The Hasselblad Foundation has awarded Ingrid Pollard this year’s prize of SEK 2,000,000 and a Hasselblad camera.
Pollard’s four-decade long photography practice has questioned the social and cultural constructs behind race, identity, community and gender. Originally from Guyana and raised in Britain, Pollard’s practice engages with the complexities and affects of colonial history.
‘Receiving the Hasselblad Award is a great honour,’ Pollard said in a statement. ‘It comes at a point in my life when I’m quite mature, and it gives me an opportunity to support younger photographers and researchers, which I intend to do. I wish for the award to extend beyond myself.’
