EN ⭢ FR
Fine Arts Museum, Mulhouse
June 6&7, 2p.m. - 5 p.m.
As part of its opening days, the festival is hosting two afternoons dedicated to contemporary photography publishing.
The program includes public discussions, lectures, presentations, and book signings that reflect the vitality and diversity of photography publishing.
Event organized in partnership with Micamera Bookstore
George Mahashe, Defunct Context - Ambivalence to important work, 2023
"How is the idea of a photography book born? Does it exist prior to the images? Does it arise while the images are being made, or does it take hold long afterwards? And to what extent do elements such as chance or encounters influence this process? A hybrid, open-ended object, halfway between the novel and the cinema, the photography book has enabled many photographers to find a new creative space, away from the magazine, the gallery or the showroom. A place freed from the simple function of archiving, in which the photographer can control all the parameters (printing, layout, rhythm and format of the images, choice of paper, typography, etc.) - allowing him or her to claim more than ever an authorial approach."
Nicolas Bézard
Saturday June 6
14h30, EN/FR : From Exhibition to Book: Developing a Narrative, talk between Tiago Casanova, photographer and editor of XYZ Books, and Nicolas Bézard, journalist
On the occasion of his exhibition at the Saint-Jean Chapel, Tiago Casanova explores the parallels that may exist between presenting photographs in a physical space and in a book. Drawing on his dual experience as an artist and a publisher, he discusses the role of the photo book in his work.
15h, EN/FR : About Bernard Guillot, talk bewteen Ilias Georgiadis (editor, Origini Edizioni), Patrick Le Bescont (editor Filigranes) and Fabien Ribery (art critic)
A discreet figure in French photography who passed away in 2021, Bernard Guillot created a body of work that straddled the real and the spiritual. In 2003, Éditions Filigranes published his book Le Pavillon Blanc, which received the Nadar Prize. His work on the Jewish Cemetery in Cairo was published in 2024 by Origini Edizioni under the title La Cité des Morts. His publishers, Patrick Le Bescont and Ilias Georgiadis, reflect on the photographer’s work.
16h30, FR : Family Albums, a Different Approach : talk between Pauline Hisbacq (photographer, editor of September books), François Jonquet (photographer) and Fabien Ribery (art critic)
In his first book, Forage, published by Void in 2023, François Jonquet reassembles two decades of images from his family’s daily life. In Collages pour Nina (2025, September Books), Pauline Hisbacq juxtaposes snapshots from her daughter’s childhood with archival images of Pompeii. Two photographers’ perspectives on their own private spheres.
16h30, FR : Watching and showing violence : talk between Natalie Malisse, Eleonora Calvelli (photographers) and Nicolas Bézard (journalist)
In La grande maison (Éditions du Caïd, 2024), Natalie Malisse takes a retrospective look at domestic violence. With Making Love to G. is gonna be like the first time I tried a cheeseburger (2023), Eleonora Calvelli highlights the voyeurism of violence perpetuated by reality TV. The domestic space—whether lived in or artificially recreated—serves as the backdrop for these two approaches
Sunday June 7
14h30, EN/FR: The Vision Behind Datz Press and Datz Museum: A Talk by Founder Sangyon Joo
Datz Press (Seoul) is an art book press that works with photographers, designers, and bookmakers. They create, publish, and exhibit books centered on photography. Its founder, Sangyon Joo, is also an artist and the director of the Datz Museum. She shares her experience.
15h, EN : I Make Books, Therefore I Am, Jenia Fridlyand about The Agency : a talk between the photographer and Giulia Zorzi, bookseller (Micamera)
Initiated by Jenia Fridlyand and John Gossage, The Agency is a new imprint conceived as a finite series of fifteen books. Curated, designed, and produced by a circle of photography devotees - fanatics, mavericks, and eccentrics - the project is envisioned as a kind of concept album. For both the founders and the artists they invite, the photobook is the primary form their work takes.
16h, EN : The Italian Photobook 2015–2025, lecture by Giulia Zorzi, bookseller (Micamera)
Recently published by Micamera, TIP - The Italian Photobook is a magazine with a list of 71 books by Italian photographers that should not be missing from the shelves of every photobook lover. Giulia Zorzi introduces a few titles from this selection, and share some of the reasons behind these choices.
16h30, EN/FR : Photographing, Writing, Theorising, a talk between Eric Gyamfi, photographer, Partricia Haynes, art historian and Ange-Frédéric Koffi, curator
Drawing on the catalogue of Settled, this conversation brings together Ghanaian photographer Eric Gyamfi and art historian Patricia Hayes around a central question: what can critical writing on the image say that the image alone cannot — and vice versa.
Lecture by Magali Avezou, BPM 2024
During Photobook Days, a photobook fair brings together publishers, bookstores, and artists.
Participating publishers :
Datz Press
The Agency
XYZ Books
Origini Edizioni
Rue du Bouquet
Éditions Orange Claire
L’enfant sauvage
Éditions Kcr
Éditions du Caïd
Filigranes
September books
Les éditions de la Conserverie
Éditions Médiapop
Steidl Verlag
Éditons Loco
Special for the festival: free delivery service by Micamera Bookstore to Mulhouse!
Buy a book on micamera.com, choose 'pick-up at the bookstore' and write 'Mulhouse' in the order notes - Micamera will deliver at zero shipping costs!
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