SAR`s 2022 Annual Prize for Best Research Catalogue Exposition
The prize aims to foster and encourage innovative, experimental new formats of publication and to give visibility to the qualities of artistic research artefacts.
The award ceremony took place during the 14th SAR International Conference, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 19-21 April 2023. Friday, April 21 at 17:15 (Conference conclusions with Anjalika Sagar)
We received 14 very good and diverse applications from different disciplines. The evaluation was carried out by a jury composed of Paulo Luís Almeida, Jacek Smolicki and Blanka Chládková.
- Andreas Berchtold
The jury highly appreciates the quality and compactness of the exhibition “In circles leading on”:
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1571956/1571957, by Andreas Berchtold
that meaningfully targets a diverse audience using an original graphic design, especially the unconventional layout. Exposition is playful and thoughtful at the same time. It invites the reader to interact with the content while clearly articulating the dynamic character of the project. It is convincing that the inventive way of communicating the project’s outcome has been integral to the process of developing it. Berchtold`s exposition presents an inner point of view in close dialogue with the exhibition layout, transforming the screen into the metaphor of a stage. The individual components and tools used in the research catalogue enable the exhibition to amplify the content of the message towards differently motivated readers or viewers.
- Sheung Yiu
The exposition “Spotting A Tree From A Pixel”,
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1265334/1869636, by Sheung Yiu is an evocative and condensed report of the author’s research conducted as part of a wider collaborative project.
The clarity of this exposition in terms of the subject, the way it is presented, and the unfolding narrative are of very high quality. The exposition is structured well in terms of both content and layout; its linear narrative flow is accompanied by high-quality audiovisual materials that thoughtfully complete the experience. The piece is a good example of an approach to exposition that prioritizes minimal complexity and clarity.
- Tobias Leibetseder, Thomas Grill, Almut Schilling, Till Bovermann (submitted by Tobias Leibetseder, Thomas Grill)
The exposition “Fragments in Time”, https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1283942/1340975
represents a long-term collaborative research project. The exposition uses a non-linear design approach to artistic research in digital environments. It successfully explores different ways of reciprocity between the theme and content of the research – fragmentation – and the levels of the exposition. Due to the complexity of the subject, this exposition also explores shared circuits between the research catalogue and other documentation platforms.