OSCAR MU'OZ Hasselblad Award Winner 2018

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, March 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/

The Hasselblad Foundation is pleased to announce that Colombian artist Oscar Muoz is the recipient of the 2018 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography for the sum of SEK 1,000,000 (approx. USD 125,000). The award ceremony takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden on October 8, 2018. A symposium will be held on October 9 in honour of Oscar Muoz, followed by the opening of an exhibition of Oscar Muoz's work at the Hasselblad Center, and the release of a new book about the artist, published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Knig.

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The Foundation's citation regarding the Hasselblad Award Laureate 2018, Oscar Muoz:

The passing of time, the whims of history and the disintegration of the image constitute the core research of Oscar Muozs work, which calls into question the reliability of the photographic medium. His sculptural installations unite the light-sensitive characteristics of photography and moving image with elements such as water, charcoal, drawings and projections. He ingeniously devises experimental strategies that evoke the transience of the image and its transfiguration in time and space. Oscar Muoz's work is imbued with an otherworldly quality and offers a metaphor for the human condition.

The Jury
The Hasselblad Award Jury which submitted its proposal to the Hasselblad Foundation's Board of Directors, consisted of:

Mark Sealy, Chair
Curator and Director, Autograph ABP, London

Marta Gili
Director,Jeu de Paume, Paris

Paul Roth
Director,Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto

Bisi Silva
Founder and Artistic Director,Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos

Hripsim Visser
Curator of Photography, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

"I keep stumbling over the same feelings of disbelief and joy while thinking that my work will join that of the distinguished artists who have received the Hasselblad Award before.I also feel gratitude for the honour that is granted to me, which encourages me to keep working with intensity and passion," says Oscar Muoz, Hasselblad Award Laureate 2018.

About the Hasselblad Foundation

The Hasselblad Foundation was established in 1979 under the terms of the last will and testament of Erna and Victor Hasselblad. The Foundation's annual international award for outstanding achievements in photography is considered one of the most prestigious photography awards worldwide.

Jenny Blixt
Public Relations Officer
jb@hasselbladfoundation.se
+46(0)317782154
+46(0)708930712

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SOURCE Hasselblad Foundation