Wang Shuman Wins 2022 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award
Wang Shuman has been awarded the 2022 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award for her work in photography and moving image at the festival held in Xiamen, China. This accolade, a collaboration between Three Shadows Photography Art Centre and Chanel, was revealed during the 2022 Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival. Her exhibition, titled New Survivors, focused on shared human trauma, is expected to open in 2023 along with a mentoring initiative and a cash award of RMB100,000. The award, established in 2021, encourages emerging curators and included competitors like Huang Yuting and Xu Zhibo. The festival concludes on January 3, 2023.
Key facts
- Wang Shuman wins 2022 Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image
- Prize jointly presented by Three Shadows Photography Art Centre and Chanel
- Winning proposal: New Survivors, addressing trauma as human experience
- Exhibition to be realized in 2023 with mentoring and RMB100,000 cash prize
- Award launched in 2021 to support young Chinese curators
- Other finalists: Camera Obscura, Differential Valley, One Take, Neverlands and the End of World
- Jury includes Cao Dan, Christoph Wiesner, Gu Zheng, He Jing, He Yining, Lisa Springer, Lu Mingjun, RongRong
- Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival runs until 3 January 2023 in Xiamen, China
Entities
Artists
- Wang Shuman
- Huang Yuting
- Xu Zhibo
- Chen Junyao
- Wang Buyun
- Hou Yuyao
- Tangent Collective
- Cao Dan
- Christoph Wiesner
- Gu Zheng
- He Jing
- He Yining
- Lisa Springer
- Lu Mingjun
- RongRong
Institutions
- Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
- Chanel
- Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival
- Meta Media Group
- ArtReview Ltd
Locations
- Xiamen
- China