Photo Elysée is set to have an impactful presence at Paris Photo 2024. It is plagued by insatiable anticipation as it is one of the biggest photography events, which will be held from November 7 to 10, 2024 at Grand Palais. Furthermore, Photo Elysée has had a consistent bearing whereby Photos Without Borders wins as an Institutional Partner. Elysée conceptualizes itself as being more than just a supporter of contemporary creation. Most importantly, all artists in question have succeeded to be among the nominees for this year’s Prix Elysée. The picture Elysée is creating is absolutely great for anyone who loves photos.
Photo Elysée: A Pillar in the World of Photography
In forty years of its existence, Photo Elysée has been consistently described as one of the leaders in the global photography catalog. They host an impressive array of photographs that encompasses a variety of styles, epochs, and contexts. The establishment has developed a reputation for being based in lausanne in the cultural district, Plateforme 10 as a photography ardent hence the prominence of contemporary and archival photography is nationally put in focus.
The museum’s initiative to take part in Paris Photo 2024 is a further example for its global positioning. Photos play its role to perfection when it supports creators by giving them an opportunity for their works to be seen across continents. The establishment is being led by Nathalie Herschdorfer where the institution still remains relevant and a leader in the development of the arts.
Focusing on the heart of the matter, this year a special focus will be on the award given for the best photographer’s works undertaken in the past two years – Prix Elysée, which is a prestigious biennial award presented to recognize midlevel-seniors working photographers in the field today. The Prix Elysée was founded in 2014 and awarded to five photographers so far: Martin Kollar, Matthias Bruggmann, Luis Carlos Tovar, Kurt Tong, and Debi Cornwall. All these artists have created remarkable pieces of art and therefore made impact in the world of photography.
Paris Photo 2025 and the nominees for the Prix Elysée take the American stage
This year, eight promising photographers have been nominated and awarded for the 2025 edition of the prize with the best submissions being over 750. Annually, each nominee receives funds up to CHF 5000 to launch and work on new projects and these projects are likely to be launched in Paris Photo 2024.
Among the finalists for the Prix Elysée for the year 2025 are:
Hannah Darabi (Iran/France) –
One of her most politicized series of images, Hannah Darabi integrates photography, texts and archival photographs collage about life in Iran’s shadow areas. Her latest work, Why Don’t You Dance?, lives as a part of her investigation of the traumatic development of her homeland in terms of socio-political stability.
Roger Eberhard (Switzerland)
A photographer born in Zürich, Eberhard’s range of work seems interested in the issues of political geography as well as obstructed or constructed realities. His series Meanwhile attempts to provide the audience with a critical take on governmentality and how realities could be staged.
Camille Gharbi (France)
In the same vein, gender-based violence seems to be a core of Gharbi’s work and one that cuts deep and challenges many societal perspectives. in her series Intimes Convictions, she portrays the duality within human beings, using both documentary forms of photography and conceptual ones.
Rahim Fortune (USA)
He calls himself an artist and a photographer, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma who casts his thought onto the questions of American culture interpreted in the drama of immigration and dispossession. Lately, he devoted his creativity to the project The Cove which revolves around personal and collective narratives in Texas and the South of America.
Seif Kousmate (Morocco)
Through personal and enthusiastic portrayal, Kousmate tries to contemplate fatherhood and masculinity in Africa through Men vs Fathers. His work serves as a perspective on marginalization and societal fixation that is expected of men in positions of power.
Samuel Gratacap (France)
His work Welcome Europa reveals the intricate intricacies that lie behind the stories of migration and focuses on the artist’s perception of the migrant crisis in Europe which he tries to capture using photojournalism and documentary photography.
Anastasia Samoylova (USA)
Originally from Russia but presently residing in the United States, Samoylova engages with the tension of the environment and urbanity. Her Transformations series is a breathtaking representation of the communities situated in Florida and other areas that are at risk of being inundated by floodwaters.
Felipe Romero Beltrán (Colombia)
Beltran then works with this context as a starting point to confront established narratives that engage with the social fabric of the region. He focuses on political narratives versus individual experience in his project A Body That Speaks As a Bird.
These are the eight nominees of the Prix Elysée 2025 selected for the Paris Photo 2024 event.
These eight photographers combine very various and active voices in the dynamic space of photography. They present their works at Paris Photo, allowing the audience to experience them more thoroughly.
Photo Elysée and the World Beyond
However, more than the Prix Elysée, Photo Elysée continues to be a centre of important photography ideas through its plural exhibitions and artistic ventures. The exhibition, which is currently ongoing, is a retrospective of the work of the iconic Daido Moriyama, who is a key figure in Japan’s photography scene and is known for his black-and-white perspectives that are vibrantly timeless and explore the city’s complexity.
Alongside this event, the museum is paying respect to Sabine Weiss, one of the last witnesses of the French humanist photography movement. A nice collection of Weiss’ works has been gifted to Photo Elysée and this tribute is quite favorable to her work.
Photo Elysée Assistant Curator and Author Nathalie Herschdorfer paints a different picture, she combines a hot topic and stunning works which makes the museum relevant on a global scale. Herschdorfer’s participation in the integration of creative pneumatics into everyday life through photographs is a continuous one. She is essential in broadening the influence of the museum internationally while remaining faithful to the core values and goals of the institution, that is to develop the emergence and growth of young and established photographers.
Join Us at Paris Photo 2024 to Get Engaged With the Future of Photography
The offered prize serves as a good consideration that there are many amazing pictures highlighting the uniqueness of contemporary art for the admirers of heuristics attending Paris Photo 2024. To this end, eight of the finalists of the Prix Elysée 2025 have also participated in Photo Elysée new developing podcast series. The podcasts serve as an insight into how the artist’s nominated project’s key elements come together, including the ideas, the hardships and the overall aesthetic.
Photo Elysée’s Vision for the Future The museum Photo Elysée has once again proved itself to be a leading body in the globe of photography art, as till now, has provided its two pavilions at the exhibition awarded with Prix Elysée 2025, which Elysée will present as part of the middle est as the auxiliary structural center. Not only this, Photo Elysée has managed to foster contemporary artists and reach new communities in time, thereby ensuring its vision of being an active agent in the future of photography. The partnership with Paris Photo traditionally adds a lot of value to this type of activity; in this case, it is not just a classic exhibition, but a celebration of culture and art with photography at its core!
Be sure to approach the Photo Elysée during the Paris Photo on the 7th to the 10th of November, 2024 and see the new stars of photography in reality – winners of the international competition who will present their works for the first time.
For more information on the Photo Elysée and the exhibitions it organizes, visit www.elysee.ch.
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