Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022 shortlist announced with four finalists
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for 2022 has announced four finalists: Deana Lawson, Gilles Peress, Jo Ractliffe, and Anastasia Samoylova. The winner, who will take home £30,000, will be announced on May 12, 2022, while each finalist will receive £5,000. Their works are set to be showcased at The Photographers’ Gallery in London from March 25 to June 12, 2022. Lawson's piece, 'Centropy,' includes choreographed portraits; Peress's work, 'Whatever You Say, Say Nothing' (2021), focuses on Northern Ireland; Ractliffe's 'Photographers 1980s – now' (2021) features South African landscapes, and Samoylova's 'FloodZone' explores environmental issues in U.S. coastal cities. The jury includes Yto Barrada, Jessica Dimson, Yasufumi Nakamori, Anne-Marie Beckmann, and chair Brett Rogers. Last year's winner was Can Fei for 'Blueprints.'
Key facts
- The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022 shortlist includes Deana Lawson, Gilles Peress, Jo Ractliffe, and Anastasia Samoylova.
- The winner will be announced on 12 May 2022 and receive £30,000, with each finalist getting £5,000.
- An exhibition of the shortlisted work will be at The Photographers’ Gallery in London from 25 March to 12 June 2022.
- Lawson's exhibition 'Centropy' is at Kunsthalle, Basel; Peress's book 'Whatever You Say, Say Nothing' was published by Steidl in 2021.
- Ractliffe's monograph 'Photographers 1980s – now' was published by Steidl/The Walther Collection in 2021.
- Samoylova's series 'FloodZone' is at Moscow’s Multimedia Art Museum and explores environmental change in U.S. coastal cities.
- The jury is chaired by Brett Rogers and includes Yto Barrada, Jessica Dimson, Yasufumi Nakamori, and Anne-Marie Beckmann.
- Last year's winner was Can Fei for her show 'Blueprints' at the Serpentize Gallery, London.
Entities
Artists
- Deana Lawson
- Gilles Peress
- Jo Ractliffe
- Anastasia Samoylova
- Yto Barrada
- Can Fei
- Fi Churchman
Institutions
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
- Kunsthalle, Basel
- Steidl
- The Walther Collection
- Multimedia Art Museum
- The Photographers’ Gallery
- New York Times
- Tate Modern
- Serpentine Gallery
- ArtReview
Locations
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
- South Africa
- Moscow
- Russia
- London
- Florida
- United States