ART:Gina Proenza-Helvetia Art Prize 2018 Winner
Gina Proenza has won the 2018 Helvetia Art Prize. Gina Proenza is a graduate in “Visual Arts” at the Haute Ecole d’Art de Lausanne. The Helvetia Art Prize is a sponsorship award for young artists and endowed with prize money of 15,000 francs and the possibility of a solo exhibition at the LISTE – Art Fair Basel (11-17/6/18). Since being established in 1996, LISTE has actively promoted galleries and artists of the younger and middle-aged generation.
The 2018 Helvetia Art Prize goes to Gina Proenza. Her prize-winning presentation is an amalgamation of works in different media. The starting point is the story of a Colombian village, which was founded by fleeing slaves in the 17th Century and which remained undiscovered for a long time. The inhabitants shared not only their own culture but also the “Palenquero” language. The artist has a particular flair for storytelling and has succeeded in conveying her narration convincingly in scenographic format. She opens up spatial, narrative and even olfactory experiences, and is highly adept at implementing individual genres both in conceptual and visual terms. The jury also appreciated the worldliness of the questions she raised. Her work is promising, and the Art Prize is intended to make a substantial contribution to promoting her artistic development. Start-up assistance as part of commitment to art. Helvetia Insurance promotes up-and-coming young artists embarking on their professional career. The Helvetia Art Prize is aimed at the graduates in fine arts and media art from Swiss universities of applied sciences.
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