Glass Eye Episode 4: What Is A Photobook? with Lesley Martin & Varun Nayar

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In this episode, we interrogate the photobook, while discussing the various challenges in production and distribution that undergird the still-nascent photobook phenomenon in South Asia. The episode features a candid, free-flowing conversation where Akshay Mahajan, Adira Thekkuveettil & Kaamna Patel explore the origins and evolution of the photobook, as also their own struggles with this ambivalent form, across questions of radical experimentation, genre, dissemination, longevity, and the bequests of the market; excerpts from an insightful talk by Varun Nayar, former Managing Editor of Aperture magazine, at Printed Matter’s annual book fair; and snippets of a conversation between Lesley Martin, the Executive Editor of Printed Matter, and Kaamna, illustrating parallels between a range of experimental engagements with the photobook form. 

Complete Show Notes: https://www.editionsjojo.com/all-episodes

Hosted by
Adira Thekkuveettil - https://www.adirathekkuveettil.com
Akshay Mahajan - https://akshaymahajan.in
Kaamna Patel - https://kaamna.com 

Supported by PhotoSouthAsia and Art South Asia Project 
Produced by Editions JOJO

Special thanks to Dayanita Singh 

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