The 4th Libex competition : the 10 finalist

 

Fourth International Editorial Cartoons Competition - 2022

Librexpression/Libex the Giuseppe 

di Vagno Foundation (1889-1921)

« Towards the End of Humanity?”

For this competition, 281 professional editorial cartoonists from 63 countries submitted 490 cartoons. An international jury selected 55 semi-finalist cartoonists from 30 countries. Their cartoons will be presented in an exhibition in the Monastery of Conversano (Italy) from 19 September to the end of December 2022 and published in a printed catalogue. 

- The 10 finalists will be announced on September 10, 2022.

- The 3 winners will be announced on September 24, 2022.

Jury members: 

Fabio Magnasciutti (Italy) and Marilena Nardi (Italy), Tom Janssen (Netherlands), Siri Dokken (Norway), Raffaella Spinazzi (Italy), KAP (Jaume Capdevilla-Spain), President: Thierry Vissol (Director of Libex)

A competition in collaboration with:

- Giuseppe di Vagno Foundation - Lector In Fabula www.lectorinfabula.eu / www.pagina21.eu  / www.voxeurop.eu  / Fany Blog https://fany-blog.blogspot.com/  / Dibujantes Sin Frontieras https://listocomics.com/dibujantes-sin-fronteras/  

He are the 10 finalist:

Niels Bo Bojesen - Denmark

Apolo Doroteo Guerra Mechain- Perù

Ilya Katz - Israel

Vladimir Kazanewsky - Ukraine

Jitet Kustana - Indonesia

Paolo Lombardi - Italy

Elena Ospina - Colombia

Cristina Sampaio - Portugal

Gatis Sluka - Latvia

Trax (Christine Traxeler) - France

Niels Bo Bojesen - Denmark - Estinzione

Apolo DOROTEO GUERRA MECHAIN (Peru)-Guerra

Ilya KATZ (Israele)-Pericolo

Vladimir KAZANEVSKY (Ucraina)-(Senza titolo)

Jitet KUSTANA (Indonesia) - affondando nelle vittime

Paolo LOMBARDI (Italia)-Terrore atomico

Elena OSPINA (Colombia)- Infestazione

Cristina SAMPAIO (Portogallo)-Guerra

Gatis SLUKA (Latvia)-Tank

TRAX (Christine Traxeler-Francia)-Autodistruzione

Theme of the competition:

For the first time in its long history, humanity is in an increasing, perhaps inevitable, danger of extinction as a result of human activity. 

Until recently, we were focused on the growing ecological threats and the return of deadly global pandemics. Air, water, sea and nature pollution, global warming and climate change have reached unsustainable levels. 

Since the 24th of February 2022, the existence of planet Earth is once again threatened by a third world war or even by the outbreak of a nuclear war! A risk forgotten by the man in the street since the end of the Cold War. 

With this return of tragedy, humanity is in danger of disappearing. To prevent this new form of doomsday from happening, it must reconcile itself with itself and with its history. Human beings must understand that this is not only an environmental issue but also and above all a geopolitical, political, economic, and social issue. On a global scale. 

Inequality, violated rights, demography, migration, poverty, pandemics, wars, national and international power struggles and hegemonies, dictatorships, disinformation, ignorance, are all open issues that can produce global upheavals in a short time and change the course of human history. 

It is urgent to act, even if it may already be too late. Yet everything is happening with a kind of general indifference.  Will humans be able to forge a new destiny?