Edition 2012

Pétur Thomsen

Born in 1973 in Reykjavik. Lives and works in Reykjavik.
ENSP 2004 Pétur Thomsen has in recent years attracted attention, both in Iceland and abroad for his projects Imported Landscape and Umhverfing (Inversion), both dealing with man’s attempt to dominate nature, man’s transformation of nature into environment. Pétur Thomsen graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles in 2004 and has since exhibited his work all over the world, in solo exhibitions in Russia, Switzerland, France, Poland and Syria or group exhibitions in Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, USA and Japan. Pétur Thomsen has received numerous awards and prizes. In 2004, he won the 10th LVMH young artists’ award, was selected by the Musée de l’Élysée in Lausanne in 2005 for reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow. The exhibition Imported Landscape in the National Gallery of Iceland was selected as the art exhibition of the year 2010. Pétur Thomsen is also nominated for the Pictet Prize 2012.
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  • Institutional partners

    • République Française
    • Région Provence Alpes Côté d'Azur
    • Département des Bouches du Rhône
    • Arles
    • Le Centre des monuments nationaux est heureux de soutenir les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles en accueillant des expositions dans l’abbaye de Montmajour

  • Main partners

    • Fondation LUMA
    • BMW
    • SNCF
    • Kering

  • Media partners

    • Arte
    • Lci
    • Konbini
    • Le Point
    • Madame Figaro
    • France Culture