The international jury of the Prix de Rome has selected four visual artists for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome 2017. The nominees are: Melanie Bonajo, Rana Hamadeh, Saskia Noor van Imhoff and our own Piet Zwart Institute alumnus Katarina Zdjelar (Master Fine Art 2006).
Each artist will receive a working budget and will be given the opportunity to create new work during a five-month period. The work will be exhibited at Kunsthal Rotterdam from the beginning of December. Based on the new work, the jury will announce the winner 15 December 2017. The winning artist will receive 40,000 euros and a residency at the American Academy in Rome.
Katarina Zdjelar (Belgrade/Serbia, 1979, lives and works in Rotterdam). She studied among others at the Piet Zwart Instituut in Rotterdam. In her videos, audio works and other projects, she explores the codes of language, the tangibility of speech and the way in which people relate to multilingual environments. The jury calls Zdjelar’s videos technically perfect. With great filmic craftsmanship, she films so close to the skin of her characters that we seem to penetrate their thoughts. The jury is also impressed by the way in which Zdjelar approaches the central theme of language and thus addresses subjects like migration. Finally the jury looks forward to seeing the new steps which Zdjelar is currently taking in her work.
Katarina Zdjelar was proposed by Priscilla Fernandes and Annie Fletcher.
Find more information about the Prize and the nominees here.
