PRESS RELEASE | Amsterdam, 3 March 2011
French photographer Raphaël Dallaporta wins Foam Paul Huf Award
2011.
Wednesday evening the 2nd of March Raphaël Dallaporta (1980) was
chosen as the winner of the Foam Paul Huf Award. 2011 by an
international jury. Along with a cash prize of € 20.000,-
Dallaporta will have an exhibition in Foam from 9th September to
26th October 2011.
The Foam Paul Huf award continues to attract portfolios from all
over the world. Out of 81 nominees this year, 25 were from
Europe, 7 from Asia, 17 from North America, 3 from South America,
15 from Africa and 14 from the Middle East.
"The quality of the candidates was very exciting. Given the great
variety of practises in photography, the challenge was to compare
very good works that have very different aesthetics", was quoted by
the jury who unanimously chose the portfolio of French photographer
Raphaël Dallaporta.
The chairman of the jury noted on the winner:
"His true political approach of society perversion, combined with a
very creative and rigorous conceptual approach, free from
influences, make him a distinctive photographer of the next
generation."
The members of the jury were:
Francois Hébel, Chairman (France, Director of Les Rencontres
d'Arles)
Elie Domit (Dubai, Creative Director van The Empty Quarter
Gallery)
Nathalie Herschdorfer (Switzerland, Director of Photography
Festival Alt. +1000 and Curator) Annaleen Louwes (the Netherlands,
Photographer)
Davide Quadrio (China, Founder and Director of Arthub Asia)
Foam has a special relationship with Dutch photographer Paul
Huf (1924-2002). Huf was known for his innovative approach to
photography and was personally involved in the founding of Foam in
2001.
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Extra information regarding the winning series:
Landmines
Raphaël Dallaporta's landmines are things of great beauty: small,
with fine colors and shapes perfectly designed for the job they are
meant to perform. Elegantly photographed , simply framed and
starkly displayed, they are at first sight remarkable for their
aesthetic value. Until the realization sinks in that they have one
purpose: sheer cruelty.
Domestic Slavery
Raphael Dallaporta (photos) and Ondine Millot (texts) address the
tragic reality of domestic slavery; people, usually non-documented
immigrants, being held against their will in countries where they
have no voice. Though the names are changed, the stories are real
and Dallaportas distanced, non-sentimental images of the buildings
"bear witness to the banality of everyday inhumanity".
Fragile
The Fragile series shows the organs of dead people are put
aside - like evidence - to determine the cause of death. As in his
other projects, the object is documented from the front and at a
distance. The strength of Dallaporta's work arises from the
confrontation of 'neutral' images and texts dealing with human
suffering.
For more information: www.raphaeldallaporta.com
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