The India Habitat Centre (IHC),
New Delhi has announced four awards of Rs 2.00 lakh each to be given to four
selected Indian photographers to create a body of work on the theme of
sustainable development. The award is part of a year-long photography festival
titled Habitat Photosphere initiated by IHC and curated by eminent art
historian Dr Alka Pande. The selection of the four Indian photographers (age no
bar) is through open call for participation. The works of these four awardees
will then be exhibited in a month-long exhibition at the India Habitat Centre
in December 2016.
The last date of submission of
application is February 5, 2016. The award is open to all photographers and
artists using either fixed or moving lens to direct their work. The final art
work could be in the form of photographs, videos, photo installations,
animations or a large photo book. The details of application procedure can be
found on:
The award of Rs.2 lakh will cover
the expenses related to travel and research undertaken by the photographer. The
IHC shall bear the expense of the document/catalogue/book, printing and
mounting of the exhibition in the outdoor spaces of the India Habitat Centre.
The selected four awardees can create photographic work, which could be in the
form of a photo, photo animation, photo book, photo installation, video, or a
short documentary of not more than 25 minutes.
An eight member jury consisting
of a wide range of experts from photographers, artists, curators, filmmakers to
environmentalists, political thinkers, and socio-cultural scientists will
select the 4 awardees. The jury will judge the applicant on the basis of
innovation of idea, craft, technical skill compounded with relevance to the
theme of sustainable development.
The winners will be given 6
months after the announcement to produce a body of work. The advisory group and
mentors Aditya Arya, Bandeep Singh, Prabir Purkayastha and Parthiv Shah will be
involved with process of mentoring the awardees and curating their project
which is inclusive of selection + printing and production process + display of
the artworks. A body of work developed especially for the month long exhibition
from 1st - 31st December 2016, by all four photographers which would be
showcased outdoors for maximum interaction with visitors to the India Habitat
Centre. This would also channelize their thinking and energies on the broad
theme of environmental damage, restoration and preservation.
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