VIDEO: Celest Prize 2009 Berlin, Germany
Five works voted by fellow finalists in Berlin
40,000 € prizes were awarded on 26 September to the five artists whose works received a majority of votes from fellow finalists. The awards ceremony was held in the City of Berlin's old electricity generating plant, the Alte AEG Fabrik, as part of a four day exhibition which ends on 28 September during Berlin’s Art Forum week. All five artists received prizes directly from Adrienne Goehler and Mark Gisbourne (two of the three members of the 2009 prize selection committee) and prize founder, Steven Music.
Results Painting Prize 8,000 €
Winner - Michael Luther - Gallery (Desk)
Second - Nasser Lubay – Rebirth
Third - Juraj Kollar – Landscape
Results Photography & Digital Graphics Prize 8,000 €
Winner - Olivier Fermariello - Monsieur et Madame Vieille à la plage
Second - Robert Mercer - JumpinJackFlash
Third - Christof Pluemacher - Architectural Misfits (Alpenstadt)
Results Installation, Sculpture & Performance Prize 8,000 €
Winner - Clement Price-Thomas - The Guide
Second - Jan Fabián - Good Times are Over
Equal third - Aesop Studios – Quintetto
Equal third - Jens Reinert – Tunnel
Results Video & Animation Prize 8,000 €
Winner - Surabhi Saraf – Peel
Second - Aliaksei Tserakhau - Lyapis Trubetskoy «Capital»
Equal third - Patrick Bergeron – LoopLoop
Equal third - Miguel Jara – Abelianas
Results Live Media Prize 8,000 €
Winner - Otolab dies Orgone - L C M [les champs magnétiques]
Second - Dome – Solitude
Third - Abstract Birds - Celeste Motus
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