biography
2point8 is a photojournalism, video and design company formed by Nadine Hutton focusing on pursuing novel ways of telling South Africa's stories.
Nadine Hutton is a Johannesburg-based photojournalist and artist. She moves beyond the constraints of still imagery, and practices as an artist in video, installation and performance art, particularly in public spaces.
As a photojournalist her interest is directed towards an in-depth documentation of stories that may not necessarily seem newsworthy. Much of her work is concerned with social issues and she has worked extensively with art projects and artists internationally, making collaborative works.
As a visual artist her process reveals narratives of her experiences, observations and interests in a world constantly in transition. Her progression to both performative and performance art provides a method of reference to these experiences.
She was chief photographer of the Mail & Guardian, was a finalist in the Spier Contemporary Art Prize, and a recipient of Ruth First Fellowship. In 2010 she was selected as one of the 200 top Young South Africans. In 2011 she was awarded an Africa Centre AIR residency at 18th Street Studios in Los Angeles. And provides regular photographic services to Bloomberg News, Associated Press and others.
Nadine is also a videographer and video editor and has made several documentaries around art in South Africa. In addition is also an experienced designer, providing innovative web solutions to clients such as Sandton Central, AAW! Art Project Management and others.
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Awards & Acknowledgements
2007 Spier Contemporary Art Finalist for Nightwatch Zion
2006 Ruth First-Heinrich Boell Fellowship, Wits University Investigative Journalism Workshop
2006 MTN Fujifilm Photo Press Awards, highly commended in picture story category
2005 MTN Fujifilm Photo Press Awards, winner of the picture story category
2005 National Arts Council of South Africa visual arts grant
2004 FujiFilm Photo Press Awards, highly commended in picture story category
2003 Nikon Photo Contest International Third Prize
2003 & 2004 & 2005 Joop Swart World Press Masterclass nominee
1997 Standard Bank Jazz Festival Scholarship Runner-up
1997 Rhodes/ Kentmere Photojournalism Scholarship
Solo Exhibitions
• “I have fallen”, photographs of the white poor, 2009, outdoor public art exhibition - Alexandra, and Sandton• Written on her face, my mother's story, 2008, Constitution Hill for 16 Days of Activism against Violence funded by the CSVR
• Funhouse, a Mass Media Freakshow, 2008,The Fordburg Artists Studios funded by the Fordsburg Artist Studios & The Ford Foundation, additional funding by Cultures France & the French Institute
• Written on her face, my mother's story, 2006, Constitution Hill. Ruth First Fellowship funded by the Ruth First Foundation & the Heinrich Boell Stiftung through the Wits Investigative Journalism Programme
• Night Watch, a series of stolen images, 2006, The Parking Gallery
Film & Theatre Festivals
•18th African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan, April 2008: selection in the African Documentary and Non-Fiction Competition
• Dressed to Kill… Killed to Dressed…2008/2009: A dance theatre piece by Robyn Orlin with video by Nadine Hutton: Festival Dance Umbrella, Johannesburg; Théâtre de la Place, Liège; Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg; Festival Art Danse Bourgogne, Dijon; Les Antipodes, Le Quartz, Brest; Théâtre de la Ville, Paris; Le Lieu Unique, Nantes; Théâtre de Cavaillon, L'Arsenal; Metz Wolubilis, Bruxelles
Group Exhibitions
•Adding Subtractions, 2009: The Bag Factory Artist Studios, Johannesburg.•Crucible, 2008: Women in Arts Festival, Newtown, Johannesburg.
•Rights of Passage, Rights of Fealty, 2008: The Bag Factory Artist Studios, Johannesburg.
•Spier Contemporary Art Festival, 2007: Spier Estate, Cape Town; Johannesburg Art Gallery; NSA, Durban
•I Love You Positive or Negative, 2007: Noisy le Grand, France
•SOUTH AFRICAN contemporary photography, 2007: Hereford Photography Festival, UK
•Johannesburg Videos, with Steffi Weismann, 2007: Gallery Ausland, Berlin
•Posi†ive: Positive Pulse Collection, 2007: Sun City
• KIN:BE:JOZI: A Travelling discourse through the landscaoes of Kinshasa, Bern and Johannesburg 2007: Joubert Park Project, August House, Johannesburg
• Women: Photography and the New Media; Imaging the Self and Body through Portraiture, 2006: The Johannesburg Art Gallery
• I Love You Positive or Negative, 2006: Alliance Francaise of Johannesburg
• Natal Law Society, 2006: permanent collection
• An African Night with Picasso, March 2006: The Point Blank Gallery
• Curated Seeing Women exhibition, and edited the Seeing Women publication, 2005: Market Theatre Gallery
• MTN/ FujiFilm 2004 Press Awards, 2005: Travelling nationally in South Africa
• Inside Aids, 2004, FotoMuseum, Antwerp. http://www.polenus.be/
•Up front and personal: Political graphics from South Africa and the UK, British Council 2003: Johannesburg Art Gallery, IZIKO Museum, Durban Art Gallery
• Constitutional Court, 2002: Permanent exhibition
• Bonani Africa Festival of Photography 2002, Museum Africa, Johannesburg – 3 essays: Aids and women, The Johannesburg Flying Squad and The Ark shelter
• After Apartheid: 8 SA Documentary Photographers, 2002 Cape Town Month of Photography
• Visions of the Sacred, Detriot 2000
• Dance Umbrella 1998, The Grahamstown Festival
• Music@fest, 1997, Rhodes Photojournalism Conference
Reviews
Funhouse• The Sunday Independent, Welcome to the house of fun and freaks : http://2point8.co.za/funhouse_review_sunday%20independent.jpg
• The Mail & Guardian, The Paparazzi Games: http://2point8.co.za/mailguardianpreview.jpg
• The Star - It's a Horror House of Fun: http://2point8.co.za/star_1.jpg
Women: Photography and the New Media
SA women capture the moment -The Mail & Guardian: http://tinyurl.com/m2f9lx
NightWatch
• Danger and Damage: Brendan Gray: http://www.artsouthafrica.com/blog/?post=10
• Nadine Hutton, The Parking Gallery: Sean O'Toole: http://artsouthafrica.com/?article=136
• Stop-Frame video - Nadine Hutton at the Parking Gallery: http://www.atjoburg.net/?p=159
Filmography
• Written on her face: 2006
• Nightwatch Zion; Nightwatch Nugget; Nightwatch Bie & Me: 2006-2007
• DaggaBoys: 2007
• African Dream Team, KIN:BE:JOZI: 2007
• Ignore Me: 2007
• Turnstile, a collaboration with Gerard Bester: 2007
• Dressed to Kill… Killed to Dress, 9 films: Rafael; Simon; Adolphus; Nhlanhla; Ann; Mcebo; Ignatius; Toni; Vusi, for a dance theatre piece by Robyn Orlin with video by Nadine Hutton, 2008
• Crucible: 2008
• Resurrecting Lady Di: 2008
• Open Street Sessions: 2009
• ILO Give Girls a Chance
biography