The 7th edition of the “Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents” is here, spotlighting the next generation of visual artists—photographers and filmmakers alike.
Since 2018, this collab with LUMA Arles and ENSP has been a huge player in the luxury art scene, linking up with top art schools around the world.
This year, 13 finalists were picked by a jury, led by photographer Brigitte Lacombe, to show off their take on the “Face to Face” theme. From exploring new cultures to reflecting on personal journeys, these artists are bringing fresh, bold creativity to the table.
THE 13 FINALISTS:
•Doriane BELLET - École Nationale Supérieure de Photographie d’Arles (Arles, France)
Series title: “Vivir más (de media vida)” - “Face to face, in such a small world, that we all inhabit together.”
•Paola CHAPDELAINE - International Center of Photography (New York, USA)
Series title: “Silent Radar” - “I maybe have more of a connection to my avatar than I do to my physical self. That was the epitome of the person I wanted to become.”- Silent
•Valentin DEROM - École Nationale Supérieure de Photographie d’Arles (Arles, France)
Series title: “Little Spoon” - “I define myself more as an artist who uses photography than a photographer.”
•Krystyna GORAYSKA - Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Series title: “Practice Rooms” - “Mental health of young people is being overlooked at the prize of chasing the perfection.”
•Chia HUANG - École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Paris, France)
Series title: “Silence is speaking” - “In the presence of their deep silence, something keeps on talking.”
•Natalia KEPESZ - Academy of Fine Arts (Leipzig, Germany)
Series title: “Niewybuch” - “By photographing, I transform my own childhood memories. Growing up was always accompanied by the urge to discover something else.”
•Kyu Sang LEE - Academy of Fine Arts (Leipzig, Germany)
Series title: “Composing an image” - “Through my lens, I aim to redefine photography as a profound exploration of existence, capturing moments that speak to the universality of our experiences, transcending time and space.”
•Emilia MARTIN - Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Series title: “I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears” - “I touch, I smell, I play, I listen, and then – the images come.”
•Fawaz OYEDEJI - Market Photo Workshop (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Series title: “Mo’advert, Mo’power” - “I believe power produces reality ; it creates roles for people and in a sense, creates certain kind of people.”
•Ayako SAKURAGI - École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (Paris, France)
Series title: “Seeing the invisible” - “I would like to instill doubt about our everyday perception.”
•Charley TENGBERGEN - Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Series title: “Based on a True Story” - “We think of justice as a system, but it is also really just a room full of people.”
•Anastasia TROSHKOVA - Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Series title: “6 days” - “What would happen if my name was “Don’t relapse“?”
•Yiding WANG - Shanghai Institute of Visual Art (Shanghai, China)
Series title: “Go back Home”
