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Schwabach crowns Gabrielle Chardigny with art prize for impressive installation!
On August 9, 2025, Gabrielle Chardigny received the Art Prize of the City of Schwabach for her installation about gold mining.
Schwabach crowns Gabrielle Chardigny with art prize for impressive installation!
On August 9, 2025, the city's art prize was awarded in Schwabach as part of the locating 14 biennale. The French artist Gabrielle Chardigny was pleased to receive the award, which comes with an impressive 8,000 euros. The presentation took place in the Municipal Gallery and was carried out by Mayor Peter Reiß and Sandra Hoffmann-Rivero, head of the cultural office. This year, an impressive 360 artists applied to take part, from which a jury selected 30 talented competition and guest participants whose works will be presented during the Biennale. Schwabach.de reports on this successful event.
Chardigny’s installation entitled “Is there gold on the moon?” makes a powerful contribution to the Biennale. The work addresses the environmental impact of gold mining and the associated, often toxic production conditions. It raises questions about responsibility towards our planet and encourages reflection on the costs of luxury and consumption. The installation features red sandy soil, symbolizing barren soil, and is designed into four glass capsules enclosing fragile plants. The setting has a dystopian feel that warns of the ecological devastation caused by gold mining. Kuenstlerbund Schwabach emphasizes that the use of the smell of cyanide in the air is a strong element of the installation that encourages debate.
The artist in focus
Gabrielle Chardigny was born in Paris in 1996 and is a talented artist and sculptor. She graduated from the Saint-Étienne School of Art and Design (France) in 2021 and currently lives in Berlin, where she works at the Südkreuz Ateliers. Her artistic activities have already taken her to several countries; She was in the “Montemero Residency” in Andalusia, and has exhibited her works in Portugal, France and Germany. Her exhibition history to date includes highlights such as the collective exhibition “Matières Précieuses” in Saint-Étienne in 2021 and the stay in Almeria in 2023. A collective exhibition entitled “Reservoir” in Berlin in 2024 is also being planned.
The installation “Is there gold on the moon?” is not only an excellent example of Chardigny's artistic work, but also a strong statement on the global debate about the environment and the exploitation of natural resources. Your work is definitely an eye-catcher and a topic that not only affects art lovers. At a time when sustainability is increasingly coming into focus, Chardigny's work proves particularly relevant and necessary.