Artist Charlotte Prodger wins Britain's Turner Prize with video shot on phone
Artist Charlotte Prodger poses during a photocall after winning the 2018 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - Glasgow-based artist Charlotte Prodger won the 2018 Turner Prize on Tuesday, Britain's prestigious contemporary art award, with an autobiographical film shot on a mobile phone.
For the first time, all four works shortlisted for the annual prize were films, organizers said, tackling "some of today's most important issues, from queer identity, human-rights abuses and police brutality to post-colonial migration and the legacy of liberation movements".
Prodger, who works with sculpture, writing and film, was awarded the 25,000-pound ($31,785) prize for the autobiographical "BRIDGIT" as well as another video.
Artist Charlotte Prodger poses during a photocall after winning the 2018 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Named after the Neolithic deity, "BRIDGIT" features snippets of Prodger at home or in the Scottish countryside, looking at her experience of coming out as gay.
Filmed over one year, it uses narration from Prodger's diary as well as book extracts, looking at history and identity.
"I guess my work is quite personal and it's becoming increasingly personal as time goes by," Prodger told Britain's BBC after winning the prize. "It is an honor but I would like my life to carry on as normal."
Artist Charlotte Prodger poses during a photocall after winning the 2018 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The 44-year-old, who will represent Scotland at the Venice Biennale next year, join the ranks of past Turner Prize winners which include Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor and Antony Gormley. The prize was established in 1984.
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Tate Britain staff pose for photographs in front of the shortlisted Turner Prize 2018 entry by Charlotte Prodger, at Tate Britain, in London, Britain, September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
Charlotte Prodger reacts as she wins the 2018 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter NichollsCharlotte Prodger accepts the 2018 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter NichollsAuthor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2018 Turner Prize award winner artist Charlotte Prodger and Tate Director Maria Balshaw pose during a photocall at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter NichollsAuthor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2018 Turner Prize award winner artist Charlotte Prodger and Tate Director Maria Balshaw pose during a photocall at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter NichollsAuthor Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2018 Turner Prize award winner artist Charlotte Prodger and Tate Director Maria Balshaw pose during a photocall at the Tate Britain in London, Britain December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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