POING in Wort und Bild | AKTE - Preis für foto-lyrische Duette 2026

POING IN WORD AND IMAGE is an anthology series launched in 2018 by vauvauPublishing House for Interactive Poetry , which is published every two years on various themes and presents collaborative works by pairs of authors who engage in a dialogue across media through words and images. In keeping with the publisher’s concept, all participants contribute both images and texts to the work. This fifth volume, which will be presented this evening as part of the award ceremony for the 2026 Prize for Photo-Poetic Duets , is titled “AKTE”

AKTE

CURTAIN DOWN. CURTAIN UP. EXPOSE. UNFOLD. FOLLOWING TRACES. THE BIG STAGE. HARBORING OBJECTIONS. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. THE INQUIRING GAZE. THIS ENTIRE ANATOMY. UNCOVERING. BEFORE EVERYONE’S EYES. STEP FORWARD. PUBLICLY. IN THE SPOTLIGHT. POSE AND FARCE. CIRCLE OFF. FILE AWAY. CERTIFY AND FILE AWAY. CURTAIN UP.

With contributions by:

Anne Brockmann, Holger Brülls, Philipp Bruns, Patricia Falkenburg, Ottmar Kienle, Christiane Rath, Johann Reißer, Petra Schröck, Ursula Seeger, Marie Takahashi, Johannes Traub, and Willi van Hengel.

Moderators: Thomas Vömel & Christian Vater