A Lens on Sustainability

Today, we bring you an on-location interview directly from the opening week of the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, where Prix Pictet Disorder shortlsiter Ilit Azoulay represents Israel with a new body of work called ‘Queendom’.  Ilit's work at the Israel Pavilion in this 59th edition of the Biennale, which was postponed by the pandemic, is as timely as it is powerful.

 

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Shorltisted for Prix Pictet Fire, Beninese photographer Fabrice Monteiro discusses how his colonial ancestry, inspirations as an artist, and past modelling career have shaped the complex works for 'The Prophecy' - a series of powerfully staged photographs that aim to contribute to an ecological awakening. 

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How do you judge fire? Recorded live in our exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London this past December, a few hours before American photographer Sally Mann was announced the winner of this edition, Jeff Rosenhiem, Prix Pictet Fire Jury Member and Curator of Photography at the MET, tells us about sorting through hundreds of nominated photographers, his view on Fire, its role in photography and relationship to sustainability.

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Regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration. Something the world is in desperate need of right now. A restoration of hope, a renewal of our physical selves, a regeneration of art and artists. Can we still dream? Can we still imagine the future with positive optimism?

In the last episode of the series, we are joined by the distinguished historian, Peter Frankopan, the twice Prix Pictet nominated photographer Brent Stirton, and the 92-year-old Ghanaian photojournalist, James Barnor. 

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We spend about 10,000 days of our lives working. Over half of the world population, over 3.3 billion people, is currently in paid employment. But what we do for a salary, how we do it and crucially where we do it is facing the biggest upheaval in a century.

Guests include Professor Herminia Ibarra of the London Business School, the Prix Pictet nominated photographer, Saskia Groneberg, and architect of the new Lambeth Palace Library, Clare Wright.

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The hungry human loves to look at food, relish its appearance. And while the process of food production is often depicted as wholesome, the food chain is something the end consumer knows little about in reality. Is our relationship with food unhealthy? If so, what must change?

Join leading authorities on the subject of food, Baroness Rosie Boycott and Wendell Steavenson, and the ground-breaking photographer Mishka Henner to help us answer those questions.

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Over 70% of the earth is covered in water and 70% of global trade passes over the planet’s five oceans. We know the ocean and its creatures, which have long featured in our myths and our popular culture. But can modern society learn to love, respect and nurture or only destroy it?

This episode features renowned author and historian, Professor David Abulafia, the environmental journalist, Laura Trethewey, the twice Prix Pictet shortlisted photographer, Chris Jordan, and Chief Executive of Surfers against Sewage, Hugo Tagholm.

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In the 19th century it was Thomas A. Edison no less who said “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy”, but what does power mean for sustainability in the 21st century? Just a single word that, in different contexts, commands vastly distinct significations.

Join acclaimed photographer, Taryn Simon, co-founder of the Eden Project, Sir Tim Smit, and the leading economist, Baroness Minouche Shafik, as they discuss what power means to them and how we can wield it for good.

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What role will innovation play in the future of the global economy? What forces stand against innovation – and how can they be overcome?

In this episode, Christophe Donay, Head of Asset Allocation & Macro Research at Pictet Asset Management, speaks to Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and former Chief Economist of the World Bank, to discuss the world in our time and the importance of continuing innovation.

We have millions of images rushing at us every couple of weeks. But will it move us more? Will it change more?

Offering a glimpse into the artistic mind of acclaimed photographer Nadav Kander, much of which apparently lays deep beyond the conscious, this Special Edition episode features for the first time our full length interview recorded in his London studio back in 2019.