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Living at the Urban Seafront

An international exhibition on flood protection architecture, public space and everyday life under the condition of sea level rise in Jakarta and Bremen.

2025; Jakarta (IND) and Bremen (GER)

Living at the Urban Seafront © Fotoetage

“Living at the Urban Seafront" is an exhibition project that explores the impact of sea level rise and corresponding flood protection architectures on urban landscapes, people and public spaces. We aim at initiating a visual dialogue between Jakarta and Bremen that fosters an exchange on the consequences of climate change for coastal metropolises. These moments of awareness-raising are needed to draw on the experience of globally shared challenges to develop local options for dealing with the consequences of climate change and to generate new ideas for possible adaptation.

Living at the Urban Seafront is conceived and implemented by Bremen Centre for Building Culture, Goethe-Institut Indonesia, Fotoetage Bremen, and the international POLIS-SEA Network. It follows on from an earlier exhibition on flood defenses and their value as public spaces in Bremen. The project is financed with the support of City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, and Goethe-Institut Indonesia.

We are looking for photographs that show the relationship between flood protection architectures, public space, people, and everyday life in Jakarta. We are particularly interested in works that emphasize the need for inclusion, accessibility, socio-spatial justice and democracy in relation to flood protection, as well as the socio-political dimension of climate adaptation.
  • Each applicant can submit up to three entries.
  • The photographs can be shot in any format, using any type of camera, on film or digital.
  • All artistic styles and sizes are welcome, including single images, visual series, photo collages and experimental photography.
  • If you have a particular idea to present your work, please submit an explanatory document accordingly.
  • Works that incorporate AI-generated images at any stage will not be considered.
  • You may submit photographs or scan analogue images for an initial assessment.
  • All submissions must be written in English and submitted digitally through this form.

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