Archisle: The Jersey Contemporary Photography Programme
Open Photography Exhibition 2011
Deadline: 30th September 2011
The Project
Archisle, a project hosted by the Société Jersiaise, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands aims to promote contemporary photography through an ongoing programme of exhibitions, educational initiatives and commissions.
The Brief:
‘Certain natural environments have figured prominently in humanity’s dreams of the ideal world: they are the forest, the seashore, the valley and the Island’. Islands, both real and fictional, have inspired artists and writers since antiquity. But islands can be sites of paradox: prison or paradise, exiled to, or exiled from.
The physical and cultural borders of islands define and challenge the lifestyles of their inhabitants and shape insular and external perceptions about them. Small islands have limited natural resources and their economies can be based on a limited range of activities. Island artists may find inspiration in their distinctive settings but must respond to challenges of isolation and remoteness from artistic movements and trends breaking in ‘mainland’ urban centres.
Islands support unique and fragile ecosystems which are vulnerable to environmental stress and invasive species. Today, Island Studies is an active field of research seeking to define the nature of islandness, ‘…a complex expression of identity that attaches to places smaller than continents and surrounded entirely by water’.
To mark the launch of the Archisle project, photographers are invited to submit a portfolio of three photographs responding to the theme of ‘islandness’.
The Prize:
First Prize: £500.00
Second Prize: £200.00
Third Prize: £100.00
Junior Prize: £200.00
Print based and internet exhibition of winning and selected photographs.
Submissions:
Deadline: 30th September 2011
Full submission details at: http://www.archisle.org.je/
Email: [email protected]
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