Project Groundswell

Protecting the climate is the central concern of »Project Groundswell«. FOTOHOF has joined forces with three other European institutions in the field of artistic photography and invited European artists to take part in a competition addressing the global challenge of climate change. At a time when awareness of environmental issues is higher than ever before, this exhibition of contemporary photography aims to take the next step: translating awareness into concrete action through the expressive power of photography.
The project, funded by the European Union, brings together four international cultural institutions: Cortona On The Move (Italy), FOTOHOF (Austria), Imago Lisboa (Portugal), and Photo Museum Ireland (Ireland). Through a joint program of workshops on climate protection, exhibitions, publications, and audiovisual content, the public is confronted with pressing issues of sustainability.
An international jury—composed of members from all four institutions—selected 12 photographic/cinematic positions on issues of climate change and protection from over 500 submissions: the photographic projects by Gonçalo Fonseca (Portugal), Yvette Monahan (Ireland), Ingmar Björn Nolting (Germany), and Maria Oliveira (Portugal) will be exhibited in all four institutions, along with a film projection by eight other photographic artists from Europe: Oliver Ressler (AT), Nora Schwarz (DE), Marco Buratti (ITA), Camilla Marrese & Gabriele Chiappiarini (ITA), Matjaz Krivic (SLO), Sean Charlton White (CH/NL), Chloe Azzopardi (FRA), and Adam Sebire (AUS/NOR).
The exhibitions will begin in February 2026 at FOTOHOF in Salzburg; the artistic projects will then be shown at Photo Museum Ireland in Dublin, at the Cortona on the Move festival in Tuscany in July, and at the Imago Lisboa festival in October.