he Shape of Thoughts is a collaborative exhibition that brings together artists, researchers, and thinkers exploring how humans experience their inner worlds.

We’re inviting a small group of contributors to share work, ideas, or frameworks that align with the themes of the project and can be translated into a public-facing exhibition or digital gallery.

This application is a way to understand fit, not to rank or compare submissions.

Section: For artists

We’re interested in artists working with themes such as inner dialogue, perception, emotion, identity, memory, or meaning-making.

This could include visual art, text-based work, data-informed pieces, sound, or experimental formats.

You don’t need to have a finished piece. We’re open to works in progress, concepts, or fragments that could be developed in conversation with the project.

Section: For academics / researchers

We’re inviting academics and researchers who are interested in having their ideas translated into a more public, accessible form.

This might include frameworks, questions, research themes, or areas of inquiry related to psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, sociology, or adjacent fields.

This is not about simplifying your work or stripping it of nuance. It’s about amplification and interpretation, not ownership transfer.

How contribution works

Selected contributors may:

• have their work or ideas interpreted visually or experientially

• be credited clearly and transparently

• be invited into light collaboration or conversation during development

The final form of contribution will vary depending on the nature of the work and the exhibition context.

What this is / isn’t

This is:

• a collaborative, interpretive exhibition

• a space for ideas to be explored, not defended

• an invitation to share thinking with a broader audience

This isn’t:

• a traditional academic conference

• a commercial commission

• a platform for self-promotion without alignment