Prix Pictet 2008 Commission in Geneva
As part of the Prix Pictet 2008 International exhibition tour, managed and curated by Candlestar, Munem Wasif's Salt Water Tears: Lives Left Behind in Satkhira, Bangladesh was shown at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, 16-17th June 2009, and then at the Global Humanitarian Forum, Intercontinental Hotel, 23-24th June 2009.
Each year Pictet & Cie will support a sustainability project related to the theme of the award. In 2008 Pictet & Cie supported the UK charity WaterAid. Building on Pictet & Cie’s support for WaterAid, shortlisted artist Munem Wasif was commissioned to visit the Satkhira region of south-west Bangladesh where WaterAid will shortly introduce water and sanitation facilities to the area of Shyamnagar Upazilla. The 2008 commission resulted in Munem Wasif’s powerful series of photographs, Salt Water Tears: Lives Left Behind in Satkhira, Bangladesh which were first shown in London in March 2009 and have subsequently been exhibited in Dresden and Geneva.
Following from the success of the exhibition of the Prix Pictet 2008 Commission at the Mall Galleries, London, in March, Munem Wasif’s critically acclaimed photographs were shown at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
Following that exhibition a selection of Munem Wasif's Commissioned images were shown at the Global Humanitarian Forum, a 2 day event held from 23-24 June 2009, in the Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva. The Forum comprises a programme of debates and interactive sessions covering more than 20 areas exploring the human face of climate change, and is designed by key partners from the private, public and non-profit sectors.