At the Rencontres d’Arles in July 2019, Natalie Martin, General Delegate of the Swiss Life Foundation, affirmed her desire to create an edition of the Prize more open with many new features. It’s done. The selection committee studied more than 128 applications. The 9 duos nominated for the 4th edition will meet the jury on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 to defend their project.
The 9 pairs of photographers and musicians finalist are:
– Bertrand Desprez (photography) and Paul Sabin (music), The Call of the Forest or the Wild Life
– Edouard Taufenbach (photography) and Régis Campo (music), Le Bleu du Ciel
– Victory Thierrée (photography) and Amaury Arboun (music), Caught in the Dark
– Flora (photography) and Benoît Menut (music), Les Jardins de Josef
– Amélie Grimber (photography) and Ysé Lallemant (music), Sans Titre_Anonymous
– Grégoire Korganow (photography) and Mehdi Chaïb (music), Souffles
– Noémie Goudal (photography) and Chloé Thévenin (music), Storm
– Julien Mignot (photography) and Warren Ellis (music), A Frontier of the World
– Louis-Cyprien Rials (photography) and Romain Poirier (music), Red Zone
Returns on the preselection
“We made the bet to change the award while keeping its original DNA,” says Nathalie Martin. I believe we have responded to an expectation of artists who claim original and demanding awards. And demanding, this Prize really is, since we ask the winners to create original works photography and music that can be adapted to all the places where they will exhibited: the salon approche, the gallery Bigaignon in Paris, the Museum Swimming pool in Roubaix, the Stop on Image gallery in Bordeaux. ”
Emilia Genuardi and Elsa Janssen, directors of the exhibition and artistic advisors for photography: “The study of the files was an exciting first step. We were enthusiastic about the quality and accuracy of the files; and also by the multiplicity of the courses and profiles of the candidates aged 20 to 55 years old, in formations or still of different artistic maturity. We look forward to presenting the 9 selected duos to our jury in January “.
Olivier Bouley, founder of Les Pianissimes festival and artistic consultant for music: “I was impressed by the great diversity of projects, their high level of quality. All types of music are represented, there is a wide variety of aesthetics. And since we do not value one aesthetic over another, the jury can really choose a composition that tells a story with photography “.
Next steps
– January 28, 2020: jury and announcement of the winners – Swiss Life Private Banking, Place Vendôme in Paris
– July 2020: presentation to the press of the first works during the Rencontres de la photographie in Arles.
– November 13 to 15, 2020: revelation of the work at the salon approche, release of the photography and music edition
– 9 to 23 December 2020: exhibition of the work at the Thierry Bigaignon Gallery
– Spring 2021 (3 months): exhibition of the work at the Pool Museum in Roubaix
– 9 to 30 September 2021: exhibition of the work at the Galerie Arrêt sur Image in Bordeaux
What the winners will receive:
– A scholarship of 15 000 € each
– A photography and music edition published by Filigranes
– Personalized support by the Swiss Life Foundation team and its artistic advisors
– A valuation of the work in various places throughout France) in 2020 and 2021
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* Composition of the selection committee
For the Foundation: Nathalie Martin, Pascal Cheynis, Elisabeth Parnaudeau
Artistic Advisor Photography: Emilia Genuardi and Elsa Janssen Artistic
Music Advisor: Olivier Bouley
Award Council: Chantal Nedjib
About the Swiss Life Foundation
Since 2008, Swiss Life France has set up a corporate foundation to develop its sponsorship activities. It is committed to lasting and everywhere in France, in solidarity and innovative projects, so that longevity is synonymous with opportunities, well-being and freedom. Its main missions are to act for sustainable health (eg research on cancer with “A daffodil for Curie” and support for France Alzheimer), to support the creation (eg support for young artists via including the Swiss Life Award for 4 hands) and to encourage solidarity (eg “help to help” program to support projects run by its employees).
By supporting projects of general interest, the Swiss Life Foundation places itself first and foremost at the service of civil society in order to promote the choices of each and to promote better living together. She is thus committed to associative partners carrying projects that she believes in and co-builds with them over the long term. Its action allows employees to invest and thrive beyond their job, while creating links with their colleagues. It also benefits the Swiss Life brand, for which it embodies human and societal commitments, in line with Corporate Social Responsibility.
Through its philanthropic actions, the Swiss Life Foundation works for a society where everyone can achieve, thanks to their personal choices and mutual assistance. Guided by values of accomplishment, trust, closeness and solidarity, the Foundation is the referent that catalyzes, throughout France, the solidarity commitments of Swiss Life and its employees. It commits itself daily to keep an ambitious promise: “to support your choices, to accompany your dreams”.
http://www.swisslife.fr/Fondation
About Swiss Life
Swiss Life is a leading player in insurance and wealth management, with a recognized position as a private insurer. Our approach is global in private banking, financial management, as well as health, welfare and damage. A global approach, because the essence of our business is to support each life course, private and professional, and build a lasting daily relationship with each of our customers, individuals or companies. Our personalized advice, based on proximity and mutual trust, informs our clients to enable them to make their own choices and to be fully involved in their lives, at each stage. By acting in a responsible way, Swiss Life assures a societal role, a source of pride for its employees and sales force.
