Review – Infinite Balance @ the Museum of Photographic Arts

It was a cold rainy day in San Diego, but not letting that get the better of us we headed to the Museum
of Photographic Arts in the Balboa Park Museum district. In what was a welcome coincidence, the
Infinite Balance exhibition was being held and is the first U.S. presentation of artists shortlisted for the
Prix Pictet, the world’s top prize for photography and sustainability.

The Prix Pictet has been run since 2008 by Geneva-based private bank Pictet & Cie, and has now
established itself as the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability.

The exhibition brings together internationally acclaimed and award-winning photographs, all of which
address issues of sustainability and the impact of man on our environment.

As Kofi Annan, the Prix Pictet’s Honorary President, wrote in his foreword to Growth – the book of the
third Prix Pictet, ‘This collection of extraordinary photographs shows us why a new economic model is
needed - one that is global, inclusive, cooperative, environmentally aware and science-based.'

I would recommend people with either a passion for photography, or more importantly, those that can
relate to art as a way of communicating the pressing social and environmental challenges of the new
millennium, to head along to MOPA and the Infinite Balance showcase. This exhibition runs through to 5
February 2012.

Admission is $8 for adults but as a public service, Balboa Park organizations offer free admission on a
rotating basis on the first four Tuesdays of the month to San Diego City & County residents (with ID),
active military & their dependents.

The Museum of Photographic Arts is free every second Tuesday.

Ryan Ginard

Advocacy & Government Relations Manager

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One of the twelve finalists for Prix Pictet 2011  © Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo, Nominated for The Hell of Copper, 2009