Dior presents winners of 7th edition of Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents 

In partnership with the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d'Arles (ENSP) and LUMA Arles, Dior is delighted to announce the winners of the 7th edition of the Dior Photography and Visual Arts Award for Young Talents.

This year’s edition honored Chia Huang from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris for her photographic series “Silence is speaking”. 

Chia Huang won over the jury with her series of photos shot in the small town of Taitung, in Taiwan. The series follows two autistic brothers who are unable to communicate via formal language and live alone with their father, who suffers from cancer. In her poignant and sensitive images, Huang captures and deciphers their noiseless communication and body language, “documenting the silent sounds within them”.  

The jury also awarded an Honorable Mention to young Chinese artist Yiding Wang from the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art for his video “Go back Home”. The work portrays a young man carrying a blossoming peach tree on his back all the way to his father’s natal village, honoring his final wishes.  

Chia Huang receives a 10,000 euro grant from Dior, and her series Silence is speaking” will be shown at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris in early 2025. Her photos and the works of the 12 finalists are being exhibited at the Lampisterie, LUMA Arles, from July 1 to September 29 2024.