Who are you
after the hurt?
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Cicatrix is the aftermath of our horrors-who you chose to be and what you did to redefine yourself. Amidst shattered pieces, a new form can emerge. Adapt, be unkillable, unstoppable, and wear the thorned crown of your past as you arise into your future. Take back control from the root of your suffering.
A “cicatrix” is the scar of a healed wound. Beneath its surface definition, it refers to these traumatic moments that have shaped you and altered the way you are. It is about regaining hope in the darkest of trenches and moving forward despite how much you’ve been wounded. In this year’s Horizons, the official art and design folio of the students of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, we invite you to find comfort in fright. Heal through vanquishing what once tried to erase you.
Graphic design submissions may be in the form of, but not limited to, collages, typographic works, and poster designs.
Illustration submissions may be clear, scanned sketches, or rendered versions of traditional, digital, or 3D artworks.
Industrial design submissions may be rendered images, clean and scanned sketches, or photos of the scale model against a plain background.
Fashion design submissions may be clean and scanned sketches or photos of the fashion material dressed on a model or mannequin against a plain background.
Interior design submissions may be rendered images, clean and scanned sketches, or photos of the scale model against a plain background.
Architectural design submissions may be rendered images, clean and scanned sketches, or photos of the scale model against a plain background.
Music submissions may be your compositions through Spotify / Soundcloud / YouTube link or a .mp3 file (for audio only). Preferably, include the cover art for your compositions in your submission.
Film submissions may be the trailers of your directed films through a YouTube or Google Drive link. Make sure to adjust its sharing settings to "Anyone in this group with this link can edit." Preferably, include the movie poster of your film in your submission.
Other visual arts submissions (ex. sculptures or ceramics) may be rendered images or photos of the scale model or other three-dimensional art pieces against a plain background.
Meanwhile, other performing arts submissions (e.g., dance, theatre, or magic) may be the trailers of your performance, or video less than two (2) minutes, through a YouTube or Google Drive link. Make sure to adjust its sharing settings to "Anyone in this group with this link can edit." Preferably, include the poster of your event in your submission.
For submissions, upload your entries to Google Drive using your Benilde mail. Make sure to adjust its sharing settings to “Anyone in this group with this link can edit.”
Copy the share link and paste it into its designated question in the submissions form. Make sure to fill up the other required details before submitting. The link to the submissions form will be posted on our social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@thebenildean).
You can submit as many as you want. However, make sure to carefully follow the instructions for each submission. Submit each entry individually in the form.
For all image submissions, make sure your artworks are passed in .png format in a 1:1 ratio. The resolution must be 144 PPI, RGB.
For music submissions, all cover art should follow the same format as the image submissions. Meanwhile, for film submissions, the movie poster should be in a 2:3 ratio and the resolution must be 144 PPI, RGB.
All entries should preferably have their own caption of 100 words or less. The caption must be placed in the submissions form. In your captions, kindly describe your art, explain its plot, share its meaning, or just simply give a statement about your work. It’s about sharing your unique perspective as an artist!
Entries without captions can still be accepted.
For performing arts submissions, kindly place your role in the film production or performance below the caption (i.e. Juan Dela Cruz - Director).
You can submit entries until March 17, 2023 at 10:00 p.m.
Stay tuned for further announcements. Follow our social media accounts to get updates: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@thebenildean).
The only way to find out is to wait for the online launch of the folio of Horizons: Cicatrix. For updates, follow our social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@thebenildean).
Horizons: Cicatrix will only accept entries from currently enrolled (2nd term, A.Y. 2022-2023), bonafide students of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. This means if you are currently on LOA this 2nd term, you may NOT submit to Horizons: Cicatrix.
The only criteria for the selection process are the quality of your work and how well it incorporates the theme of Horizons: Cicatrix. Submission screening is done by the Art and Design Editor, the Layout Editor, and the Associate Editor for Print of the Benildean Press Corps.
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