/ 2025 / Fine Art / Abstract

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  illi Jung Piccato, Brazil
• Website
  https://www.illipiccato.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/illijungpiccato/

Wandering through the garden of the Church of São Francisco de Assisi in Ouro Preto, Brazil, a place where colonial history breathes, I found myself captivated. This series, Echoes of the Choir, emerged from that encounter. Gazing up at the brilliant Brazilian sky, the shifting white clouds seemed to arrange themselves like an ethereal chorus, a silent accompaniment to the enduring stone of the church. What this series explores is the profound symmetry between this spiritual architecture and nature.

illi Jung Piccato is a Korean-born visual artist exploring the interconnectedness of humanity and nature through photography, painting, sculpture, and installation. A FIT graduate with a global perspective from living in New York, Korea, Italy, France, and Brazil, her art examines nature's subtle language. Her layered photography, incorporating reflections, intricately portrays land, sky, and water. While in France (2021-2024), she focused on capturing nature's beauty and addressing environmental issues. Her "Echoes of Snow Dance" won a 2024 PX3 award for Landscape Photography.

Awards 2025/PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris/Fine Art/Abstract
Honorable Mention
2024/PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris/Fine Art/Landscape
Honorable Mention