Today at 7.00 pm, with the opening of the 13th edition of Fotofestiwal in Lodz, were announced the results of Grand Prix competition. The winner of the main prize is David Favrod. 10 000 pln and the title of winner went to artist from Switzerland for the project Gaijin.
Gaijin is a Japanese word meaning “foreigner”. David Favrod, the author of the winning project was born in Japan, for most of his life he lived in Switzerland. In his work he refers primarily to his roots and double national origin. “Gaijin is a fictional story – says David – it is a tool in my search for identity, where self-portraits reflect my inner dialogue and solitary relationship with himself. The aim of the work is to create my own Japan in Switzerland.”
GUP honourable mention – portfolio presented in online GUP Magazine goes to Renhui Zhao for the A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World project. Portfolio is available HERE.
Award of the Vice-chancellor of the University of Lodz was given to Adam Lach. His project Stigma is about lifes of 60-member Romanian family, living in an encampment in Wrocław. The reward is 2000 PLN.
FINALISTS
1. Michel Le Belhomme, The Blind Beast (France)
2. Antoine Bruy, Scrublands (France)
3. Elena Chernyshova, Days of Night – Nights of Day (Russia / France)
4. David Favrod, Gaijin (Japan / Switzerland)
5. Kirill Golovchenko, Bitter Honeydew (Ukraine / Germany)
6. Marie Hudelot, The Legacy (France)
7. Adam Lach, Stigma (Poland)
8. Agnieszka Rayss, No Man’s Land (Poland)
9. Marlous Van der Sloot, Le corps Vecu (The Netherlands)
10. Renhui Zhao, A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World (Singapore)
Works of 10 finalists is presented at the exhibition, between 5th and 15th of June, in Lodz.
Fotofestiwal Grand Prix is a competition in which artists are rewarded with unique personalities and projects featuring visions. The prize is awarded for 8 years, and presented in a special exhibition halls of the factory’s gallery which is one of the most anticipated events of the Fotofestiwal. This year the jury selected the winner from among 600 artists who submitted their projects to the competition.
GUP honourable mentioned – portfolio presented in online GUP Magazine goes to Renhui Zhao for the, A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World project. Portfolio is available HERE.
