2024
For the 2024 edition, the theme "Picturing Transition" invites photographers to capture pivotal transformations in sustainability, digitalization, and social inclusion, reflecting society’s responses to the urgent demands of ecological preservation, technological progress, and social equity in a world of unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The esteemed selection panel for this edition included the winners of our 2023 edition—Natasha Lozinskaya, Vanessa Cowling, Tong Niu, and Ragna Arndt-Maric, winner of the 2020 edition—alongside members of the Blurring the Lines board and our guest curator, Aurélie de Lanlay. Out of the 145 projects nominated by 32 schools from 22 countries, the jury selected 3 winners and 15 finalists, providing special recognition for their contributions. The 3 winners are Isaí Domínguez, Isabella Madrid, and Nesie Wang, with 15 finalists: Adele Akhunova, Alexander Brunebjerg-Namrok, Anjana Dev, Leïla Graindorge, Christian Heymann, Steffany Katherine Rodríguez Jiménez, Eldeen Ng Junwei, Gergely Kováts, Elena Kuzin, Yolanda Li, Laura Polańska, Tessa van Raalte, Luuk van Raamsdonk, Greta Windfuhr, and Zhong Xu.
2023
The theme “An Ecology of Seeing” aims to explore the power, moral principles, and responsibilities of photography in all its dimensions. The esteemed selection panel for this edition included the winners of our 2022 edition: Olivia Morris Andersen, Katia Motylova, Abriansyah Liberto, and Ragna Arndt-Maric, winner of the 2020 edition, alongside members of the Blurring the Lines board and our guest curator, Yining He. Out of the 159 exemplary projects submitted by 36 schools from 23 countries worldwide, the curators have chosen 3 winners, 34 finalists and provided 8 special mentions for this eighth edition.
2022
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2021
It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Amak Mahmoodian as our guest curator and the winners of the 2020 edition, Ragna Arndt-Maric, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo, and Riti Sengupta, as well as the European Cultural Centre. For the 2021 edition, the theme "Ethical shifts in photography" aims to explore the power, the moral principles, and the responsibilities of photography in all its dimensions. Among the 71 very high-quality projects coming from 39 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners, 33 finalists and 14 special mentions.
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2020
The 2020 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson, Lisanne van Happen & John Fleetwood. For this edition, and among the 151 very high-quality projects coming from 38 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners and 33 finalists.
The theme for the 5th edition of the call is “Commitment” as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc., or an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action. The question of photography’s commitment to real-world issues and its relationship provides significant directives for promoting a social engagement from photographers, which is changing the photographic tool.
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2019
The 2019 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Lisanne van Happen.
For this edition, and among the 66 very high-quality projects coming from 19 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners and 22 finalists.
The 2019 edition of the Blurring the Lines does not betray expectations. The number of participating schools and works submitted is increasing, accordingly with the quality of the entire cultural proposal. The mission of this initiative, growing exponentially since its first edition in 2016, is to establish an area of observation, dialogue, and discussion on the subject of image-making. The diversity of schools reflects a variety of approaches to the visual medium, in a kaleidoscope of intentions and creative enthusiasm.
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1st International Photography Conference Proceedings ↗
2018
The 2018 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Lisanne van Happen.
The exhibition includes 22 projects coming from graduates connected to 17 art academies in 3 different continents of the world.
The third edition stood out through participation in the FotoFever fair during the ParisPhoto opening week. Also, the European Cultural Center step in as a new partner and hosted an installation of Blurring the Lines at Palazzo Mora during the Venice Biennale.
Finally, in collaboration with Urbanautica Institute, a catalog was published for the first time.
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2017
The 2017 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Rodrigo Orrantia.
17 projects from 9 schools have been selected to be showcased at Paris College of Art.
The call aimed to select and exhibited images that best communicate the expansion of modes of representation through photography. A change that indeed refers to the digitization and the frontiers of post-production, the contamination between different visual languages, the relationship between the availability of technology and new forms of expression. This explosion of the medium combined with an endemic proliferation of pervasive social media encourages us to reflect on the ethical consequences of image-making.
2016
The first edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & François Ronsiaux.
The program involved 3 universities and led to the creation of the first exhibition at Espace F15 of Paris College of Art, which combined the projects of 3 French artists (Dominique Clerc, Pierre Folk and Patrick Rimond) with a selection of 10 graduates' works. The exhibition focused on the expansion of the photographic language as a phenomenon affecting the ways in which we understand pictures, we discuss them and share their content. The splitting border between photography and images generate alternative spaces and new modes of interaction.
2024
For the 2024 edition, the theme "Picturing Transition" invites photographers to capture pivotal transformations in sustainability, digitalization, and social inclusion, reflecting society’s responses to the urgent demands of ecological preservation, technological progress, and social equity in a world of unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The esteemed selection panel for this edition included the winners of our 2023 edition—Natasha Lozinskaya, Vanessa Cowling, Tong Niu, and Ragna Arndt-Maric, winner of the 2020 edition—alongside members of the Blurring the Lines board and our guest curator, Aurélie de Lanlay. Out of the 145 projects nominated by 32 schools from 22 countries, the jury selected 3 winners and 15 finalists, providing special recognition for their contributions. The 3 winners are Isaí Domínguez, Isabella Madrid, and Nesie Wang, with 15 finalists: Adele Akhunova, Alexander Brunebjerg-Namrok, Anjana Dev, Leïla Graindorge, Christian Heymann, Steffany Katherine Rodríguez Jiménez, Eldeen Ng Junwei, Gergely Kováts, Elena Kuzin, Yolanda Li, Laura Polańska, Tessa van Raalte, Luuk van Raamsdonk, Greta Windfuhr, and Zhong Xu.
2023
The theme “An Ecology of Seeing” aims to explore the power, moral principles, and responsibilities of photography in all its dimensions. The esteemed selection panel for this edition included the winners of our 2022 edition: Olivia Morris Andersen, Katia Motylova, Abriansyah Liberto, and Ragna Arndt-Maric, winner of the 2020 edition, alongside members of the Blurring the Lines board and our guest curator, Yining He. Out of the 159 exemplary projects submitted by 36 schools from 23 countries worldwide, the curators have chosen 3 winners, 34 finalists and provided 8 special mentions for this eighth edition.
2022
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Free digital version of the catalogue (PDF) ↗
2021
It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Amak Mahmoodian as our guest curator and the winners of the 2020 edition, Ragna Arndt-Maric, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo, and Riti Sengupta, as well as the European Cultural Centre. For the 2021 edition, the theme "Ethical shifts in photography" aims to explore the power, the moral principles, and the responsibilities of photography in all its dimensions. Among the 71 very high-quality projects coming from 39 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners, 33 finalists and 14 special mentions.
Purchase the catalogue ↗
Free digital version of the catalogue (PDF) ↗
2020
The 2020 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson, Lisanne van Happen & John Fleetwood. For this edition, and among the 151 very high-quality projects coming from 38 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners and 33 finalists.
The theme for the 5th edition of the call is “Commitment” as the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc., or an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action. The question of photography’s commitment to real-world issues and its relationship provides significant directives for promoting a social engagement from photographers, which is changing the photographic tool.
Purchase the catalogue ↗
Free digital version of the catalogue (PDF) ↗
2nd International Photography Conference Proceedings ↗
2019
The 2019 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Lisanne van Happen.
For this edition, and among the 66 very high-quality projects coming from 19 participating photography schools worldwide, curators selected 3 winners and 22 finalists.
The 2019 edition of the Blurring the Lines does not betray expectations. The number of participating schools and works submitted is increasing, accordingly with the quality of the entire cultural proposal. The mission of this initiative, growing exponentially since its first edition in 2016, is to establish an area of observation, dialogue, and discussion on the subject of image-making. The diversity of schools reflects a variety of approaches to the visual medium, in a kaleidoscope of intentions and creative enthusiasm.
Purchase the catalogue ↗
Free digital version of the catalogue (PDF) ↗
1st International Photography Conference Proceedings ↗
2018
The 2018 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Lisanne van Happen.
The exhibition includes 22 projects coming from graduates connected to 17 art academies in 3 different continents of the world.
The third edition stood out through participation in the FotoFever fair during the ParisPhoto opening week. Also, the European Cultural Center step in as a new partner and hosted an installation of Blurring the Lines at Palazzo Mora during the Venice Biennale.
Finally, in collaboration with Urbanautica Institute, a catalog was published for the first time.
Purchase the catalogue ↗
Free digital version of the catalogue (PDF) ↗
2017
The 2017 edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & Rodrigo Orrantia.
17 projects from 9 schools have been selected to be showcased at Paris College of Art.
The call aimed to select and exhibited images that best communicate the expansion of modes of representation through photography. A change that indeed refers to the digitization and the frontiers of post-production, the contamination between different visual languages, the relationship between the availability of technology and new forms of expression. This explosion of the medium combined with an endemic proliferation of pervasive social media encourages us to reflect on the ethical consequences of image-making.
2016
The first edition of Blurring the lines was curated by Steve Bisson & François Ronsiaux.
The program involved 3 universities and led to the creation of the first exhibition at Espace F15 of Paris College of Art, which combined the projects of 3 French artists (Dominique Clerc, Pierre Folk and Patrick Rimond) with a selection of 10 graduates' works. The exhibition focused on the expansion of the photographic language as a phenomenon affecting the ways in which we understand pictures, we discuss them and share their content. The splitting border between photography and images generate alternative spaces and new modes of interaction.
BLURRING THE LINES
FOSTERING TALENT AND NETWORKING IN VISUAL CULTURE
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BLURRING THE LINES
FOSTERING TALENT AND NETWORKING IN VISUAL CULTURE
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Partners