They will join the platform’s activities to present their work to international professionals and to network, amongst other opportunities that will be developed for them, including exhibitions, publishing opportunities, portfolio reviews, and more.
The five selected talents dedicate their projects to the significant questions of our time. To convey their complex themes, they not only utilize the expressive possibilities of photography but also expand them through film, sound, AI, 3D scanning, and expansive installations.
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Donja Nasseri explores museum spaces and liberates secured objects from display cases taking 3D scans of them. For her project, she will focus on the example of the figure of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun, addressing questions of reparation and appropriation in the context of the restitution debate.
Malte Uchtmann, will use AI to work on an "Atlas of Impossibilities," reflecting on the construction of knowledge through images. He investigates the visual transformation of assumptions, policies, and worldviews into knowledge within encyclopedias across different historical periods and geographical regions.
Verdiana Albano explores her own fragmented and mystery-laden Afro-European history in her photographic work between staging and documentation. Employing the Stasi files belonging to her parents, alongside personal and institutional image archives, she delves into the implications of being born within the framework of the erstwhile German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Agata Szymanska-Medina scrutinizes the contemporary challenge of a global freshwater crisis unfolding in Chile through her photographic work, posing a threat to humanity at large. Employing a nuanced narrative approach in her documentary photography, incorporating texts, archival material, video, and sound, the photographer unveils the actors entangled in this conflict and the motivations driving them.
Lea Greub, through a synthesis of documentation, essay, and portraiture, delves into the intricate dynamics of the "business of love." Her exploration navigates the interplay between love, financial considerations, and societal expectations within relationships, particularly in venues like wedding fairs and single-date trips, where these connections are both forged and exhibited.
