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The Prix Pictet shortlist for 2009 was announced on 9 July before 2000 people as part of the opening events at Les Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival. The Jury has selected 12 artists from 9 different countries from what the Chairman, Francis Hodgson, has described as an ‘exceptional’ submission of over 300 international candidates. The shortlisted artists will now prepare for an exhibition at Passage de Retz, Paris, where the winner of this year's Prix Pictet will be announced by Kofi Annan on 22 October. A further award, in the form of a commission for one of the shortlisted photographers to visit a region where Pictet & Cie are currently supporting a sustainability project, will be announced at the same time.
The shortlisted artists are:
Darren Almond, UK
Christopher Anderson, Canada
Sammy Baloji, Congo
Edward Burtynsky, Canada
Andreas Gursky, Germany
Naoya Hatakeyama, Japan
Nadav Kander, UK
Ed Kashi, USA
Abbas Kowsari, Iran
Yao Lu, China
Edgar Martins, Portugal
Chris Steele-Perkins, UK
The independent jury of seven leading figures from the worlds of the visual arts and the environment have applauded the powerful impact of the 2009 submissions exploring the theme of ‘earth'. The photographs tell of the harmful and often irreversible effects of exploiting the earth’s resources, and reflect on the immediate and long-term impact of unsustainable development on communities across the globe.
Exhibition Schedule
Prix Pictet 2009: Earth – Preview
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, 5 – 7 October 2009
Prix Pictet 2009: Earth
Passage de Retz, Paris, 23 October – 24 November 2009
This year, Prix Pictet will collaborate with FIAC (22 - 25 October), Paris’ major international contemporary and modern art fair, and Paris Photo, the world’s leading event for photography (19 - 22 November) to promote the award. The Prix Pictet will then tour to further international venues between late 2009 and early 2010. Venues already confirmed for the tour include: the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, The Empty Quarter Gallery in Dubai and the Eindhoven University of Technology.
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