Disorder (Prix Pictet 06)

Hardcover | 26 x 2.3 x 33 cm | 138 pp

teNeues | 2016 | 9783832732578

The Prix Pictet aims to harness the power of all genres of photography to draw global attention to issues of sustainability, especially those concerning the environment.
In its sixth cycle since inception in 2008 the Prix Pictet turned a spotlight onto the theme of Disorder. This attracted a remarkably diverse range of works by artists who confront us with the many facets of Disorder - from the failure of nation states and civil unrest to the devastation we have visited upon the climate and the natural world. 

For this cycle a network of 260 nominators worldwide recommended 700 photographers and, after a rich debate, the independent Jury shortlisted 12 artists. This book presents their portfolios, together with outstanding individual images by photographers from the wider nomination. As an ensemble, they depict a world which is, as Kofi Annan writes in his foreword, "defined by Disorder - disorder, at the very moment in human history when we almost dared imagine that no problem was beyond our capacity to solve."

Featured Artists
Ilit Azoulay
Valérie Belin
Matthew Brandt
Maxim Dondyuk
Alixandra Fazzina
Ori Gersht
John Gossage
Pieter Hugo
Gideon Mendel
Sophie Ristelhueber
Brent Stirton
Yang Yongliang

About Prix Pictet
The Prix Pictet is the world’s leading award for photography and sustainability. It was founded in 2008 by the Pictet Group with the goal of harnessing the power of photography to draw global attention to the critical issue of sustainability.

During its first decade, some 4,200 photographers presented over 28,000 images to the jury, and the public enjoyed 92 exhibitions in 40 cities across the world. Each year the prize has unearthed powerful images that speak to today's vast environmental, societal, and cultural challenges.