Liesel Burisch
CIRCA PRIZE 2023 Nominee
This year, CIRCA invited a global community of artists, performers, poets, activists, architects, gamers and filmmakers to respond to the CIRCA 20:23 manifesto, ‘Hope: The Art of Reading What Is Not Yet Written’. The final shortlist includes 30 artists from over 20 countries including Ghana, India, Vietnam, Lithuania, Albania, France, the U.S. and the U.K. Their shortlisted artworks utilise the physicality of the body, music, animation, poetry, architecture and other media to address hope and its impact across geographical borders, institutional structures, national identities, gender, race, and social justice.
From 1st – 30th September 2023, each artist will have their artwork appear at 20:23 local time on London’s Piccadilly Lights and across the CIRCA global platform of digital screens in Berlin and Milan.
SEPTEMBER PROGRAMME CIRCA PRIZE
1 – 30 September, CIRCA 20:23
20:23 GMT – London, Piccadilly Lights
20:23 CET – Berlin, Limes, Kurfürstendamm
20:23 CET – Milan, Cadorna Square, Essilor Luxottica
The CIRCA PRIZE winning artist will receive £30,000 to support their future practice. An online public vote, powered by Piccadilly Lights, will determine the winner of an additional £10,000, who will also be announced at the award ceremony in October.
This year’s CIRCA PRIZE was supported by a specially formed Curators’ Circle consisting of Erkan Affan, Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Vittoria de Franchis and Sooyoung Leam. Previous CIRCA PRIZE winners include Joseph Wilson (CIRCA 20:21) and Mary Martins (CIRCA 20:22). The CIRCA PRIZE 2023 is generated entirely from the sale of #CIRCAECONOMY prints.