'The Seven Circuits of a Pearl’

Belgium

Visual Artist & Researcher IOANNA SAKELLARAKI

2022 Shortlist

Ioanna Sakellaraki is a Greek visual artist and researcher whose work investigates the relationship between collective cultural memory and fiction.

The Seven Circuits of a Pearl is a deeply personal project that looks to connect untold stories of personal and collective loss.

The project mines museum collections, journals and memoirs to uncover everything from maritime disasters and archeological evidence to painful family secrets.

'The Seven Circuits of a Pearl’

Belgium

Visual Artist & Researcher IOANNA SAKELLARAKI

2022 Shortlist

'Rotting from Within'

Germany & United States of America

Artist ABDULHAMID KIRCHER

2023 Winner