SECOND EDITION: 2023
Find out more about Mario Macilao, winner of the 2022 edition
The second edition of the prize focuses on the East African region : Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Selection Procedure
In April 2023, the Foundation contacted a list of nominators who are notable figures in the photography and contemporary African art scene: Juliette Agnel, Lyle Ashton Harris, Christine Barthe, Armelle Dakouo, Laure De Becker, Kami Gahiga, Sana Ginwalla, Margaux Huille, Alicia Knock, Armelle Malvoisin, Owanto, Ozi Uduma and Rakeb Sile.
They were asked to nominate candidates for this prize: Stacey Gillian Abe (Uganda), Emmanuelle Andrianjafy (Kenya), Salih Basheer (Sudan), Girma Berta (Ethiopia), Mimi Cherono Ng’ok (Kenya), Saad Eltinay (Sudan), Gladys Kalichini (Zambia), Ala Kheir (Sudan), Tamary Kudita (Zimbabwe), DeLovie Kwagala (Uganda), Mário Macilau (Mozambique), Pierrot Men (Madagas-car), Cedric Mizero (Rwanda), Félix Mula (Mozambique), Alick Phiri (Zambia), Felana Rajaonarivelo (Madagascar), Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo (Madagascar), Aron Simeneh (Ethiopia), and Mekbib Tadesse (Ethiopia).
Each artist was invited to present their application, consisting of an artist resume and a portfolio including three representative series of work.
The jury included James Barnor, Damarice Amao (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Lizzie Carey-Thomas (Serpentine, London), Sénami Donoumassou (laureate 2022), Bimpe Nkontchou (private collector, London and Lagos) and Pamela Peters (FOMU, Antwerpen). These members gathered at the end of September 2023 to review the applications and select a laureate.
On Wednesday 25th October, Mário Macilau (Mozambique) was unanimously approved as the laureate of the second edition of the prize at FOMU, Antwerp, by James Barnor himself, on the occasion of the opening of his retropsective exhibition “James Barnor - Studio of Life” (Antwerp, FOMU, October 26, 2023–March 10, 2024).
Mário Macilau (laureate):
Candidates:
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- Seat of Honor 3, ”Seat of Honour” series, 2017, Stacey Gillian Abe
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- Untitled, “Limbs, limbs, limbs ; Paulo my lover“ series, 2017, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok
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- Untitled, “Agew’s Equestrian Festival“ series, Aron Simeneh
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- Untitled, “Nothing’s in vain“ series, 2017, Emmanuelle Andrianjafy
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- Uncle, ”Family, the reframed conscious” series, Saad Eltinay
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- African Victorian II, 2019, Tamary Kudita
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- Gerald, “Outriders Project“ series, DeLovie Kwagala
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- Untitled, “A New Life in the Village“ series, 2019, Cedric Mizero
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- Untitled, “Blue ; Cheldern of Januery“ series, 2019, Salih Basheer
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- Streets of Marakech 07, “Motion“ series, 2023, Girma Berta
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- Heavy, “Ho Nofy Ihany“ series, 2022, Mahefa Dimbiniaina
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- Untitled, “Debout !“ series, 2022, Felana Rajaonarivelo
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- Untitled 5, “Magoanine Verde“ series, 2023, Félix Mula
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- Untitled, “Circle of Memorie“ series, 2020, Mário Macilau
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- Untitled, “By the River“ series, Ala Kheir
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- Burial: Erasing Erasure VIII, 2017, Gladys Kalichini
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- Fianarantsoa, Hauts plateaux, “Déforestation“ series, 2021, Pierrot Men
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- Untitled, “Lost in Connection“ series, Mekbib Tadesse
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- Untitled, “Street Photo“ series, c. 1983-1988, Alick Phiri