Photobooks Switzerland, the Swiss photobook festival, is back for a sixth edition, with a new partnership with Bibliothèque de Genève! Over three days, discover the best of Swiss and European independent photobook publishers, try your hand at bookbinding, participate in a workshop or portfolio review, and meet artists, publishers and designers.
FRIDAY 24 APRIL
14:00-17:00: workshop with Tiffany Jones of Overlapse Books: Concept development and design for meaningful visual storytelling
18:00-20:30: opening of the exhibition Imageless Dummy Photobooks Awards and talk with the photographer, curator and publisher Ni Liang (倪梁) about the contemporary Chinese photography scene
SATURDAY 25 APRIL
11:00-18:00: photobook fair
With Asola Press (IT), Boabooks (CH), Camera Arts (CH), Centre de la photographie Genève (CH), CEPV Alumni (CH), Ciao Press (CH), Départ Pour L’Image (FR), Dumas-Salchli Éditions (FR), ECAL Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (CH), Éditions du Caïd (BE), edition fink (CH), Ediciones Posibles (ES), Focale Galerie-Librairie (CH), Haus am Gern (CH), Imageless (CN), Jungle Books (CH), La Maison de Z (FR), Macula (FR), Marta Kiela-Czarnik (PL), near (CH), Frédéric Nogier (CH), Onoko (CH), Overlapse (UK), Palais Books (FR), pool collective (CH), Poursuite (FR), Sun Archive (PL), Tipi Bookshop (BE), tria publishing platform (CH, DE, AT) & others.
11:00-18:00: exhibition of the 50 photobook dummies of the 6th and 7th editions of the Imageless Dummy Photobooks Awards
10:00-12:30: introduction to bookbinding with Amalia Chraïti-Martin
13:30-17:30: workshop with Ediciones Posibles: Photobooks and visual narrative, from concept to object
15:30-16:30: talk with Jérémie Gindre and presentation of the book Pyramides de la Pampa
SUNDAY 26 APRIL
11:00-18:00: photobook fair
With Asola Press (IT), Boabooks (CH), Camera Arts (CH), Centre de la photographie Genève (CH), CEPV Alumni (CH), Ciao Press (CH), Départ Pour L’Image (FR), Dumas-Salchli Éditions (FR), ECAL Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (CH), Éditions du Caïd (BE), edition fink (CH), Ediciones Posibles (ES), Focale Galerie-Librairie (CH), Haus am Gern (CH), Imageless (CN), Jungle Books (CH), La Maison de Z (FR), Macula (FR), Marta Kiela-Czarnik (PL), near (CH), Onoko (CH), Overlapse (UK), Palais Books (FR), pool collective (CH), Poursuite (FR), Sun Archive (PL), Tipi Bookshop (BE), tria publishing platform (CH, DE, AT) & others.
11:00-18:00: exhibition of the 50 photobook dummies of the 6th and 7th editions of the Imageless Dummy Photobooks Awards
10:30-13:30: Dummy Clinic
15:30: talk with Olga Cafiero and Onlab studio
Photobooks Switzerland aims to make the photobook and its Swiss and European independent publishers better known to a broad audience, in particular those whose publications are not always easy to find in Swiss bookshops. Although artist books are more widely recognised, the photobook remains relatively confidential in Switzerland. Yet today, it is the medium of choice for many photographers, who develop some of their projects specifically with the book format in mind. With the proliferation of digital formats, printed objects are becoming a physical and sustainable alternative, capable of standing the test of time and offering a rich visual and tactile experience, at a very affordable price compared to that of an original photographic print. Photography publishing is currently booming, with many independent publishers offering original objects, carefully developed with photographers and graphic designers to convey a unique photographic project. In a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, Photobooks Switzerland invites anyone curious about photography and publishing to discover the best of Swiss and European independent publishing. One part of the festival is designed specifically for artists and photographers, with workshops and portfolio reviews designed to support the development of their projects.
