AWARD
Photography has evolved considerably since its invention, and education is without any doubt a significant element that have accompanied and shaped this evolution. The way in which emerging photographers are exploring the photography boundaries is a captivating subject that has inspired Blurring the Lines to start in 2016 in collaboration with Steve Bisson.
The project aims to promote student’s thesis research work, to get international recognition, and contribute to an academic dialogue. The selected images over the past four years show a different expansion of modes of representation through photography. A change that indeed refers to the digitisation and the frontiers of post-production, the contamination between different visual languages, the relationship between the availability of technology and new forms of expression.
This explosion of the medium combined with an endemic proliferation of pervasive social media has encouraged us to reflect on the ethical consequences of the image-making process. Our talented participants remind us of the potentiality of the medium without forgetting that photography can separate what is pointless and irrelevant from what is pertinent and poignant. The notion of storyteller itself has been redefined, placing the storyteller in a position in which a variety of tools allow the photographer to communicate the same message in different ways. Photography is a generous medium with resources that are not merely physical materials and processes; each process comes with beliefs, practices, and conventions that affect our understanding and ways of production.
Klaus Fruchtnis, Co-founder
TEAM
Klaus Fruchtnis
Co-founder and Program Director
Steve Bisson
Co-founder and Curator
Lisanne Van Happen
Curator
John Fleetwood
Curator
Amak Mahmoodian
Curator
Pedro Vicente
Board Member
Elena Volpato
Board Member
Bérénice Freytag
Board Member
Rebecca Simons
Board Member
Roberto Vito D'Amico
Visual Designer
past emeritus
Rodrigo Orrantia
Curator, 2017
François Ronsiaux
Curator, 2016
partners
An International college with US degree-granting authority and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). PCA is the program leader in charge of the institutional coordination of the competition, networking the universities, and of the training and promotional events during ParisPhoto.
Urbanautica is an independent publisher working on photography, visual anthropology and cultural landscapes. Urbanautica has been producing and publishing the annual Blurring the Lines catalog since 2018 and contributes to spreading content, projects, opportunities, online visibility.
Based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, organizes exhibitions, lectures, and education programs around social themes. Fotodok contributes with workshop and exchange activities between students. It also supports talent development with the Take Off program.
The European Cultural Centre is a cultural organization dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art, architecture, and culture in general. ECC hosts since 2019 the annual Blurring the Lines International Conference on Photography and Education in Venice, and coordinates the publication of the proceedings.
AWARD
Photography has evolved considerably since its invention, and education is without any doubt a significant element that have accompanied and shaped this evolution. The way in which emerging photographers are exploring the photography boundaries is a captivating subject that has inspired Blurring the Lines to start in 2016 in collaboration with Steve Bisson.
The project aims to promote student’s thesis research work, to get international recognition, and contribute to an academic dialogue. The selected images over the past four years show a different expansion of modes of representation through photography. A change that indeed refers to the digitisation and the frontiers of post-production, the contamination between different visual languages, the relationship between the availability of technology and new forms of expression.
This explosion of the medium combined with an endemic proliferation of pervasive social media has encouraged us to reflect on the ethical consequences of the image-making process. Our talented participants remind us of the potentiality of the medium without forgetting that photography can separate what is pointless and irrelevant from what is pertinent and poignant. The notion of storyteller itself has been redefined, placing the storyteller in a position in which a variety of tools allow the photographer to communicate the same message in different ways. Photography is a generous medium with resources that are not merely physical materials and processes; each process comes with beliefs, practices, and conventions that affect our understanding and ways of production.
Klaus Fruchtnis, Co-founder
TEAM
Klaus Fruchtnis
Co-founder and Program Director
Steve Bisson
Co-founder and Curator
Lisanne Van Happen
Curator
John Fleetwood
Curator
Amak Mahmoodian
Curator
Pedro Vicente
Board Member
Elena Volpato
Board Member
Bérénice Freytag
Board Member
Rebecca Simons
Board Member
Roberto Vito D'Amico
Visual Designer
past emeritus
Rodrigo Orrantia
Curator, 2017
François Ronsiaux
Curator, 2016
SCHOOLS
finland
partners
An International college with US degree-granting authority and accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). PCA is the leading program in charge of the institutional coordination of the competition, networking the universities, and of the training and promotional events during ParisPhoto.
Urbanautica is an independent publisher working on photography, visual anthropology and cultural landscapes. Urbanautica has been producing and publishing the annual Blurring the Lines catalog since 2018 and contributes to spreading content, projects, opportunities, online visibility.
Based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, organizes exhibitions, lectures, and education programs around social themes. Fotodok contributes with workshop and exchange activities between students. It also supports talent development with the Take Off program.
The European Cultural Centre is a cultural organisation founded by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer. ECC hosts since 2019 the annual Blurring the Lines International Conference on Photography and Education in Venice, and coordinates the publication of the proceeding.
BLURRING THE LINES
FOSTERING TALENT AND NETWORKING IN VISUAL CULTURE
Program Leader
Partners
Sponsors
BLURRING THE LINES
FOSTERING TALENT AND NETWORKING IN VISUAL CULTURE
Program Leader
Partners
Sponsors