REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED
Theme: “the world within”
Hangar has launched a photographic mission open to artists confined in Europe, on the theme “the world within”. Selected photographers will be exhibited during PhotoBrussels Festival 05.
Mission: experiencing confinement
The vast majority of the European continent is undergoing extraordinary circumstances of deprivation of freedom and enduring unforeseen hardship. The photographic mission consists in creating a new series of images telling something about the experience of confinement.
The objective is to see how artists can present their vision of “the world within” through a positive lens, bursting the quarantine universe. This capsule of confinement natures the seeds of human resilience. Creativity, empathy, love, reflection, sense of humor and the inspiration of nature: proven principles that boost our immune response, a speedy recovery, and may lead us to a better world “after”.
This venture is also designed to support photographers by offering them high visibility (exhibition, publication, traveling exhibition, etc.). Also, a total fund of 30 000€ will be shared between the selected photographers and the winner of the “Coup de coeur Leica” will be granted a Leica Q2 (value: 4 990€).
The jury is composed of European experts in photography (see below).
Conditions for participation
- experiencing/living the lockdown in a European country;
- being over the age of majority (18+);
- being a photographer or an artist using photography (and/or video);
- who can demonstrate a track record of professional practice as an artist (exhibitions, publications) OR having a degree in Photography.
Benefits
- Selected photographers will get their work in front of an international network of professionals;
- Selected photographers will be part of PhotoBrussels Festival 05 (PBF05): exhibition in Brussels, traveling exhibition in Europe;
- Selected photographers will have their work published in the exhibition catalogue;
- Production cost of the works included in the exhibition will be covered;
- A total fund of 30 000€ will be shared between the selected photographers (15 to 30 laureates will be selected by the jury);
- In addition to the fund, the winner of the “Leica coup de coeur”, chosen among the previously selected photographers, will be granted a Leica Q2 (valued at 4 990€);
- Selected works will be presented for sale during the exhibition and on our online platform;
- Accommodation for the international artists for two nights is offered.
Members of the jury
Selection criteria
The project must…
- be realised during this period of confinement (the project must never have been shown/published before);
- be photographic, videographic or both (all photographic work is taken into account, regardless of the genre or technique chosen by the photographers. The project can explore the limits of the medium.);
- be original;
- have a relevant concept story;
- respect the theme (see above);
- focus on the positive side of the issue (see above).
The jury will particularly focus on the concept story, the positive side of the issue, the originality and on the coherence between all of these criteria.
Timeline
Registration deadline
30 May 2020
Submission of portfolios
Between 01 June and 30 June 2020
Selection by the jury
July 2020
Announcement of the selected photographers
20 July 2020
Curatorial and scenographic decisions
September 2020
Exhibition (PhotoBrussels Festival 05)
20 November - 20 December 2020
How to apply?
REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED
Registration
Between 20 April and 30 May 2020, at 23:59.
- Fill the form.
- Pay the admission fee of 20€.
Submission
Between 01 June and 30 June 2020, at 23:59.
Send one single PDF document to prize@photobrusselsfestival.com, that must not exceed 10Mo compressed. This file must contain:
- your biography / CV, in English (maximum 300 words);
- your rights-free photographic portrait;
- a representative portfolio of your project, consisting of 10 (minimum) to 20 photos, with their legend (min 72 dpi), and/or a video (if your project contains a video, please attach a WeTransfer link in the email);
- a project statement / presentation text, in English (maximum 500 words).
PhotoBrussels Festival 05 – “the world within”
20 November – 20 December 2020
Hangar has decided that PhotoBrussels Festival 05 will host the theme of the project “the world within” and that the laureates will be the photographers on display. This special edition of the festival is Hangar’s answer to a circumstantial year. The exhibition will be the subject of a publication, a virtual exhibition and a traveling exhibition across Europe.
Questions
If you have questions, you can contact us: prize@photobrusselsfestival.com
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