WINNERS
1. Place: Marion Falkowski
2. Place: Daniel Möllers
3. Place: Heike Seibel
AWARDS
At the end of the Light Art Festival GOLDSTÜCKE on Sunday, October 6, 2024, the award ceremony for the most beautiful pictures of the photography competition LICHTSPIEL took place. For six days, interested parties were able to submit pictures that focused on light. During the art festival from October 2 to 6, all 66 submissions from 36 photographers were displayed as large-format projections on the exterior façade of St. Urbanus. A jury selected three of the submitted photographs that focus on light in a special way.
The jury consisted of Sofia Mellino (independent artist), Feyrouz Nouri (independent curator) as well as Ulrike Weidlich (City of Gelsenkirchen, Cultural Department), Bettina Pelz (GOLDSTÜCKE Artistic Director), Gamze Can (GOLDSTÜCKE Project Coordinator), Lara Lehmann (GOLDSTÜCKE Community Coordinator). The award-winning photographs show in a special way how light and light behavior can be captured with the camera. They all show the Ruhr region in dialog with daylight and artificial light.
Marion Falkowski took the photograph showing the Rheinelbe slag heap in Wattenscheid-Leithe at night. The combination of still and moving picture elements, as used in light painting, is special. It was awarded 1st prize. Daniel Möllers submitted a daylight photograph showing an intersection in Buer. The light from the traffic lights and the passing vehicles are captured as movements of light. The picture was awarded 2nd prize. Heike Seibel took the photo, which shows elements of a steel construction. The night shot shows the colored lighting with shadowed sections of the metal construction. It was awarded 3rd prize.
Andrea Lamest (City of Gelsenkirchen, Department of Culture, Director) praised the diversity and quality of the submissions at the award ceremony and emphasized how this new element of GOLDSTÜCKE has enriched the festival.
OPEN CALL
The “Lichtspiel” photo competition invites you to share your image of light with the public. The best contributions will be presented daily during the festival from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the façade of St. Urbanus Cathedral, alternating with Sofia Mellino’s video installation.
The award ceremony will occur on 6 OCT 2024 at 20:00 on the Domplatte.
SHORTCUT
From 1 to 5 OCT 2024, interested parties can take part in the competition online at gelsenkirchen.de/lichtspiel.
Formatbedingungen
The images must be in 16:9 portrait format, have a minimum HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels or higher, and be at least 300 dpi. Image files such as .jpg and .png are permitted. The file size must not exceed 5 GB.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Participation in the “Lichtspiel” competition as part of the GOLDSTÜCKE light art festival of the City of Gelsenkirchen, from now on referred to as the organizer, is free of charge and is governed exclusively by these conditions of participation. The competition duration extends from 1.10.2024, 0:00 a.m., to 5.10.2024, 11:59 p.m.
Participation in the competition is free of charge.
During this period, interested parties will have the opportunity to take part in the competition online at gelsenkirchen.de/lichtspiel.
To take part in the competition, you must complete and submit the entry form displayed. Participation is only possible within the participation period and only digitally. Entries received after the closing date will not be considered. A maximum of three submissions per participant may take part in the competition.
The images must be in 16:9 portrait format, have a minimum HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels or higher, and be at least 300 dpi. Image files such as .jpg and .png are permitted. The file size must not exceed 5 GB.
The participant guarantees that he/she owns the unrestricted rights to the photo and unrestricted exploitation rights. He/she warrants that the photo is free of third-party rights and that no third-party personal rights are infringed. Should third parties assert claims for infringement of their rights, the participant shall indemnify the City of Gelsenkirchen against all claims.
By participating in the competition, the participant irrevocably transfers to the City of Gelsenkirchen the rights to use the submitted photo in the context of the competition as well as the rights to further processing and publication of the work in the context of public relations (press work, social media, internet, etc.) and reporting on the competition as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. However, any further use of the copyrights to the images by transferring the rights of use to third parties in return for payment requires the submitter’s permission.
The photos will be projected onto the façade of St. Urbanus in Gelsenkirchen-Buer in public space and published on the social media channels of the City of Gelsenkirchen and GOLDSTÜCKE (Instagram, Facebook). The City of Gelsenkirchen reserves the right to exclude works with sexist, racist, and violent content from the public projection and the competition. The selected submissions will be projected onto the façade of a building in rotation during the festival period. The organizer will determine the duration, number of selected works, and timing.
Natural persons who are residents of Gelsenkirchen and have reached the age of 18 are eligible to participate. All persons involved in the conception and implementation of the competition, as well as the organizer’s employees and family members, are not eligible to participate. In addition, the organizer reserves the right, at its discretion, to exclude persons from participation if there are justified reasons, for example, (a) in the event of manipulation in connection with access to or implementation of the competition, (b) in the event of violations of these conditions of participation, (c) in the event of unfair conduct or (d) in the event of false or misleading information in connection with participation in the competition.
During the competition period, a jury will select photos.
LICHTSPIEL Jury
Bettina Pelz, GOLDSTÜCKE artistic director
Feyrouz Nouri, freelance curator
Gamze Can, GOLDSTÜCKE junior curator / project coordinator ‚
Lara Lehmann, GOLDSTÜCKE artist coordinator
Sofia Mellino, freelance artist
Ulrike Weidlich, City of Gelsenkirchen, Cultural Department
At the end of the competition, the organizer and the festival team will view the pictures/photos, and up to three prize winners will be selected. The prize money for first place is €250, for second place €150, and for third place €100. The winners will be announced on 6 OCT 2024 at 20:00 on the Domplatte.
The prize will only be handed over to the winner or his/her legal representative. The organizer will bear any costs incurred for sending the prizes. The winners will bear any additional costs associated with claiming the prize (e.g., travel costs to the Goldstücks).
To enter the competition, personal data must be provided. The participant assures that the personal details provided by him/her, in particular first name, surname, and email address, are true and correct.
The organizer points out that all participants’ personal data will neither be passed on to third parties nor given to them for use without consent.
If the submitted photo/image is selected and published, the winner agrees to have his/her name published in the advertising media used by the organizer. This includes the announcement of the winner on the organizer’s website and social media platforms.
The participant may revoke his/her declared consent at any time. The revocation must be sent in writing to the organizer’s contact details, which are given on the organizer’s homepage. Once consent has been withdrawn, the participant’s data that has been collected and stored will be deleted immediately.
Questions or complaints about the competition should be directed to the organizer. Contact details can be found in the imprint section of the organizer’s homepage.
Legal recourse is excluded.
Should any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Participation be or become invalid in whole or in part, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Participation. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a legally permissible provision that comes as close as possible to the economic intent and purpose of the invalid provision. The same applies in case of a loophole in these conditions of participation.