Guided Viewing: Prix Pictet: "Fire - The Global Award in Photography and Sustainability"

Date :
Friday, 17 February 2023
Time :
11:00 Guided Gallery Visit, 12:30 Lunch at Ammo Restaurant
Venue :
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty
Cost :
$150 Member; $250 Non-member; Free for student with valid ID
Limit :
10
Enquiries :
Patricia Lee at [email protected] / 2241-5507
Note :
Optional lunch afterwards at Ammo Restaurant on share-cost basis. Per government anti-epidemic measures, mask-wearing rules remain in place

Join us on a special gallery tour led by Joyce Ng, Head of Gallery and Exhibitions at Asia Society.

The Prix Pictet is the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability. Its purpose is to harness the power of photography to draw global attention to critical sustainability issues that threaten humanity- and the planet that we share with the rest of the natural world. The ninth cycle of the award takes the theme of Fire.

Over 600 photographers were nominated for this photography prize by a global network of nominators. After a rich debate the international jury arrived at a final shortlist of 13 artists, now being presented at Asia Society Hong Kong Center.

As a group, the 13 artists appearing in this cycle present fire as the most capricious of the elements – the bringer of life but also the author of terrifying destruction. Their work is a vision of what lies ahead: not only what has been but what is to come.

Since opening its doors in 2012, Asia Society has hosted a variety of arts and culture, business and policy programming and exhibitions for the wider community in Hong Kong.

More information about Asia Society’s photography exhibition can be found here: https://asiasociety.org/hong-kong/exhibitions/fire-huo