LONDON.- Saatchi Gallery and Huawei announced that Dawn Woolley from Cambridge has been named the winner of the #SaatchiSelfie competition with her selfie The Subsitute (holiday).
Dawn was announced as winner at Saatchi Gallery on 30th March at the launch of the From Selfie to Self-Expression exhibition. The winning image was selected from over 14,000 entries by judges Tracey Emin, Idris Khan, Juergen Teller, Juno Calypso and Saatchi Gallery CEO, Nigel Hurst. The winning image will be exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery alongside a shortlist of the other nine best selfies submitted to the competition from 31st March – 23rd July, while a digital wall in the Gallery will show all 14,000 submissions from the competition.
The overall winner receives an all expenses paid trip to join a Leica Photography Ambassador on an international photo shoot assignment and the ten shortlisted artists will each receive the P10, Huawei’s newest smart phone featuring a dual Leica lens.
The ten shortlisted artists are Sarah Carpenter (UK), Finnian Croy (UK), Debora De Haes (Belgium), Ollie Hayward (UK), Felicia Hodoroaba-Simon (Romania), Andy Kassier (Germany), Van O (Russian Federation), Patrick Gonzales (France), and Ola Walkow (Canada).
The #SaatchiSelfie competition was launched on the 23rd January as part of the From Selfie to Self-Expression exhibition at Saatchi Gallery.
Dawn Woolley, #SaatchiSelfie competition winner said: "I’m amazed and overwhelmed, it’s quite a shock. I’m obviously thrilled as this is very much about how we represent ourselves through photographs, and I think that’s what selfies are all about. They have a powerful potential and selfies should be used in art more. I look forward to that happening."
"I am very grateful to Huawei and the Saatchi Gallery for such a fantastic opportunity. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and I cannot wait for the photoshoot with the Leica ambassador."
Nigel Hurst, CEO Saatchi Gallery said: "The range, diversity and creative flair of 14,000 entries exceeded all our hopes and expectations, so it was difficult to choose ten to shortlist, let alone one overall winner. We hope that the competition has encouraged anyone with a smartphone to realise its potential as an artistic tool, and inspire them to document their daily lives with even more creative vigour."
