Munich-born, Rome-based artist working with copper, fabric, and alchemical material processes; FOMAS first prize at Arte Laguna Prize 21st edition.
WorkIndra's Weave: Co-creation
FOMAS Group Special Prize — second prize
Paulina Montes
ChileChile
Chilean contemporary abstract painter based in Santiago; work explores materiality, memory, and landscape through layered acrylic surfaces.
WorkThe Shape of Cooling
FOMAS Group Special Prize — third prize
Soukeyna Fall
SenegalSenegal
Contemporary visual and digital artist born in Dakar and based in Paris; practice explores identity, feminine power, and inner transformation through manual digital composition.
WorkForging Dynamics
Prizes, shows and programme
prize
FOMAS: €7,000 / €4,000 / €3,000 for works on steel hot-to-cold transformation
What the call offered
Cash prizes ranging from €2,000 to €7,000 for site-specific or thematic works. Direct connection with corporate patronage, providing an alternative revenue stream.
Who could apply
Artists submitting to Arte Laguna Prize. Thematic corporate commissions (e.g., 'Science of Metals' for FOMAS Group).