Jury
Meet LES BALKANNES' jury for the third edition "PEACE"
Mariana Kostandini
Mariana Kostandini is an Albanian photographer, curator, and art historian, based in Paris since 2006. She graduated from Ecole du Louvre in Contemporary Art and Panthéon-Sorbonne on social documentary photography. Engaging in photography since her young years, Mariana is particularly drawn to minimalist aesthetics, especially architectural photography. She published her first artist book "13e Ciel" in September 2023.​ She is the Co-Director of Parisian Art Association Projektor, which aims to promote young artists in unusual and informal spaces in Paris. Mariana has joined Saloon Art Network on September 2022.
©Romain Da Rugna
Églantine Aubry
Trained as a photographer, a portraitist and passionate about ancient processes and vernacular photography, Églantine Aubry cultivates a career on the border between contemporary image and iconographic heritage. During her career, she participated in the revival of Polaroid film within Impossible Project between 2012 and 2017; to the rediscovery and dissemination of the photographic archives of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits within Orient Express, then to the promotion of French know-how within the Institut National des Métiers d'Art. Today, she dedicates her time, as a freelancer, to supporting photographic projects and promoting iconographic collections.
©Studiocuicui (Aude Boissaye)
Ilir Tsouko
Ilir Tsouko, born in 1990 in Albania and raised in Athens, Greece, is a visual storyteller specializing in documentary film and photography. Currently based in Berlin and Tirana, he focuses on long-term projects exploring themes of perception and identity creation, with a particular emphasis on migration and social issues. Ilir studied Visual Journalism & Documentary Photography at Hochschule Hannover, working with Magnum Photographers Enri Canaj and Chien-Chi Chang. Fluent in German, Greek, English, and Albanian, his impactful work has been showcased in prestigious publications such as DIE ZEIT Magazin, The Washington Post, Arte TV, The Guardian etc.
©Linda Rosa Saal
Ibro Hasanovic
Mariana Kostandini is an Albanian photographer, curator, and art historian, based in Paris since 2006. She graduated from Ecole du Louvre in Contemporary Art and Panthéon-Sorbonne on social documentary photography. Engaging in photography since her young years, Mariana is particularly drawn to minimalist aesthetics, especially architectural photography. She published her first artist book "13e Ciel" in September 2023.​ She is the Co-Director of Parisian Art Association Projektor, which aims to promote young artists in unusual and informal spaces in Paris. Mariana has joined Saloon Art Network on September 2022.
©Romain Da Rugna