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Photography

Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan, Ammar Mohamed, 2022

Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan, Ammar Mohamed, 2022

Modern Sudan Award for Photography:
the Cobogó

Modern Sudan Collective, the Sudan chapter of Docomomo International, and its collaborator, the Sudan Artists Fund, welcome submissions for ‘Modern Sudan’, an annual award dedicated to portraying modern architecture in Sudan. Participants are invited to submit a photograph, or a series of photographs (maximum 5) which highlight modernity in the built environment, conceived between 1800 and 1989.

The theme for the second annual photography award is the ‘Cobogó’. This element is often associated with the modern movement in Latin America. However, regionally, it is a revival of the mashrabiya; a traditional element in Arab-Islamic architecture. This element is often deployed as a decolonial assertions of Arab-Islamic identity. In Sudan specifically the ‘Cobogó’ has been deployed by architects such as Abdel Moneim Mustafa and Petermuller for its climate control function.

We invite participants to examine this element photographically; its materiality, functionality, aesthetics, modular design, interaction with light, history, genealogy, and the activity of people around it.

The photographic submission must be accompanied by a short supporting statement of 100-200 words. Each photograph must include a caption containing the date, location, and the medium used. The text may be submitted in Arabic, English, or both. 

All photographs must be 300 dpi in resolution.

Award Conditions
- Applicants may only submit as individuals
- The participant retains all copyrights for their photography and Modern Sudan Collective is permitted to use and share the submitted documents

Timeline
August 2023: Conversations with jurors
September 30, 2023, 11:59 pm (Sudan time): Submission deadline
December 2023: Results announced
TBD: Exhibition

Jury members
Ahmed Alaeldin Abushakeema
Esra Akcan
Darren Bradley
Fernando Lara
Olivia Marra (AA VS Rio de Janeiro)

The jury will assess the submissions based on the chosen subject and its depiction.

The winning submission will be awarded $500 by the Sudan Artists Fund.

Submit your entry to the following email using the enclosed form:
info@modern-sudan.com

Download submission form

 

Jury Panel

 

Ahmed Alaeldin Abushakeema is a photographer with 7 years of experience in documentary, fashion, and architectural photography. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in photography from the Budapest Metropolitan University in Hungary. Ahmed is a founding member of the Modern Sudan Collective / Docomomo Sudan.

Darren Bradly is an American architectural photographer with a passion for mid-century modern architecture and design. He holds a degree in history from the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne. Modernist architecture has featured heavily in his research and exploration, and this passion animated his love of photography as he sought to document the buildings he discovered. Darren's work has appeared in large-format art books, academic and professional architecture journals, and lifestyle magazines around the world. He regularly accepts commissions from architects, builders, developers, and homeowners. Based in San Diego, CA, Darren is a supporter of historical preservation efforts, volunteering for organizations including the San Diego Architectural Foundation, La Jolla Historical Society, Docomomo, and Palm Springs Modernism Week.

Esra Akcan is a Professor and the Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University. She completed her architecture degree at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey, and her Ph.D. and postdoctoral degrees at Columbia University in New York. She taught at UI-Chicago, Humboldt University in Berlin, Columbia University, New School, and Pratt Institute in New York, and METU in Ankara. Akcan received awards and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies at Harvard University, Graham Foundation (3 times grantee), Canadian Center for Architecture (2 times scholar), American Academy in Berlin, UIC, Institute for Advanced Studies in Berlin, Clark Institute, Getty Research Institute, CAA, Mellon Foundation, DAAD and KRESS/ARIT. Esra has been carrying out research and publishing on the work of Abdel Moneim Mustafa.

 

Fernando Luiz Lara holds the R. G. Roessner Centennial Professorship of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. Lara’s work theorizes spaces of the Americas, emphasizing the dissemination of architecture and planning ideas beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. His latest publications include Street Matters (Pittsburgh Press, 2022); Excepcionalidad del Modernismo Brasileño (Romano Guerra, 2019); and Modern Architecture in Latin America (Texas Press, 2015). At the University of Texas at Austin, Lara has taught seminars on 20th century Latin American architecture and urbanism, Theory of Architecture, and doctoral courses on decolonial methods in architectural history. Since 2018 Prof. Lara has served as the Director of the UT SoA PhD Program in Architecture.

Olivia Marra is an architect based in London currently teaching at the Architectural Association (AA), UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, and UAL Central Saint Martins. She has previously taught at The University of Edinburgh and Leeds Beckett University, and has lectured at several institutions worldwide, including Yale University (US), Mendrisio Academy (Switzerland), Yonsei (South Korea), and the Royal College of Art (UK). Olivia earned her PhD from the AA, focusing on critical genealogy of ideological enclosures and alternative design methodologies. As a practising architect, she has worked on urban design and public housing developments in Paris and Rio de Janeiro.