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Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive / မင်္ဂလာပါ- မြန်မာ့ဓာတ်ပုံမော်ကွန်း၏ဖြတ်သန်းခြင်းခရီး
Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive invites audiences to engage with Myanmar through a vast, visual archive. Mingalaba…
Happy Valley
In this long, tunnel-like walkway, solitude and gatherings, selfies and remnants, unspoken words, and reflections converge, revealing an uncanny yet…
Asia Meet: Portfolio Review
The Portfolio Review was introduced in 2008 during the inaugural edition of SIPF. Since then, it has grown in its…
Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship
The Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship seeks to play a role in shaping the photography community in Southeast Asia. With the…
Masterclass: Fabulous Failures with Erik Kessels
We live in an age where most of our tools we use are close to perfection. Our cameras, phones, applications,…
Masterclass: Creating Narratives through Archives with Lukas Birk
In this masterclass, publisher and artist Lukas Birk will guide participants in transforming their historical materials—such as photographs, films, and…
Seminar: Photobook Clinic with Cheng Yinhe 程音和
The Photobook Clinic is an intimate 3-hour photobook dummy review session with Cheng Yinhe. Based in Zhejiang, China, he is…
Seminar: Words as Images, Images as Words: Expanding Photography through Writing with Emilia Martin
The relationship between photography and writing is a complex one—text can shift our perception of images, just as images can…
Masterclass: The New Forest (3rd Edition) with Robert Zhao Renhui
The New Forest is a four-week online masterclass inviting photographers, artists, researchers and individuals interested to embark on long-term projects…
Seminar: Midnight Sun with Carlos Alba
What is interesting for Carlos is how the progress of light technology allows humans to ‘colonise’ the night. Sometimes, this…
Asia Meet: 9th SIPF Photo Market 2024
Dedicated to the richness of photography & publishing practices, the 9th SIPF Photo Market is a two-day gathering of international…
Garden City: Remix Edition
“Garden City” is a collaborative project by DECK and ArtSpace LUMOS that highlights contemporary voices from Singapore and South Korea….
THE NEW SURVIVORS: Letter, Testimony [新生還者:信與證詞] — Film Screening
There will be a post-screening panel talk, where we will be joined by artist Hu Wei and Ho Tzu Nyen…
9th SIPF Photobook Showcase 2024
The 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase features the 48 photobooks shortlisted in the 9th SIPF Open Call, as well as travelling…
State of Denial
My name is Sasha, and I’m a political exile from Belarus. In my homeland, a repressive dictatorship prevails, suppressing freedom…
Castle
Tuan’s debut book, “Castle,” delves into the personal toll of urban redevelopment, where the government seizes vast tracts of land…
Klara and the Bomb
“Klara and the Bomb” is a photographical and historical work that charts connecting threads between the invention of modern computers,…
Archival Allergies: Personal Remedies for Colonial Archives
The history of photography is deeply entwined with the history of colonial expansion and exploitation. Cameras were not merely tools…
SINGERS & STAGES
Between 2005 and 2008, the photographer documented Taiwanese mobile troupes and stage trucks, which are frequently seen in the traveling…
Tomorrow Will Be Longer
In the summer of 2021, under the guidance of a friend, I attended the Fudan Wudu Music Festival for the…
The Oriental Scene
“The Oriental Scene” investigates the concept of Chinoiserie architecture in the UK in the context of de-colonialism. The project uses…
Chernobyl
“Chernobyl” is a document of the communities who inhabit and pass through the exclusion zone—an area covering approximately 2600 km2…
KYUGORO
This is a personal project originating from a recent discovery about Kyugoro, my great-great uncle, who emigrated to the US…
Lightbox Photo Library: Travelling Photobook Showcase
Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Lightbox Photo Library is a non-profit organization specializing in books focused on the discourse and appreciation…
Coral Stone Mountain
This book is an exhibition catalog for Coral Stone Mountain- Chen Shun-Chu Solo Exhibition held in 2015, including profiles of…
Like Running Water
“Menopause” is a pejorative term that describes women as demonised, as unreasonable “shrews”, and with “tinted glasses”. —— In addition…
The Persistence of Family
Our connections to our ancestors and our descendants often feel stronger than connections to those around us. I often wish…
Cumulus
The collection guides viewers on an exploration of Harit’s early work. It compiles photographs, notes, and diary entries from his…
Landing
“Landing” is a collaborative photo-documentary project that looks at the purposeful escape skateboarding provides to a handful of Palestinian skaters—including…
Defective Book: I Went Abroad, and Then I Went Back
This book documents the solo exhibition of artist Chen I-Hsuen , titled I Went Abroad, and Then I Went Back….
The Streets as Theater
A photography collection about the democratic movements and street uprisings that showcased the people’s power in Taiwan before and after…
Spicy Seaweed Popcorn
The photobook ‘Spicy Seaweed Popcorn’ is the result of mixing reality and memory that the author has accumulated since 2014…
And the sun became black as sackcloth and the moon became red as blood
On February 24, 2022, my homeland started the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To understand where the roots of such aggression…
Things I Can’t Say Out Loud
After eight years of living apart, Riti Sengupta moved in with her parents at the onset of the pandemic. Upon…
D-AI
“D-AI” refl ects on the manipulation of reality through the media and social networks, and how artifi cial intelligence can…
Lebensborn, birth politics in the Third Reich
On December 12th 1935, a programme was initiated in Germany to provide the Third Reich with the new generation of…
INTERNET CAFE! PANDA
In a certain internet cafe in Taichung, most of the patrons are not students but middle-aged and elderly people. Among…
Before the Dawn : The Sunflower Movement
On March 18, 2014, a group of students dissatisfied with the government occupied the Legislative Yuan. The movement was a…
The Henna
In the farmhouse I was born, my granny grew a plant called henna. Every time the religious holiday was upon…
Trailblazers
“Trailblazers” is an inquiry into Egypt’s feminist history through socially engaged self-portraiture and performance, integrated with public archives to forge…
Daegu était un grand étang (Daegu used to be a giant pond)
The first book of the Rhythm Series is Daegu était un grand étang (DAEGU USED TO BE A GIANT POND)…
Mama
At the age of four, my mother left by jumping onto a stranger’s motorcycle. Since then, it has been difficult…
In Tropical
This book collects the residency records of the artists’ Zuoying Project from 2011 to 2016. Zuoying military dependents’ village, located…
Jimei x Arles: Travelling Photobook Showcase
Presented by Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, this showcase features 24 selected photobooks from “Space on Paper – Jimei x…
Rokkoku (National Route 6)
Rokkoku is the common name for National Route6. The strange sensations I experienced in Tsushima resonated in my head. One day,…
APPUNTI PER UN’ORESTIADE AFRICANA – a democracy in fatigue
Pasolini in his pseudo-documentary Appunti per un Orestiade Africane (1970) radicalises an aesthetic of the unfinished characterised by the desire…
Unsere Puppenstube (Our Dollhouse)
I have been photographing my younger sister Masantu for over ten years. I started taking it seriously when she expressed…
Dear Franklin
With vintage press clippings, letters – correspondence between two fiancés – and photographs, the artist Kurt Tong tells the life…
Mementos of Happiness
This book contains the photographs of “Mementos of Happiness,” the 4th series of my Fukushima project. Based on this series,…
Wayward Decision
Wayward Decision aims to explore the intricate relationship between human influence and the natural environment. The book reveals the story…
Belly of the Giant Serpent
This collection documents an unexpected journey during my travels, in a place called Norgris Town, where I spent the final…
Night is coming,but the rocks are still warm
Each page in the book stands on its own, containing photographs carefully selected from three years of shooting, which I…
BLACK SNAFU
Anti-Blackness seems inescapably mixed into whatever context I place it into; literature, science, government, health, art… look into any “field”…
Veiled by Cloud and Mist
In the southeastern region of Guizhou, there are numerous ethnic minorities, with the Miao people being predominant. Surrounded by mountains…
Far away from home: the voices, the body and the periphery
“Are you a communist?” a Dutch citizen asked me in a heated debate. I didn’t know how to react, I…
Monument Road
Three summers ago, I was photographing the work and daily routine of agricultural workers. Every morning, I would take a…
A Time to Scatter Stones
To a priest, what is the lived experience in the last years of life? From 2018 to 2020, Taiwanese photographer…
This time last year, it was already winter in my hometown
The book is presented as a photobook, edited with photos of family members, each in a separate volume, tied together…
A Collection of Foreign Landscape and Art series
This project, Return of the Gods, continues my ongoing interest in Chinese civil society. While many of my previous works…
Around 42nd and 7th
In New York, Times Square attracts so many different people from all over the place. This area gives me illusions…
Weapon of Choice
“Loneliness, roaming youths, violence and predators. We were wild nocturnals in the dark, warm nights. Summer left quickly and before…
Flower No Flower, 花非花
Building on her A-level coursework, the photo artist adopts a conceptual approach to gently uncover the concealed aspects of her…
Nagi
This work back and forth between the present and the past, between imagined landscapes, and quietly speaks of gratitude for…
Mazu,
Mazu, a deity said to have come from China to Taiwan three hundred years ago, was revered by Taiwanese as…
Future
This is a pseudo-scientific photographic book about “Fei You Qie”. The word “妃优茄 (Fei You Qie)” is synonymous with “future”…
Maybe I’ve Paved the Corners
The series of three books as a set allowed me to ask questions and present a vehicle for the photographs:…
Confrontation of The Absent Hero
These series of works, titled “Confrontation of The Absent Hero,” is rooted in a profound childhood memory that has influenced…
9th SIPF Photobook Showcase 2024
The 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase features the 48 photobooks shortlisted in the 9th SIPF Open Call, as well as travelling…
Ha Ja
The intricate and complex construction hidden within its bland, untitled cover unravels the life of my grandmother, Ha Ja, which…
Nails and Holes
This book is a record of the holes and nails in the walls of the exhibition hall during the three…
Frantz Fanon, Me and the Questions
“Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it. In underdeveloped countries the preceding…
realer than real
Some neuroscientists who study death use the phrase “realer than real” to describe near-death experiences. This phrase comes from the…
Born and Raise Here
The old soldiers carry old memories, even if they have long been blurred in the river of time, but resurfaced…
El pez muere por la boca / The Fish Dies By Its Mouth
“The Fish Dies By Its Mouth / El pez muere por la boca” reflects on the resilience and resistance of…
1 2 3 2 1
“1 2 3 2 1” is a 304-page photo novel, that juxtaposes images created during and after Nagakura Nami’s pregnancy…
Happy Stones 快樂石頭
When I travel alone in Nanfang’ao for a week in spring, there are two things I want to do: paint…
Nightshade
“Nightshade” is a restrained and poetic exploration of a particularly difficult and confronting subject – domestic violence and coercive control….
Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers 9: LIN Chuan-Tsu
The Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers Series is a series of books edited by Chang Chao-Tang, the first local…
Aperol Spritz
This is a collection of photographs about personal emotional experiences and travelling. The series expresses my perception of urban culture…
Please fasten your seat belt
A video and text documentation of the annual pigeon race organised by the only remaining pigeon racing club in Shanghai…
I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears
“In the Catholic church there are three classes of relics. The first class is body parts of a saint. The…
80°05′
In 1912, Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase attempted to become the first person to reach the South Pole, but had to…
Hidden Book
“Hidden Book” is a tragicomedy of 20th century social and political life, a choral story of a grieving and resilient…
Now is not the right time
When I was two years old, my father went into the woods, with the intention of never coming back. Peter…
Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers 11: KAO Chung-Li
The Aspects & Visions – Taiwan Photographers Series is a series of books edited by Chang Chao-Tang, the first local…
The Smart Youth
The word “杀马特 (Sha Ma Te)” is derived from the English word “smart”. At the beginning of the 21st century,…
Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive / မင်္ဂလာပါ- မြန်မာ့ဓာတ်ပုံမော်ကွန်း၏ဖြတ်သန်းခြင်းခရီး
Mingalaba: A Journey Through the Myanmar Photo Archive invites audiences to engage with Myanmar through a vast, visual archive. Mingalaba…
Icons
The power of icons has consistently fascinated and perplexed artists. It has also challenged them to offer a different narrative…
A Flower on the Rock
This is the story of a young man from the countryside of the Tohoku region of Japan who entered the…
Hill Diaries
I don’t think this work is a project at all. This is more of an introspection, a peak into my…
ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS
This series focuses on traces of the hyperinflation that hit Zimbabwe in 2000s, mixing my analogue photographs of the area…
SHOUT III
The third volume of the special series SHOUT, published by Voices of Photography, features a collection of works by four…
No Sender, No Subject
Everywhere in life we are gazed at by others. In public spaces, in social networks, we are watching others and…
In Search of Nessie
Alongside the projects I stubbornly pursued surrounding airports — “Unnamed Land: Air Port City” (2013-2020), “Night Spotting” (2015-2016) and “Myrtle…
All Things Laid Dormant
The cabinet looks empty — I take a step towards it, my breath fogging the glass. Keeping my gaze fixed,…
Hunting in Time
“Hunting in Time” is based on an exhibition trilogy by artist Ronit Porat, displayed in different venues between 2016 and…
Ovid’s Fasti
Celestial lore and mythical tales converge in the project, “Ovid’s Fasti”, an ethereal journey where the beauty of the present…
SHOUT IV
SHOUT IV contains three image compilations by Su Misu, Lin Chien-Wen, and Wu Mei-Chi. Su Misu uses cinematic techniques to…
The End of the Water Is My Temporary Home
This is a short dwelling about the return of the self to the thing with a dam origin. This record…
Men Don’t Cry
My dad cries a lot these days. Any sad movie never made him cry before. He didn’t cry when our…
Almanac of Forgotten Memories
In 2020 I became a father for the second time, and I moved back to Milan after living in New…
I’ll Bet The Devil My Head
“I’ll Bet The Devil My Head” is a visual fable in which urban foxes are the protagonists to tell the…
Photography Firmly Enters The Everyday
Produced amidst Europe’s largest war since WWII, “Photography Firmly Enters the Everyday” preserves and illuminates popular photographic practices in 20th-century…
Moments in Time: The Photography of Chang Chao-Tang 1959-2005
This photography collection features the work of Taiwan’s significant photographer Chang Chao-Tang, spanning half a century of image creation. Divided…
Turn a Deaf Ear
Turn a Deaf Ear is a series of bizarre photographs, but these landscapes are hidden in the shadows of the…
People of Clay
It took me many years to notice at quieter moments when no one was listening, she would sing. Simple tunes…
Borderland
The forest, which in Slavic mythology is a space where our world and the otherworld cross, also is a space…
INCOMING MESSAGE
The site next to my workplace with its neatly manicured lawn surrounded by a high fence, is still not under…
Happy Valley
In this long, tunnel-like walkway, solitude and gatherings, selfies and remnants, unspoken words, and reflections converge, revealing an uncanny yet…
Line of Vision-The Photography of Wang Hsin
This book is the exhibition catalog for Line of Vision-The Photography of Wang Hsin held at the Taipei Fine Arts…
From Jingoism to Tenuous Peace
In recent years my life has become centred around my daughter, and spending time with her has been very healing,…
Save as Text
By utilising glitches in photography and the image-making process of Jacquard Weave, Save as Text employs weaving as a form…
Born From The Same Root
I am Bang, and Hsien is my big brother. We are only a year apart in age. When we were…
Artist Talk with Pierfrancesco Celada [Happy Valley]
Join us for a casual chat with Pierfrancesco Celada about his works in Happy Valley!
Artist Tour with Pierfrancesco Celada [Happy Valley]
Join us for an exclusive artist tour with Pierfrancesco Celada, as he guides us through his debut Southeast Asian premiere…
Morning Coffee & Dialogue [Garden City: Remix Edition]
Join us for a cuppa & a nice chat with the artists of “Garden City”, facilitated by Anna Lovecchio, Curator…
Storytelling with Found Photography [Online Talk]
Over the 20 years of his career, Erik Kessels has come to the fore as a main and unquestionable reference…
Guided Tour & Opening Reception at the National Library
Join us for a guided tour of “Archival Allergies” and the “9th SIPF Portfolio Showcase” with the curators and artists…
Diverse Visions: The Photobook Selection Explored
We explore the selection process of the Open Call Photobook shortlist, where the photobook jury members share insights into what…
Guided Tour of 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase at National Design Centre
Join us on this Guided Tour of the 9th SIPF Photobook Showcase, featuring selected photobooks from the 9th SIPF Photobook…
Independence in Publishing with Gianmarco & Gianluca Gamberini [L’Artiere]
Join us with Gianmarco and Gianluca Gamberini, founder of L’Artiere as they discuss the independent publishing scene in Italy! L’Artiere…
Guided Tour of “Fragments of an Unknown Space” at DECK Open Ground
Join us for a guided tour of “Fragments of an Unknown Space” with artists Robert Zhao Renhui, Ge Xiaocong and…
The Cultural Practices of Photography in Taiwan [Lightbox Photo Library]
A non-profit photography library based in Taipei that is open to all, Lightbox Photo Library is a community-centric space that remains dedicated…
Artist Talk & Photobook Launch of “HIJACK GENI”
Join us with Kenji Chiga as he discusses his new book launch “HIJACK GENI”, followed by an exclusive book signing!…
Guided Tour of 9th SIPF Portfolio Showcase at Selegie Arts Centre
Join us for a guided tour of the 9th SIPF Open Call Portfolio Showcase at Selegie Arts Centre with artists…
Asia Meet: Portfolio Review
The Portfolio Review was introduced in 2008 during the inaugural edition of SIPF. Since then, it has grown in its…
Masterclass: The New Forest (3rd Edition) with Robert Zhao Renhui
The New Forest is a four-week online masterclass inviting photographers, artists, researchers and individuals interested to embark on long-term projects…
Masterclass: Fabulous Failures with Erik Kessels
We live in an age where most of our tools we use are close to perfection. Our cameras, phones, applications,…
Masterclass: Creating Narratives through Archives with Lukas Birk
In this masterclass, publisher and artist Lukas Birk will guide participants in transforming their historical materials—such as photographs, films, and…
Seminar: Photobook Clinic with Cheng Yinhe 程音和
The Photobook Clinic is an intimate 3-hour photobook dummy review session with Cheng Yinhe. Based in Zhejiang, China, he is…
Seminar: Words as Images, Images as Words: Expanding Photography through Writing with Emilia Martin
The relationship between photography and writing is a complex one—text can shift our perception of images, just as images can…
Seminar: Midnight Sun with Carlos Alba
What is interesting for Carlos is how the progress of light technology allows humans to ‘colonise’ the night. Sometimes, this…
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