Für seine Bilder-Serie 'Reflections' wurde der Züricher Fotograf SEBASTIAN MAGNANI bei den GoSeeAWARDS15 gleich mit den zwei begehrtesten Preisen in der Kategorie STILLS belohnt: Er gewann Gold und holte zugleich die meisten Stimmen beim Public Voting. 'Reflections' ist Magnanis fortlaufendes Projekt, bei dem er mit Hilfe eines Spiegels überaus ästhetisch Gegensätze wie Leben und Tod oder die interaktion von Natur und Zivilisation auf einem Bild vereint.
"Thanks so much. So happy about all that. That was a big honor for me to be a part of that amazing event. I had a really good time in Berlin! Everything was perfect!" so ein überglücklicher Sebastian Magnani über das GoSee-Jahres-Event UPDATE15BERLIN - und natürlich seine keinesfalls gegensätzlichen Platzierungen bei den GoSeeAWARDS15.
Sebastian Magnani über sein Projekt: " 'Reflections' is a present undertaking in progress, during which I photograph a spherical mirror in numerous locations. It’s all about the great thing about mirrored mild. It’s like a universe, a small planet, with a number of risk’s in distinction of buildings, colours, moods and numerous lightnings, the fascination of interaction like nature and civilisation, or the gravitation between life and death, such as in the rose blossoms, in which the tree in the mirror full of life and color radiates, on the floor, the sheet but already on is wilting. And finally, a really important thing, the key for self-development – the self-reflection – which is always crucial to progress. Compare new with the old, removed again, be fond of discovery, then back to the origins – an interplay that keeps us moving, we can feel the life."
About - Sebastian Magnani After 5 years as a graphic designer and creative in an advertising agency, Sebastian Magnani decided in 2011 to turn his passion into a profession. Since then he has been making a living in Zurich as a professional portrait photographer and visual artist. Fascinated by all aspects of photography and art, he currently works on various subjects and several free projects. Over the years though, he sought to delve deeper into himself and human nature, developing an interest for more conceptual works of art. He wanted to use his art to create critical analyses of humans in time, and freely determine his own ideas of morality. It became a platform to find himself, and express his inner most thoughts and feelings independently. Reflections was the conceptual medium that expressed the quiet harmony of the multiverse.
Mit seinen Stills, die an nostalgisch verblasste Polaroids erinnern, gewinnt Peter Franck alias ATELIER GLÜCKLICHUNDSCHÖN bei den GoSeeAWARDS15 Silber im Bereich STILLS. Der Fotograf über seine Arbeit: "Bei den gezeigten Bilder handelt es sich um gefundene Bilder, die in einen neuen Kontext gestellt wurden. Seltsame Geschichten nehmen hier ihren Lauf oder werden angerissen und verschiedene Epochen der Fotografie (sowohl technisch als auch bildnerisch) miteinander verknüpft. Auch die unterschiedlichen Zeiten, in denen die Bilder entstanden, geben diesen eine eigenartige Anmutung, die den Betrachter herausfordern, eigene Geschichten in Gang zu bringen."
About - Peter Franck was born in Überlingen/Germany. 1987 he started studying painting/grafics at the University of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. 1993 he finished his studies at the University of Fine Arts Stuttgart (Masterclass R. Schoofs). After this he had his first contacts with photography over his brother who is also a photographer. With his photography influenced by fine art paintings he took part in many exhibitions such as the Fotofestival Naarden, the photosummer Stuttgart and the Art Fair Cologne. Paralell to his photographic work he also continues to work on his paintings which are totally contrasting to the photographic works. Peter Franck lives and works in Stuttgart/Germany.
Bei den diesjährigen GoSeeAWARDS15 gewann die Londoner Fotografin ALESSANDRA KILA Bronze in der Kategorie STILLS. Ihre Strecke 'Exogenesis (or Life Outside of Earth)' beschäftigt sich mit der These, das Leben irgendwo im Universum entstand und erst später auf die Erde gelangte.
About - Exogenesis is the hypothesis that life originated elsewhere in the universe and later spread to Earth. In August 1996, a team of NASA scientists discovered that a Martian rock found in Antarctica contained evidence of fossilised life. This discovery proved cross-contamination between Mars and Earth but most importantly shed light on how life may have started on Earth and how it may evolve on planets beyond the solar system. Dipping and diving at the edges of cosmography, like a medieval astronomer with rudimentary knowledge of the universe, A Kila ventures to unfamiliar territories articulating creative hypotheses of life forms beyond our planet.
About - Alessandra Kila An explorer of the metaphysical, theoretical and the fantastical - Alessandra is a crosser of borders. She looks to the natural world, scientific facts and fiction for inspiration and investigates the life of objects and their sculptural potential. Departing from their literal meaning Alessandra creates rich new juxtapositions both evocative and surreal which she translates into the emotional landscapes and dreamlike worlds of her photographs. Alessandra graduated from the University of Westminster with a Masters Degree in Photographic Studies. akila
MERITS, also GoSee-Auszeichnungen, gab es in 2015 bei denGoSeeAWARDS in der Kategorie STILLS für den Züricher Fabian Häfeli (/fabian_hafeli), für den Hamburger Florian Maas (/florianmaas) und die geheimnisvollen Hamburger Rocket & Wink (/rocketandwink).
