Past event
Prix Pictet 2021: Fire
The world's leading prize for photography and sustainability
This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington
In its ninth cycle, 2021's prize theme was 'Fire'. Drawing on major global events and personal experiences as inspiration, the thirteen shortlisted photographers had their work exhibited in the V&A's Porter Gallery.
Exhibition highlights
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Ragini Kumari on her journey to Dr Subodh Singh’s clinic in Varanasi, India, by Brent Stirton, from the series 'Burns Capital of The World', 2013, India. © Brent Stirton, Getty Images -
Untitled (Burning II), by Christian Marclay, from the series 'Fire', 2020. © Christian Marclay, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; White Cube, London -
Fire, by Carla Rippey, 2010, from the series 'Immolation', 2009 – 2019. © Carla Rippey -
Untitled, by Daisuke Yokota, from the series 'Matter / Burnt Out', 2016. © Daisuke Yokota -
Ghoul, self portrait, by David Uzochukwu, 2019, from the series 'In the Wake', 2015 – 2020. © David Uzochukwu, Galerie Number 8, Brussels -
Untitled #11 Agbogbloshie, by Fabrice Monteiro, 2016, from the series 'The Prophecy', 2013 – 2020. © Fabrice Monteiro, ADAGP -
WONDER BEIRUT, The Story of a Pyromaniac Photographer 1998 – 2006, by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. © Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Situ Fabienne Leclerc, Paris, The Third Line, Dubai -
My aunt carried her sick son to leave a hospital, by Mak Remissa, from the series 'Left 3 Days', 2014. © Mak Remissa -
Tujunga Fire #1, by Mark Ruwedel, 2018, from the series 'LA Fires', 2017 – 2020. © Mark Ruwedel, Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles; Large Glass, London -
Untitled, by Rinko Kawauchi, 2001, from the series 'Hanabi'. © Rinko Kawauchi -
Blackwater 30, by Sally Mann, from the series 'Blackwater', 2008 – 2012. © Sally Mann, Gagosian -
Pendant (1943/2021), by Lisa Oppenheim, from the series 'Smoke', 2021. © Lisa Oppenheim and The Approach
Past Events
Background image: Fire, by Carla Rippey, 2010, from the series 'Immolation', 2009 – 2010. © Carla Rippey