The exhibition opens 26 September until 19 October at V&A Museum in London, not to be missed!
This year's theme for the prize is Storm. "It invites reflections on the growing volatility of our age, forever poised on the brink of the next crisis". Jaar has been shortlisted among 12 photographers: Takashi Arai, Marina Caneve, Tom Fecht, Balazs Gardi, Roberto Huarcaya, Belal Khaled, Hannah Modigh, Baudouin Mouanda, Camille Seaman, Laetitia Vançon, and Patrizia Zelano. The winner will be awarded tonight at the opening reception.
Jaar's work is part of the series The End, which focuses on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The lake is a keystone ecosystem in the western hemisphere but is being destroyed by excessive water extraction. This drainage has exposed toxic dust and driven salinity to dangerous levels.
