Photo of the art exhibition with an artwork by Augustin Lignier: Several faces are depicted on columns.

A New Gaze

Winners

The award seeks to offer fresh perspectives on topics that shape our present. A New Gaze invites artists to engage with these themes through new and unexpected viewpoints. Each winner is given the opportunity to develop a new body of work within the field of contemporary photographic art. With every edition, the award shifts its focus to a different continent or region, exploring a new and timely subject.

Discover the winning projects

Profile picture of Jiajia Zhang

About Jiajia Zhang

Zurich-based artist Jiajia Zhang works across photography, video, and installation. She studied architecture at ETH Zurich, Photography at the International Center of Photography, New York City, and Fine Art at ZHdK in Zurich.

Portrait of the both artists Emidio Battipaglia and Augustin Lignier

Emidio Battipaglia / Augustin Lignier

Continent: Europe Theme: Community Over 70 young artists were invited to submit a project based on the theme of “Community”. The artists Emidio Battipaglia (*1984, IT) and Augustin Lignier (*1995, FR) were selected as the joint winners of the fourth edition of the Art Vontobel sponsorship prize A New Gaze.

Portrait of Dongkyun Vak

Dongkyun Vak

Region: East and Southeast Asia Theme: Responsibility «A New Gaze 3» is dedicated to contemporary photography in East and Southeast Asia. The winner, Dongkyun Vak (born 1992, South Korea), impressed the jury with his project idea of investigating the conflict between humans, nature, and technology in the Anthropocene.

Portrait of Kelvin Haizel

Kelvin Haizel

Continent: Africa Theme: Identity «A New Gaze 2» was dedicated to young African photography, focusing on the theme of «Identity». Kelvin Haizel (born 1987, Ghana) won the award with his project «Babysitting a Shark in a Coldroom – Comoros Encounters», which took him to the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

Portrait of Eva O'Leary with a blue background

Eva O'Leary

Continent: North America Theme: Security/Insecurity The subject of «A New Gaze 1» was «Security/Insecurity», which is not only affecting changes in the finance sector, but also geopolitically and sociopolitically. Eva O’Leary’s (born 1989, United States) submission made a great impression on the Vontobel Arts Commission and she was charged with realising her project Concealer.

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