Exhibition on view:
April 19 – May 19, 2012

4RT Contemporary
Chaussée de Waterloo, 1038
1180 Brussels

French photographer Thibault Brunet takes a photojournalist’s approach to his seemingly studio-lit portraits of soldiers, following troops through their daily missions passing through war zones and rubble waiting for those moments when “something seems to go wrong and a state of disorder sets in.” These photographs from the series First Person Shooter, along with some work from his latest series Paris: In the Aftermath of War, will be on view as part of his solo show at 4RT Contemporary in Brussels (through May 19, 2012).

“An undefined gaze or the glassy eye of a soldier; the disorientation at a Paris Métro station,” the gallery writes in their press release, “clearly familiar to us but now emptied of its usual crowds and devastated by an unknown conflict: these visuals challenge the spectator and require another look, a second reading.”

His work was profiled by Time‘s LightBox last year, which also explored his use of video game screenshots in the series, accompanied by a gallery of images from the show now in Brussels.

Brunet was also selected as runner up for Aperture’s 2011 Portfolio Prize for his work in First Person Shooter. More information on the 2012 Portfolio Prize call for entries will be available soon, but only Aperture magazine subscribers are qualified for entry, so have a look at some of work of the past recipients and runners up, and sign up today.

Aperture is delighted to honor 2011 Portfolio Prize winner—Sarah Palmer—as well as four runners up: Thibault Brunet, Lisa Lindvay, Andrew McConnell, and Louie Palu. The work of these exceptional photographers has been chosen from nearly one thousand portfolio entries from around the world.

The 2011 Portfolio Prize site is now live, featuring five full slideshow galleries featuring the work of this year’s finalists, biographical notes, and elucidatory statements written by members of the judging panel—including Publisher, Lesley A. Martin, and Editor, Denise Wolff—casting an editorial eye on the work of each 2011 finalist.

We are also pleased to offer new limited-edition prints by winner Sarah Palmer, and finalist Andrew McConnell in our online shop.

Featured at top: The Bomb (Also) is a Flower by Sarah Palmer, $600, available here.

Photo by Markus Klingenhäger

Annual showcase Fotoweek DC celebrates the medium of photography with a week-long series of programming in the city of Washington D.C. Events include innovative and collaborative exhibitions with a focus on bridging local and international communities through images. This year Aperture is pleased to announce its participation in Fotoweek DC’s Night Gallery, a slideshow exhibit projected on the facades of pre-eminent buildings of the Nation’s capitol and its annual Fotobooks exhibition.

Night Gallery will feature a selection from Aperture and Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne’s project reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographer’s Today, which highlights the works of eighty up and coming photographers, and can be seen on the exterior of several locations. Plan a night stroll and take advantage of this unique exhibition!

reGeneration2: Tomorrows Photographer’s Today
Fotoweek DC Night Gallery Schedule and Locations

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
500 17th St NW
Washington DC 20006
11/5 6-11pm
outside (a selection)
inside full version
11/7 5-10pm
outside

DUPONT CIRCLE
Washington DC 20036
11/6 6-10pm

ROAD PROJECTIONS
11/8 THEARC Washington DC SE 6.30- 8pm
11/9 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 6- 8pm

HOUSE OF SWEDEN
2900 K Street NW
Washington Dc 20007
11/13 8-11pm

Click here to view the Aperture book reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today

Also on view:

FotoBooks Exhibition

Satellite Central
3333 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

Hours:
Mon-Fri 11am-7pm; Sat-Sun 10am-8pm

FotoweekDC 2010, November 6-13