$25,000 Grant Winner
Kathryn
Cook
Istanbul, Turkey
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Project: Memory Denied: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide Summary: Cook’s project explores the memory of the Armenian massacres that occurred during the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Recognized as “genocide” today by more than a dozen countries, Turkey still vigorously rejects that claim. Cook’s work follows the remains and traces of an ambiguous, dark history - the definition of which is still being fought over nearly a century later. Cook’s images reveal a subtle picture, a narrative of glimpses
that might exist only in the minds of those who remember, or who
have heard firsthand the accounts of the bloody purges. Her work
also addresses how violence committed nearly a century ago has manifested
itself in present-day Turkey’s national identity. And it explores
the many ways that the greater implications of memory and history
continue to resonate at home and abroad. |
$2,500 Special First Finalist Award (a one-time award, given at the discretion
of the judges)
Natela
Grigalashvili
Tbilisi, Georgia
| Project: Refugees of Georgian Villages Summary: Grigalashvili’s project documents the daily lives
of refugees who have fled conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia,
in the Caucasus region, and have settled in villages in the mountains
of Georgia. |
Finalists:
Tinka Dietz
Germany
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Project: The Mines of Stari Trg Summary: Dietz proposed a new project documenting a now-defunct mine and the lives of the miners who worked there. Stari Trg is in the industrial comples of Trepca, which has long been a symbol of the ethnic struggles of Kosovo. The images shown here are from an already completed project, submitted
with
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Christine Fenzl
Germany
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Project: Looking Forward, Streetball Summary: Fenzl’s ongoing project documents the way many NGOs
around the world are using street ball in troubled and post-conflict
settings, particularly in their work with children. Her proposal
included Cambodia, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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Pep Bonet
Spain
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Project: Faith in Chaos Summary: Bonet’s long-term project documents the lives of
young people in post-conflict Sierra Leone, including amputees,
the blind, former child soldiers, and those with psychiatric problems.
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