Manila Workers

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Photographer

Sven Pfrommer
Prize

Honorable Mention
Company/Studios

Sven Pfrommer
Date of Photograph

28/6/2017
Technical Info

F4,1 / 60, ISO 100, 100 mm
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https://www.svenpfrommer.com/

Manila Workers This portrait series and photo installation shows Construction workers in Manila with their traditional way of protecting themselves from sun, heat and dust in bustling downtown Manila. These guys are constantly shaping the rapid development of the Manila skyline. Usually, the workers operate behind construction site barriers and are barely noticed by the population. I wanted to change that with my project and gave them a small stage with the exhibition in the Ayala Museum 2018. I got the inspiration for this project after living in the Philippines for several years.

Biography

I’m a Berlin based contemporary photographer and visual artist working worldwide. I’m holding years of experience in the art and design industry. I do offer original works, limited editions, installation art, wall coverings and concepts for interior & corporate art projects. Please explore my works which have been exhibited in art museums & art galleries, published in the media and found collectors across many countries. I collaborate with art galleries, art consultants, architects, fashion and interior designer to bring art projects to life.
Awards

Exhibition / Art Fairs 2022 CICA Museum, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Seoul 2021 The Other Art Fair, Virtual Edition 2021 Paris Photo Prize Exhibition at the “Espace Beaurepaire” 2021 CAMP Gallery, New York City, Group exibition 2020 CAMP Gallery, New York City 2019 Bruce Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles 2018 Ayala Museum, Manila 2018 The DAM Project, Miami 2018 The Other Art Fair, Sydney 2018 The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles 2016, Galeria Emergentes, Braga, Portugal 2015, ART TORONTO, Canada 2015, INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR OF BOGOTÁ, Columbia 2015, ART LIMA, Peru 2015, AFF NEW YORK, USA 2015, Semperdepot Wien, Austria 2014, AFF, Singapore 2014, Art Taipei, Taiwan 2014, AFF London Battersea, England 2014, Palazzo Molin, Venedig, Italy 2014, IMM Koeln, Germany 2011, Galerie Augustin, Vienna and Mallorca 2009, Brisky Galerie, Germany 2009, Galerie Muschik, Germany 2009, Art Fair Europe, Germany 2008, Art Fair Europe, Germany 2007, Tendence, Frankfurt, Germany 2006, Tendence, Frankfurt, Germany 2005, Wunderbild Berlin, Germany 1998, Henry Moore Gallery, London, England 1996, Institut für Buchkunst, Germany 1996, Leipziger Book fair, Germany 1996, HGB Leipzig, Germany 1995, Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Germany Awards 2021 Prix Gold, PX3, Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2019 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards 1997 Airlift Award, Berlin, Germany 1997 Study grant, Royal College of Art London Scholarship by the British Council, Berlin, Germany 1996 Walter Thiemann award, first price, Leipzig, Germany 1995 Scholarship by the German/French institute, Berlin, for artist in residency in Dakar and Montpellier