Announcement: REAL Photography Award Exhibition
21 March - 4 May 2008, LPII, Rotterdam
The Hague, 3 March 2008 - Thirty of the best contributions to the REAL Photography Award 2008 will be on view from 21 March to 4 May in LP II, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The REAL Photography Award 2008, an ING Real Estate initiative, is the first edition of a unique biennial international photography award. The award promotes contemporary photography and in its first year asked international artists to respond to the call for a tribute to Nature, Architecture and Development, and to register their interplay in an authentic, original and innovative way through the medium of photography. The theme is just one of the aspects that makes the REAL Photography Award unique. The award is international - photographers from all over the world have participated and the winner will receive EUR 50,000 in prize money.
Award
Hundreds of entries from all around the globe were submitted. These were judged by an international professional jury composed of respected representatives from the art world who are active in the field of modern art, architecture and photography. They made a first selection of thirty contributions, from which six works were nominated for the REAL Photography Award.
The six nominees are Julian Faulhaber (Germany), Abelardo Morell (US), Hans-Christian Schink (Germany), Livia Corona Velasquez (Mexico), Thomas Weinberger (Germany) and Danwen Xing (China). The award-winner will be announced on March 20, 2008. The award will be presented by Michel Tilmant, Chairman of the Executive Board of ING Group.
Exhibition
The thirty photographs that were selected by the jury will be on display in LPII in Rotterdam. They are a rich reflection of the vitality, inventiveness and creativity that the theme has evoked in today's artists. Simultaneously, there is a clear relative context, which can serve as a reference for the engagement of contemporary photography with the changing metropolis in relationship to the increasingly vulnerable balance of the environment. The interpretations vary from still images of the battle between human intervention and nature, to geometric patterns as a result of urban development. The works on display have been published in a full colour catalogue, which will be available at the exhibition. (Price: EUR 39.90).
For more information, please visit
www.realphotographyaward.com Information on the exhibition
The exhibition will be held from 21 March to 4 May 2008
LPII, Wilhelminakade 326 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 a.m. - 5..00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.
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