Call for Loooongism

[Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles]

The term Loooongism derives from the Latin longe,  longus (long). It refers to a mail art work created in any technique or material, with any width, but with one essential condition: the work must not be shorter than four meters — beyond that, it can extend to infinity. This requirement for length is dictated by the philosophical criterion of the “philosophy of discomfort.”

​We reject the term leporello, as we consider it inaccurate and irrelevant to the current artistic context. Given that the term was introduced in the 1980s, we find it inappropriate to apply it retroactively to artistic explorations of the 1960s, or to all manuscripts of the Maya, Aztecs, and other ancient cultures — especially considering the existence of Egyptian papyri and other scrolls.

​Instead, Loooongism is proposed as a new pseudo-ism, something “unreal,” “imaginary,” or “invented.” Moreover, the use of such pseudo-isms serves as an effective tool for deconstructing outdated or fixed concepts and terminology within art historical discourse.

The caaaall:

Lets do  a loooongism

Art Type: You can draw it, create from zero, copy, paste, make, cut, paint print, stamp it..
Material: You can use all materials.

size: we want biiiiiiig >= 4 meters
Deadline: no deadline, mailart forever
As usual: No fee / No Jury / No Return / No sell
Show: All the works that i received will be uploaded to this website, in Iouma site, and my social media networks.
Artist: All information send in the art will be displayed in the show (Artist name, Email, Webpage, social media.....)

Send Toooo:

Paulo Teles

Rua Engº Mário Costa n22 2esq

2330-153 Entroncamento
Portugal

OR 

​Lubomyr Tymkiv,
Sadivnycha 19/1, 79055,
Lviv, 

Ukraine.

https://loooongism.wixsite.com/loooongism

[Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles]

Hello Patricia NO maximum

[MUSEUM OF MAIL ART]

Hello Patricia, 4 meters is the minimum length (I converted it to yards on a calculator, it's 4.37445).
here is a link to the site, you can learn more there:
https://loooongism.wixsite.com/loooongism

Welcome!

[PATRICIA LANDON]

4 meters is 4.37445 yards   is this maximum length ?

minimum length is ?