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Jury's Comments, Photography Category CHUANG Ling ᙲᅂᗳ
Photography

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition. Judging arranged in the form of a two-by-two grid. The following are the three main reasons
from my experiences of the many exhibitions in which I participated as a judge in the why this work won the rst prize, earned the admiration and approval of most of the
past, of all the domestic government-managed art exhibitions today, Da Dun Fine judges, and was selected to represent the Photography Category in the competition for
Arts Exhibition is undoubtedly one of the most iconic with its historical significance, this year's Da Dun Prize. (I) While the complex lines of modern architecture are used as
impressive scale, and international recognition. the background in all four individual pieces, they each feature richly unique patterns,
This year, the Photography Category of the Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition received a variations, and the beauty of light and shadow. In addition, they are able to echo each
total of 337 submissions, topping the numbers of all other categories again. Among other to create visual contrasts and changes, which intensi es the power of the work. (II)
the submissions received, 14 were from six foreign nations including Mainland China, In each of the individual pieces, an adequate spot is chosen for the placement of one
Iran, Poland, the US, Malaysia, and the Philippines, and all entries were of considerable or two human gures that show di erent movements, while all four seem to express
standard. HUANG Chia-Sen, CHIANG Tsun-Hsiung, SHEN Chao-Liang, KANG Tai-Sen, and I the sentiment that "everyone of us in the present day is obliged to live in this complex
were the ve judges for the competition this year. After all of the submitted works went and ever-changing environment; we must work hard to take our own steps toward our
through careful and rigorous preliminary and secondary reviews, a total of 35 prize- life visions", which is a deeply meaningful implicit idea exhibited by the work. (III) In
winning works were selected. Among these, 27 works were shortlisted while 5 were this work, popular image editing technologies of the present day are used to not only
chosen for the Awards of Merit and 3 for the top three prizes. The top three winning express the beauty of photography as an art form, but also re ect the profound reality
works are brie y introduced below. of people's existence today. This makes the work exceptional and well deserving of its
In third place is Kung Fu on the Head by YOU Tzu-Chieh, an assembled work win.
comprising documentary portraits of nine workers at a small market in Africa. Large In addition to congratulating all the prize winners, I'd also like to express some
objects di ering in shape, content, and color are carried by each of these nine workers personal thoughts. Looking at the top three winning works of this year, all are created
on their heads. Despite harsh living conditions, each of them is able to shoulder their in the form of an assemblage of multiple pieces. This type of work has been commonly
arduous and laborious work with perseverance and a cheerful mood, creating a sight seen at different major domestic photography competitions, and seems to have
that touches the soul. This is an outstanding assembled work comprised of color become the most popular way to present works in recent years! But is it really necessary
documentary photographs. to employ "popular methods" like this one to truly present photography as an art
The second prize-winning work is HSU Hsiu-Ling's Hesitance. This work is a photo form? In fact, the artistic value and meaning of a photographic work can only truly be
series made up of three highly associated black-and-white photographs arranged side expressed through one single image that captures the artist's creativity and techniques!
by side. Within three plain white images with just a few varying thick black curves as For photographers interested in participating in future competitions, I hereby provide
their backgrounds are portrayed female gures di ering in size and form. It seems that this small piece of advice for your reference and consideration.
the work is abstractly conveying the hesitance, doubts, and perplexity experienced
by every adult woman when she is faced with di erent life paths. The work is almost
entirely made using digital technology. Despite its simple appearance, it not only
cleverly presents a mental state in a woman's life, but also greatly expresses the poetic
beauty of contemporary photography.
In first place is Moving Track by CHEN Pei-Ju, a black-and-white contemporary
photographic work comprised of four digital-composite photos with similar styles and

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