Theme: Cinematic Thinking
Deadline: 16 December, 2011
Application Fee : 20- Euro
What’s Talents?
Talents is an international competition held annually. The jury of professional judges selects four photographers and four art critics each year from the submitted entries. Their work is presented in four solo exhibitions at C/O Berlin over the course of the year and at the Goethe Institute in New York City. Each solo exhibition is accompanied by a publication in which images and text enter into dialogue: talented young artists present themselves and their projects to a broad public, open up their work for discussion, and thus create a public forum.
Talents 2012
In 2012 too, the Talents series will focus on the theme of Cinematic Thinking. Engagement with the medium of film has become ever more central to photography in recent years. This can be seen in the increasing exploration of film production processes, experimentation with narrative structures, and references to film aesthetics and film myths. How can photography adapt film structures and simultaneously break them open? What strengths do still images have over moving pictures? Photography in the classical sense, with its conventional wall presentation, can be expanded through the utilization of projection and installation strategies, thereby creating new possibilities for reflecting on the medium of photography itself.
Who can apply?
Photographers and art critics up to the age of 35.
How do I apply?
Photographers can submit up to 15 samples of their work in print form – maximal size DIN A4, no originals. A short project description should accompany the photographs, as well as the online application form. A fee of 20 Euros will be raised.
Application details
http://www.co-berlin.info/program/talents/application.html
Applicants who wish to have materials returned must submit a self-addressed return envelope with adequate prepaid postage. Registration fees must be paid by December 16, 2011. Applications for which no fees have been received by this date can unfortunately not be considered.
Please note: art critics can apply anytime. Simply submit several samples of your writing on topics of art history, photography, design, or architecture, as well as a short resume, to:
C/O Berlin
Re.: "Talents"
Auguststrasse 5a
10117 Berlin
Germany
The application deadline is December 16, 2011, the postmark date is valid.
