10/08/2026
AIM Photography Forum - 2nd Edition
The Image Left Reality Behind
17–27 September 2026
Scânteia+, Bucharest
What happens to photography when images no longer need the world in order to exist?
The second edition of AIM Photography Forum examines the shifting position of the photographic image within contemporary culture, at a moment when an increasing number of images no longer have a correspondent in physical reality.
Under the title The Image Left Reality Behind, the ten-day programme brings together artistic practice and perspectives from technology, philosophy, anthropology and video games to address the changing relationship between images, reality and representation.
The programme unfolds across three interconnected sections: a group exhibition featuring 16 artists, a series of 8 panel discussions bringing together voices from art and other fields shaping contemporary image culture, and a mentorship programme for 10 emerging artists, developed in collaboration with three galleries in Bucharest.
17–27 September 2026
Scânteia+, Bucharest
Full programme and participating artists to be announced.
AIM Photography Forum is organised by Asociația Atelierele Scânteia and Asociația Kontakt.
Project co-financed by AFCN