Finalist 2020
Isabelle Ha Eav
Born in Paris, Isabelle Ha Eav is an artist of Sino-Hispanic origin. She graduated from the National School of Photography in Arles. Mixing photographs, film videos and experiences with the photographic medium, Isabelle Ha Eav's work questions the interactions of the body with spaces, whether it be a space of habitat, of transition, or a non-place.
In a dialectic between the visible and the non-visible, the image dialogues with its materiality through different experiences of the photographic medium. Through processes of addition, subtraction, veiling and unveiling, photography becomes a source of exploration of the modalities of an open reality.
Her work has recently been exhibited at the Yangon Photo Festival 2020, the Taiwan International Foto Festival 2019, and the Rencontres de la Jeune Photographie Internationale 2018. She was also recently selected for the Voies Off Prize, the QPN Prize and the Prix Talents Contemporains of the François Schneider Foundation.
In a dialectic between the visible and the non-visible, the image dialogues with its materiality through different experiences of the photographic medium. Through processes of addition, subtraction, veiling and unveiling, photography becomes a source of exploration of the modalities of an open reality.
Her work has recently been exhibited at the Yangon Photo Festival 2020, the Taiwan International Foto Festival 2019, and the Rencontres de la Jeune Photographie Internationale 2018. She was also recently selected for the Voies Off Prize, the QPN Prize and the Prix Talents Contemporains of the François Schneider Foundation.
Irrawaddy River, 2019 - pending
From North to South, the Irrawaddy river crosses fifteen different eco-regions. Two of these eco-regions have been in critical danger since 2015. From nomadic fishermen to mangroves, the artist explores the river through several surviving figures. This reflection is transcribed in a photographic experience ranging from the still image to a more material image.
The Ayeyarwady is the backbone of Myanmar – its historical heart as well as its breadbasket. From its source to the delta, the 2200-kilometre-long river lies entirely within the country’s borders. One of only two free rivers (i.e., without dams) in Asia, the river has undergone great changes in recent years due to the increase in population and energy needs. It is now threatened. Dams have been built on its tributaries and plantations have led to the deforestation of large areas. In 2000, around 50% of the Ayeyarwady basin was still covered by forests, but almost 10% of these forests have since been destroyed – the equivalent of 1000 square kilometres per year (more than twice the region of Yangon).
This project was part of Yangon Photo Festival 2020. The geographer Robin Gruel contributed to the informations collected for the project.
The Ayeyarwady is the backbone of Myanmar – its historical heart as well as its breadbasket. From its source to the delta, the 2200-kilometre-long river lies entirely within the country’s borders. One of only two free rivers (i.e., without dams) in Asia, the river has undergone great changes in recent years due to the increase in population and energy needs. It is now threatened. Dams have been built on its tributaries and plantations have led to the deforestation of large areas. In 2000, around 50% of the Ayeyarwady basin was still covered by forests, but almost 10% of these forests have since been destroyed – the equivalent of 1000 square kilometres per year (more than twice the region of Yangon).
This project was part of Yangon Photo Festival 2020. The geographer Robin Gruel contributed to the informations collected for the project.
