POING in Wort und Bild | AKTE - Prize for photo-lyrical duets 2026

POING IN WORT UND BILD is an anthology series from vauvau-verlag für interaktive lyrik launched in 2018. Published biennially, each volume explores a different theme and features collaborative works by pairs of authors who engage in a cross-media dialogue between word and image. In line with the publisher’s concept, all contributors provide both images and texts for their work. This fifth volume, which is being presented this evening during the award ceremony for the Prize for Photo-Lyric Duets 2026 , is titled "AKTE"

FILES

CURTAIN DOWN. CURTAIN UP. EXPOSE. UNLEAF. FOLLOW THE TRAIL. THE BIG STAGE. RAISE OBJECTIONS. TOP SECRET. THE INQUISITIVE GAZE. ALL THIS ANATOMY. UNCOVER. IN PLAIN SIGHT. EXIT. PUBLIC. IN THE SPOTLIGHT. POSE AND FARCE. MEASURE OUT. FILE AWAY. OFFICIALLY PUT TO REST. CURTAIN UP.

With contributions from:

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.

Moderated by: Thomas Vömel & Christian Vater