CALL IT A BOOK
July 8 to August 1, 2021
at KOP.12, Kopstadtplatz 12, 45127 Essen
KOP.12 is open on THU, FRI, SAT, SUN from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Opening: Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 7:00 PM
Initiated by Daniela Risch.

Parallel to the “Folkwang Rundgang”, CALL IT A BOOK presents around 50 publications by students and graduates from the Folkwang University of the Arts in their various stages: first dummies, hand-made copies in small editions, larger editions that were published by a publisher, up to the video of the out of print first edition.
The second part of the exhibition is a selection of 25 self-published artist publications and photo books from the extensive program of malenki.net., including printed matter by Aglaia Konrad, Kate Morrell, Karsten Kronas, Garry Loughlin, Dani Cardona, Guillaume Greff, Marte Aas, Line Bøhmer Løkken, Liesbet Grupping, Anne Penders, Lore Stressel, Oliver Leu, Robert Schlotter and Katrin Kamrau.

The exhibition is accompanied by various TALKS and WORKSHOPS.  More info on KOP.12’s website

Der Beitrag CALL IT A BOOK erschien zuerst auf malenki.net.

In general, I am interested in photography and images for their ability to communicate. Images are a very present element in contemporary society, they are constantly consumed and created and (as happens with any human act or behavior) they generate communication. A communication based on the combination of images gives rise to visual narratives.

It is a communication in which there is no established vocabulary. A communication that can be divided into two parts: On the one hand the factual part — that is, what images provide us with on a documentary level and, on the other hand, the symbolic, aesthetic or subjective part, that photographs are capable to generate. My relationship with photography has gone through several stages: journalism, portraits, interiors or teaching. Now, I am interested in investigating visual narratives and how they are applied in today’s society.

What role does publishing play in your photographic practice and in particular in your work PARAiSO?

I think that the visual narratives applied to photo books are a very interesting way to deepen and continue analyzing the possibilities offered by the photographic medium.

What are you working on at the moment?

I am working on several projects at the same time. I don’t know which one I’m going to finish first. I like doing it like this. My personal work advances as a motivation, not as an obligation. That’s what commercial work is for. I like to feel free with what I do, experiment and then analyze.

To get a closer view inside Dani Cardona’s work, visit his website under www.danicardona.com

malenki.net features the following publications by Dani Cardona

Der Beitrag Meanwhile in Esporles — Interview with Dani Cardona erschien zuerst auf malenki.net.