These are the winners of the Open Call 2022 re:sources – Category: Project
It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce the names of the four winners.
Sandrine Elberg, France
JÖKULL *
Statement Jury: “The jury was persuaded by the way the project ‘Jökull’ pays tribute to the memory of Icelandic glaciers by transferring these natural landscapes to a journey to unknown realms.”
“The memory of glaciers”
* Jökull = glacier, translated from Icelandic
Ingar Krauss, Germany
The Solitaries
Jury statement: “The jury was impressed by the consistent way Krauss portrays the people, their dwellings and the surrounding landscapes through his entirely analog and decelerated photographic approach. One notices in the understated stagings of his pictures the great sympathy the artist harbors for this stretch of land and its thinly spread population.”
The Solitaries (04)
Antonio Pérez, Spain
THE SEA MOVES, THE SEA MOVES
Jury statement: “The jury was persuaded by the way in which these double portraits show the symptoms and consequences of the climate changes caused mainly by us, especially as they occur in other places and often poorer regions, such as this one in Fuvemeh (Ghana). It is here that livelihoods, sources of income and ways of life are being destroyed that normally go unseen in our resource-consuming and carbon-fueled affluence in Europe.”
09 “Akpabli Agbokede”
Ngadi Smart, UK
“Wata Na Life”
Jury Statement: “In a field of contenders of literal and often sober interpretations of the festival theme re:sources, Ngadi Smart’s work stood out for its refreshing approach and striking visual language.”
15 “Wata Na Life”
Shortlist of the OPEN CALL 2022:
Carlo Bevilaqua, Italy
Sandrine Elberg, France
Robin Hinsch, Germany
Niklas Hlawatsch, Germany
Sanna Kannisto, Finland
Ingar Krauss, Germany
Kostas Maros, Switzerland
Antonio Pérez, Spain
Tim Rod, Switzerland
Ngadi Smart, United Kingdom
Simone Tramonte, Italy
As we all know only too well, there have been enormous changes and unprecedented challenges in all areas of life since the start of 2020: Everything we hold dear, everything we take for granted, everything that gives us support, everything that gives us a sense of security, has been challenged. The voids in our lives on the other hand allowed us to reevaluate what may be truly valuable to us. Deprivation proved to us what is most urgent to care about and explore what are essential resources for humanity and in general for our world. On the material as well as the immaterial levels.
The origin of a better future is always in the now. And photography is the perfect medium to contemplate this moment, reflecting on the past and projecting onto what is to come. For the 2022 edition, Fotofestival Lenzburg continues to explore the theme of resources, focusing on the relationship between man and nature, the health and well-being of all of us, and the major climatic and human changes that we are currently experiencing.
What the winners receive
- Exhibition during the Festival for 4 selected projects and more than 50 single images.
- Jury’s Prize for best “Project”: 1.500 CHF
- People’s Prize for best “Single Image”: 1.000 CHF
- Accommodation in Lenzburg for the opening’s weekend (27-28 August 2022)
- Dedicated feature on the Festival’s website and communication channels / features in Festival’s partners channels (up to 20 partners)
Judging Criteria
The jury will decide which project addresses the theme re:sources with depth, high quality and original photographic language. Projects may have already been produced and exhibited but must be recent (no older than 2018). Photographic projects designed for indoor or open air exhibitions, printed or digital are eligible.
