Merck-Award

February 3, 2014

The three photographers nominated for the 5th Merck Prize at the Darmstadt Photography Days have been confirmed
In this the eighth edition of the photography festival, the Darmstadt Photography Days' Merck-Award will be awarded for the fifth time among exhibitors taking part in the programme. The theme for this year's bid was “Reflections – aesthetic references”. The sponsor of the award is Merck, a Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Life Sciences company in Darmstadt.

The jury has nominated three photographers for the 2014 Merck Prize:
- Christine Erhard, Düsseldorf (Germany) – Moscow Intervention
- Nina Kopp, Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Treasure of the bee
- Alexandra Polina, Bielefeld (Germany) – MADE IN USSR

The most important selection criteria for the jury was the uniqueness of the imagery of the works submitted – works that needed to convey a distinct concept while keeping an obvious connection to this year's theme, “Reflection – aesthetic references”. Jury member Ute Noll explained that this time they were looking for pictures that, “emerged from a conscious exploration of aesthetic types of photographic image creation, and that, consequently, conveyed a specifically applied aesthetic style.”

Further information at: Merck-Award
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