The XV EDITION RICCARDO PEZZA
EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
selected the folowing artists to participate to the exhibition:
Arianna Arcara, Giusi Fanella, Olivier Fermariello, Noemie Goudal, Annette Jonak, Bernd Kleinheisterkamp, Patricia Neligan, Sophie Von Herzogemberg
Exhibition will open in Triennale,
MILANO on January 23rd, 2010.
Associazione Culturale Al.b.um c/o Società Umanitaria - via Daverio 7 - 20129 Milano
NARRATING A PLACE
AL.B.UM CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, AMICI DI RICCARDO PEZZA, CFP BAUER,
MUSEO di FOTOGRAFIA CONTEMPORANEA, TRIENNALE di MILANO
RICCARDO PEZZA PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
The Prize was instituted in 1995 in memory of Riccardo Pezza, a photographer
prematurely died who completed his studies in photography at CFP Bauer in Milan. Up
until the sixth edition, the Prize, conceived by “Amici di Riccardo Pezza” (Friends of
Riccardo Pezza), was open exclusively to students and alumni of the school, and
organized by CFP Bauer.
In 1999, the competition was opened on a national level, with the aim of promoting the
production of young photographers and favouring the dialogue amongst the diverse
experiences in the field of Italian photography. The opening of the prize on a national
level was made possible thanks to the contribution of AL.B.UM, a cultural association of
ex-photography students, professors, and friends of CFP Bauer and of the professional
courses of Società Umanitaria.
As a result of today’s cultural integration and the mobility of the younger generations,
the organizers of the Award believed it was time to open up the competition to a
European level. The objective is to broaden the panorama of contemporary
photography. The borders that define the notion of place, subject of a great number of
artistic investigations, have considerably changed not only in terms of geography but also
from a conceptual and ontological point of view.
Since 2006 the Triennale di Milano, which provided the venue for the exhibition of the
finalists from 2003 to 2006, and the Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea, which
provided the venue for the exhibition of the finalists of XII edition, have both been
promoters of the Prize.
As of 2007, the Prize has been opened on a European level.
2008 Pezza’s Photography Prize exhibition will take place at Museo di Fotografia
Contemporanea, in an alternance program between the main promoters,
Triennale di Milano and Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea.
The theme of the work, pursuing continuity with the thematic choices made by
Riccardo in his formative years, is:
NARRATING A PLACE
EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
ROMA + Text: "Roman Pieces"
September 2009
21x11,4 cm
28 pages
Edition of 200
100 signed and numbered
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