Artist Talk — Matt Johnston
Episode Summary
Photobooks & dissects, debates and advances the ecosystem of the photobook in Matt Johnston’s deeply researched resource — forming a critical conversation around the visual culture landscape.
In this conversation, Matt discusses, among other things:
Taking a fixed object to a fluid space
Accessibility
Readability
Intentionality as a central focus
The purpose of publishing is to make public
Engaging the mobility of books
Taxonomy of the photobook
Establishing criticality standards
Reader-centric vs. maker-centric books
Sustainability
Stewardship of the photobook
Artist Resources/Inspiration
Offset Projects, Anshika Varma
A Parallel Road by Amani Willett & Tiffany Jones
The Content Machine by Michael Bhaskar
Photobooks: The Book Club Test (April 2022)
The Photobook in Art & Society by JOVIS (2020)
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