Concours du 9/1/2015 au 31/1/2015 Terminé
Announcement of Finalists for 2014/15(Hong Kong: 5 January 2015) WYNG Masters Award is pleased to announce the seven finalists for its 2014/15 award. The WYNG Masters Award, with a commitment to fostering deeper understanding of issues facing Hong Kong, brings the issue of WASTE to the forefront by recognising creative photographic interpretations of this significant environmental concern.
The seven finalists are: Abby Au, Mandy Barker, Albert Bonsfills, Remmus Ha, Lam Hoi Sin, Ringo Tang, anothermountainman (Stanley Wong). All works highlight the issue of WASTE in the context of Hong Kong. Finalists’ photographic works will be exhibited at Hong Kong City Hall in mid-April 2015.
A full-colour catalogue will be published to coincide with the exhibition. The WYNG Masters Award will also host a series of talks, panels, and public seminars during the exhibition period. The winner of WYNG Masters Award will receive a cash award of HKD$250,000. Each of the six additional finalists will receive HKD$15,000. The winner will be announced in mid-April 2015 at the exhibition. The exhibition will be curated by Hong Kong-based C&G Artpartment.
The WYNG Masters Award international panel of judges is comprised of industry leaders in photography, art, publishing, and non-profit. They include Zoher Abdoolcarim, Abby Chen, Jehan Chu, Louise Clements, Frank Kalero, Christopher Phillips and Dr Vivian Wong.
The WYNG Masters Award's mission is to nurture the growth of photography as an art form in Hong Kong, as well as to stimulate dialogue and foster community awareness on socially relevant issues of critical importance to Hong Kong and its residents. Each year, a focused theme is chosen for the award. In the award’s inaugural 2012/13 cycle, the theme was POVERTY, followed by AIR, currently the focus is on WASTE. The theme announced for the upcoming 2015/16 cycle will be IDENTITY.
ABOUT THE ISSUE: WASTE
Waste relates contextually to the way we behave in this materialistic, consumptive society, as well as to the material generated in the process. Effective and efficient waste management has become an important environmental justice issue. There is a growing market in the trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries, a result of the 'not-in-my-backyard' attitude. Given that waste is a problem of global magnitude, awareness building and education are essential goals.
A study released by the United Nations in 2013 predicted that by 2017 the number of electronic equipment and appliances being disposed of will triple. Meanwhile, our modern 'Throw Away’ society has contributed to the creation of the world’s most well-known marine landfill – the Pacific Trash Vortex. In Hong Kong over six million tonnes of municipal waste is disposed of each year - a 20% increase over the past 10 years. This increase has occurred much faster than anyone expected, placing Hong Kong's landfills under enormous pressure. The territory’s three landfills are expected to be full by the end of this decade, making it clear that Hong Kong needs a more sustainable waste management policy. There are many options available, from prevention, re-using, recycling, energy recovery, to disposal. It is time for Hong Kong to take ownership of its waste, for its people to alter their waste-generation habits and adopt effective solutions for waste disposal.
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