J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Danielle Ezzo
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
4M ago
Danielle Ezzo is a new media artist pioneering the lossy space of photography through a process of sourcing from the vast digitized open-access archive of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This beguiling book animates McLuhan's semiotic principle, the medium is the message, by activating the ability of photography to simultaneously communicate and mediate. Ezzo’s rephotographed art objects unleash an open-ended exploration into how history is shaped and its potential to propagate the future.  In this conversation, Danielle discusses, among other things: Viewer as curator Non-linear looking ..read more
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Artist Talk: Paris Photo In The Rearview Mirror — 2023
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
4M ago
A decade of attending this fair has honed my ability to select from the staggering amount of concurrent offerings - astounding amounts of work, panel discussions, book signings and outside Prsi Photo happenings during a packed week in Paris.  In this conversation, Syb discusses, among other things: Vernissage New discoveries  Elles x Paris Photo platforms and anniversary book Robert Cumming happenings - including a new documentary Book Awards AI and digital photography taking a foothold at the fair Polycopies  Sophie Calle taking over the Picasso Museum Bleak yet authentic refl ..read more
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J Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With David Campany
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
5M ago
David Campany pays tribute to the multidisciplinarian artist Robert Cumming, known for his rigorous dedication to the aesthetic tonality of the B & W image and his uncanny investigations into the philosophical nature of perception. Lusciously printed images from original 8 x 10 negatives are evidence of Cummings' masterful camera work marrying his fascination with photography’s ability to simultaneously describe and mislead. David Campany's equal sensibilities are evident in an erudite, witty essay and compelling image sequence. In this conversation, David discusses, among other things: N ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius D. Himes
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
5M ago
This recent Radius release offers an expansive framework of the principles of publishing including the layered roles and responsibilities inherent within the creation of a photobook. NOT a how-to guidebook, this beautiful object elegantly packages decades of research and provides contemporary resources to illustrate the endless possibilities of the photobbook. Swanson and Himes share the mission to create impactful photography books by encouraging all artists to: slow down idea formation, linger in the making mode, and do thy research. In this conversation, Swanee and Darius discuss, among ot ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Preston Gannaway
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
5M ago
Episode Notes  Photojournalist Preston Gannaway won a Pulitzer Prize for her poetic photography documenting a New Hampshire family coping with a young mother's illness and death. Remember Me is her breathtakingly graceful and intimate chronology of EJ over the intervening years since he lost his mother at 3 years of age. Gannaway masterfully transcends one family's journey to speak to the universal touchstones of life, love, loss, and the abiding ties that bind. In this conversation, Preston discusses, among other things: Observation as a superpower Finding a photograph Parameters of sto ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Rehab Eldalil
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
6M ago
Photography is innovatively and collectively utilized to create a new narrative challenging the stigma and stereotypes of this indigenous community. This book is a multilingual textural object of beauty and wisdom — a non-linear collective celebration and document of home, belonging, hospitality, reciprocity and the longing to live in communion with the land. In this conversation, Rehab discusses, among other things: Personal exploration as motivation and inspiration Connecting to the protagonists of your stories Seeing with an empathic eye Giving voice to the voiceless Blending practice and ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Barbara Peacock
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
6M ago
American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life is a messy, energetic, playful and heart-stoppingly poignant romp into the intimate spaces of ordinary Americans. Each portrait is accompanied by text by the subject. The result is an anthropological study of the physical, emotional, spiritual, political and psychological landscape of 21st century America. Peacock brings a wealth of experience and a very expansive heart to this tour de force of human cartography. In this conversation, Barbara discusses, among other things: Leading with the light - especially cascading amber light Grabbing the ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Elizabeth Clark Libert
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
6M ago
Elizabeth Clark Libert's bold diaristic conversation with herself is a reckoning with a twenty years old sexual trauma and its impact on raising her school-age sons. Boy Crazy is a masterfully designed melange of self-portraits, environmental portraits, seasonal landscapes and family photos. Interspersed in a searingly honest staccato manner are intimate musings, email correspondence with her perpetrator and snippets of pointed conversation with her sons.  In this conversation, Elizabeth discusses, among other things: Art as process Reclaiming agency following sexual trauma Shooting throu ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Anastasia Samoylova
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
7M ago
Anastasia Samoylova furthers her exploration of place and the ability of photography to shape our perceptions of reality. Central to her investigation is the geography of human relationships to our natural and man-made environments. Utilizing her masterful ability to collage in-camera, her flattened imagery provides us with a kaleidoscope of ideas surrounding globalization, historical heritage, and cultural idealism. In this conversation, Anastasia discusses, among other things: Geometry of the frame Alignment of elements Figures in the landscape Spatial interplay Illusion of scale Inviting i ..read more
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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Morgan Ashcom
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by Sybylla Smith, J. Sybylla Smith
7M ago
Open enacts metaphor to make visible the layers of oppression experienced by Palestinian apartheid. Exposed documentary images and HTML-coded emails are bookended with Arabic calligraphy and poetry. Delivered in a sealed cardboard film box, this soft-cover book utilizes photography as a tool to activate our imagination, reveal expansive truths and offer a revision of what hope and resilience look like.  In this conversation, Morgan discusses, among other things: The poetic capacity of an image What makes a successful photo Pivoting Enacting of metaphor Chemistry & materiality Experim ..read more
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