this — write to gaikanomer9@gmail.com. A short note with a link to your work is enough to start. Happy to meet for a coffee in Düsseldorf and tell you more.