Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2021 winner revealed
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Cao Fei has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2021 for her solo exhibition Blueprints.
Nova, 2019
Ms Fei was awarded the £30,000 prize on Thursday at a ceremony at The Photographers' Gallery, London, by the broadcaster, journalist and film-maker, Bidisha.
Asia One, 2018
"Drawing upon extensive research and a wealth of cultural and visual references, Cao Fei's work offers a uniquely poetic dystopia that echoes the human condition today," said Anne-Marie Beckmann, director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation.
"She captures the particular isolation and alienation experienced in our increasingly digital age through a distinctive and seductive visual language."
Nova, 2019
The artist's winning work, Blueprints, was originally displayed at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in 2020.
Asia One, 2018
Asia One, 2018
Ms Fei is a multimedia artist and film-maker whose practice includes video, digital media, photography and sculpture.
Nova, 2019
Her work is focused on the effects of rapid technological development on the human condition.
She has created a body of work over the last 20 years informed by the history, consumerism and social structures in her home country China.
Whose Utopia, 2006
Nova, 2019
The prize, founded in 1996 by The Photographers' Gallery, has launched the careers of a number of photographers over the years.
Cosplayers, 2004
The work of all the 2021 shortlisted artists, including Poulomi Basu, Alejandro Cartagena, and Zineb Sedira, will remain on display at The Photographers' Gallery until 26 September 2021.
Here is work by the three other shortlisted artists.
Apodaca from A Small Guide to Homeownership, 2020
Centralia, 2020
Way of Life, 2019
All pictures courtesy of the artists and subject to copyright. Cai Fei images courtesy of artist, Vitamin Creative Space and Sprüth Magers