We are delighted to present the result of the jury-meeting for the
FAIR PLAY 2005 Video Art Festival.

First prize of 3.000 Euro to be awarded to
Akram Zaatari (Lebanon 1966 - “Red Chewing Gum”)
as contribution to the budget for the production of a work to be shown at PLAY Gallery in 2006.

Second prize of 1.500 Euro to be awarded ex aequo (750 Euro each) to
Prem Sahib (United Kingdom 1983 - “Fox”) and
Trine Lise Nedreaas (United Kingdom - “Singer with Butterflies”)
as contribution to the budget for the production of a work to be shown at PLAY Gallery in 2006.

Jury's statement
Akram Zataari's "Red Chewing Gum" is a work which resists the contemporary
moment of video art and its exploration of technology. Narrative, literary,
and not a word too long, it establishes its own time. The story is one of
desire, the economy and exchange of desire and the uselessness of its
expenditure. The jury awarded Red Chewing Gum first prize for the intensity
and integrity with which it commits these to the screen, and the unified way
in which it renders them visible.

Jonathan Dronsfield
Director, Centre for Contemporary Art Research, University of Southampton
head of the jury at Fair Play 2005

All the works presented at the festival will be shown at Play_gallery until
July 30th, 2005 (Wed - Sat, 2 - 7 pm).