Prix Pictet 2010: Growth Book

The book presents a haunting testament to the consequences of a headlong dash for growth. Taken together the showcased images constitute a compelling call for action. As Kofi Annan, the Prix Pictet's Honorary President has said, "these images deepen our understanding of the changes taking place in our world, raise public awareness of the scale of the threat we face and the urgency of taking preventative action."

The skill, imagination and mastery of form that each of the artists featured in this book brings to their work is clear. What is less obvious is the conviction and, in many cases, the courage with which they have documented the harmful and often irreversible effects of exploiting the earth's resources and the long-term impact of unsustainable development on communities across the globe, and it is these qualities too that Growth intends to recognise. In the words of photographer, critic and Prix Pictet nominator Jörg M. Colberg, "This is not art for art's sake; it is art for our own sake".

Copies can be ordered from the teNeues website.