The jury of the 2013 City of Levallois Photography Award, met on June 7, and decided to give the prize to Max Pinckers (Brussels, 1988) for his series The Fourth Wall. His work was chosen among 229 applications from 38 countries.
The Award consists of a 10 000 euros grant plus the production of an exhibition during Photo Levallois festival.
The jury also gave special mentions to Jonna Kina (Finland, 1984) and Marleen F. Sleeuwits (Netherlands, 1980) whose works will also be produced and exhibited during the festival.
Jury 2013:
Charlotte Cotton, London-based independent curator of photography who held positions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Founder of Words without pictures.
Chris Wiley, New-York-based artist and curator, writes for Frieze and Art Forum magazines.
Sandra Mulliez, art collector and founder of SAM Art Projects, Paris.
Bruno Ceschel, founder and director of Self Publish, Be Happy.
Stéphane Decreps, deputy mayor in charge of cultural affairs, City of Levallois.