A work "Anthurium descendant en escalier" that Vilma Slomp honored Marcel Duchamp in 1997

won the national HASSELBLAD OPEN award in 1998 among 122 professional photographers who competed for the award in commemoration to the 50 years Hasselblad.

No final result was more than 5 thousand photos sent by 39 countries subscribed and VS took fourth place in Photokina / 1998.