Prize Winners

1st Prize
Sebastian Wells (GER) / Vsevolod Kazarin (UA)
»Portraits from Kyiv, Ukraine, April and May 2022«

Sitara Thalia Ambrosio

Residency Prize
Sitara Thalia Ambrosio
»Fragile as Glass«

1st Prize
Hannah Altman (US)
»A Permanent Home in the Mouth of the Sun«

“I was immediately impressed by Hanna’s images. The powerful aesthetic and the profound, symbolic message her work conveys are a fresh, unexpected narrative that immediately leads to a tale of tradition and contemporary. Her poetic language tells us about the yiddish diaspora through staged portraits, rituals and symbols that re-elaborate old experiences, deeply rooted in the past yet extremely present. There is a kind of silence that flutters through the pictures, we tend to feel the same respect we have in front of a sacred image and at the same time we recognise the tangible sensuality of bodies, with a focus on the female figures. The wonderful use of light and the simple but effective scenes reveal how the experience of exile contain both grief and resilience, a strong identity with a special code that is still relevant today, a treasure of symbols that gives nourishments and stability through the ages.”
(Francesca Cesari, 2022 PORTRAITS jury)

Svante Gullichsen

Residency Prize
Svante Gullichsen (FI)
»Hanging On«

 

1. Prize
Rafael Heygster & Helene Manhartsberger (DE)
»Corona Rhapsody«

 

 

 

 

1. Prize
Rosa Mariniello (IT)
»VITILIGO«

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robin Yong

 

Stefan Krauth

 

Jens Juul

 

Thomas Bachler

 

Stefanie Minzenmay