10/05/2016
Berlin Foto Biennale & European Month Of Photography
I am very happy to be included in the 2016 Berlin Foto Bienniale as this year's Charles Dodgson award winner. A limited large scale black & white edition of 4 of my works from my Sacred Art / Modern World project and a special edition Lions' Den print accompanied by the deconstruction video will also be on view. The Berlin Foto Biennale will be composed of a solo exhibition, retrospective of Steve McCurry of Magnum Photos, a collective exhibition curated among awardees of previous competitions of the Charles Dodgson Award, the Julia M Cameron Award (JMCA,) the Pollux Awards, The Jacob Riis Award, and the recent overall winner of the 9th edition of the JMCA. The Berlin Foto Biennale 2016 is also the 4th edition of the Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography. After Madrid, Buenos Aires and Malaga the curated photo show comes to Berlin to offer emerging and established artists from all over the world a platform, and to showcase international trends in fine art as well as documentary photography. The Biennial, entitled Emotions and Commotions Across Cultures is situated in the historic heart of Berlin. It features contemporary artists from 41 countries of 5 continents. The winners of this year's award, juried by Andréa Holzherr (Director of Global Exhibitions at Magnum Photos), are also included in this comprehensive photographic display. Recognizing a wide array of artistic expression across diverse cultures, the Berlin Foto Biennale 2016 presents a contemporary overview of the different schools of thought emerging from the United States to China, from Australia to Turkey and from Senegal to Mexico. Its spectrum of styles ranges from documentary and wildlife, to portrait and experimental photography. As a special guest of the European Month of Photography, the Biennial also contains an essay by emerging young talent Yusuke Suzuki about the refugee crisis on Lesbos and the chaos in Syria’s Aleppo. As special invitee Magnum photographer Steve McCurry will present 130 of his most remarkable works in his solo exhibition, Retrospective. The Berlin Foto Biennale 2016 presents to visitors not only a panorama of contemporary photography but also a kaleidoscope of sentiments and perceptions captured worldwide. In this way a photographic chronicle of our time emerges with all its emotions and commotions.
