Since 1953 the ars viva Prize is awarded annually to young artists living in Germany whose work stands out due to its remarkable potential and high artistic quality. According to the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft, "This year's prizewinners reflect their direct world of experience. The private becomes political and leads to the formulation of topical social questions." Flaka Haliti (*1982 in Pristina) deals with social structures in her media-analytical works. In her text- and time-based works, performances, short films, and audio pieces Hanne Lippard (*1984 in Milton Keynes) works with her voice as a creative medium. Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff (*1988 in Minneapolis/*1987 in Buffalo) develop collaboration-based presentations, and in their photographic works they concentrate on the social and the private spheres.Exhibitions: Stadtische Galerie Karlsruhe 9.10.2015-17.1.2016 | Galerie fur Zeitgenoessische Kunst Leipzig 20.2.17.4.2016 | Index - The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm 11.6.-21.8.2016

Text by: Andrew Berardini, Philipp Ekardt, Paul Feigelfeld