Posted August 26, 2013 in Member News
SPE Future Focus Project Support Grant
SPE National SPE Future Focus Project Support Grant Recipient
SPE is pleased to announce Annu Palakunnathu Matthew as the recipient of the inaugural SPE Future Focus Project Support Grant for her project From Immigrant to Native: Imaging the New American. To view Matthew's work please visit www.annumatthew.com.
The $5,000 SPE professional award recognizes one professional member's exceptional creative photographic work and directly supports the creative and professional development of a new project or completion of an existing project created in traditional still photography, digital video/film, multimedia, installation, or created for web-based platforms. The results of the funded project will be presented at the 2015 national conference in New Orleans. Funding for this grant is made possible in part by SPE's Future Focus Campaign, representing donations and support from members and friends.
Matthew's work stood out for its conceptual strength and innovative presentation, which animates photographs from historical family albums with present day re-enactments to explore generational transitions. New work funded by this grant will be used to photograph multiple generations of immigrants across America representing the new immigrant population in the US. Through digital technology old and new images flow into one another, revealing the blurring spectrum of the generations moving from immigrant to native.
Many thanks to the jurors from SPE's Awards and Recognitions Committee:
Erika Gentry (Chair,) Claude Baillargeon and Amy Holmes George.
Related Member: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
