On Thursday night, the artwork prize of the “Lentos Pals” affiliation was awarded for the fifth time. There have been 63 submissions on the subject of “Dignity”, and all 4 prizes went to college students on the Linz College of Artwork. Afsaneh Mahmoudsalehi, who was born in Iran, gained first prize (3000 euros) sponsored by RLB OÖ together with her set up “Narratives”. In it, the artist processes her private experiences following her immigration to Austria. Malina Mertlitsch was awarded second prize (Internorm, 2000 euros) for her film-documented efficiency “Transexit”. Walentina Ammann impressed with “Hint”, an set up in public house and its photograph documentation relating to private experiences of violence – third prize (1000 euros, Hauser firm). Christian Azzouni gained the particular prize of the town of Linz value 2000 euros for his work “Reflecting Racism”.
“It’s at all times a pleasure to find the potential of the following technology,” mentioned Hemma Schmutz, director of the Lentos Artwork Museum in Linz.
