๐ข The organizing committee of the 52nd International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba has officially announced the winners of this year’s edition, which attracted more than 2,000 submissions from artists worldwide. Out of these, 384 works by 202 artists representing 22 countries were selected for the official show.
๐ The Winners:
๐ Grand Prize and Sculpture Award: Rui Miranda - Brazil.
๐ฟ The winning sculpture impressed the jury with its originality and symbolic force. At first sight, the piece shows the character No-Face from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. When opened, it reveals a vibrant caricature of Hayao Miyazaki at work, surrounded by papers and pencils.
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| Rui Miranda - Brazil |
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Caricature: Emerson Boca - USA
๐จ๐จ A female figure with Indigenous features, built with vibrant colors and geometric patterns that celebrate cultural ancestry.
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| Emerson Boca - USA |
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Thematic Prize – Climate Justice: Carol Ito - Brazil
๐ Contrasts promise and reality: the Paris Agreement’s projection of +1.5°C versus the actual trajectory of +2.4°C, depicted as a planet in flames.
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| Carol Ito - Brazil |
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Comic Strip: Rodrigo da Silveira - Brazil
๐ Visual humor in role reversal: cows suggesting chicken consumption, while a chicken encourages eating beef.
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| Rodrigo da Silveira - Brazil |
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Cartoon: Rafael Correa - Brazil
๐ธ A fly at dinner preferring to take a photo before eating – a satire on digital behavior.
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| Rafael Correa - Brazil |
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Health Prize: Rafael Correa - Brazil
๐ A man asking Alexa to turn off the voices in his head – a humorous critique of emotional fragility and dependence on technology.
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| Rafael Correa - Brazil |
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Charge: Alisson Affonso (Brazil
๐ฅ Denouncing environmental destruction and violence against Indigenous peoples, with a burning figure contrasted against a distant farmer.
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| Alisson Affonso - Brazil |
๐️ City Council Prize: Asier Sanz - Spain
๐ A political caricature crafted from everyday objects such as toilet paper rolls and crumpled sheets, turning the banal into sharp satire.
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| Asier Sanz - Spain |
๐ Honorable Mentions:
๐️ Ulisses Araรบjo (Brazil) – Caricature
๐️ Danilo Yasigui (Brazil) – Comic Strip
๐️ Cival Einstein (Brazil) – Cartoon
๐️ Liuqiang (China) – Charge
๐️ Anne Derenne (France) – Thematic
๐️ Marcos de Souza (Brazil) – Thematic
๐️ Arlete Nunes (Brazil) – Sculpture
๐️ Luiz Fernando Bertin (Brazil) – Sculpture
๐ณ️ Popular Jury Prize
The Alceu Marozi Righetto Popular Jury Prize will be decided by an online vote among the honorable mentions.
๐ The selection can be made on the event's official website: salaodehumor.piracicaba.sp.gov.br.