J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Binh Danh

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Chef Shuai Wang was the runner-up on the 22nd season of Bravo’s Top Chef and is the force behind two standout restaurants in Charleston, South Carolina—Jackrabbit Filly and King BBQ—where he brings together the flavors of his childhood in Beijing and the spirit of the South in some pretty unforgettable ways. He grew up just a short walk from Tiananmen Square, in a tiny home with no electricity or running water, where his grandmother often cooked over charcoal. Later, in Queens, New York, his mom taught herself to cook—her first dishes were a little salty, but they were always made with love. And somewhere along the way, Shuai learned that cooking wasn’t just about food—it was about taking care of people. After years working in New York kitchens, he made his way to Charleston and started building something that feels entirely his own. Today, we’re talking about how all those experiences come together on the plate, the family stories behind his cooking, and what it’s been like to share that journey on national TV. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

2 years ago

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Three deeply researched long-term projects; Immortality: Remnants of the Vietnam and American War, One Week’s Dead, and National Parks are compiled in a sumptuous two-volume slipcase. Hauntingly beautiful chlorophyll prints and daguerreotypes, printed with clarity and depth on dense black paper, animate a living history of war, refugee status, immigration and assimilation. Augmented by essays, poetry and historical material in an all-white soft-covered book, Danh has masterfully married intention with process as a means of transmigration.

In this conversation, Binh discusses, among other things:

The power of a work of art

Public consciousness

Cultural identity

Innovating chlorophyll prints

Receiving history

Art being activated by the viewer

Decoding the code of daguerreotypes

Negotiation of materials

Complicated stewardship of the land

Bringing light to dark places

A mobile darkroom called Louis

93 episodes

J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Binh Danh

Concept Aware®

published 2 years ago

M4A•Episode home

In this conversation, Binh discusses, among other things:

The power of a work of art

Public consciousness

Cultural identity

Innovating chlorophyll prints

Receiving history

Art being activated by the viewer

Decoding the code of daguerreotypes

Negotiation of materials

Complicated stewardship of the land

Bringing light to dark places

A mobile darkroom called Louis

93 episodes

#Books #Arts #J. Sybylla Sith #J. Sybylla Smith

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April in Paris — Gallerist Julian Sander 43:38

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Julian Sander presents a humanist portrait of society in 619 silver gelatin portraits of 20th-century Germans photographed by his legendary great-grandfather, August Sander. For access to exclusive episode notes, explore our membership options! If you are already a member, please log in to jsybyllasmith.com and access the Concept Aware® Show Notes page through your account.…

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April in Paris — Artist Caroline Mauxion 44:02

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Caroline Mauxion provides an immersive experience in her solo Paris Photo installation illuminating a Crip phenomenology through an autobiographical lens. For access to exclusive episode notes, explore our membership options! If you are already a member, please log in to jsybyllasmith.com and access the Concept Aware® Show Notes page through your account.…

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April in Paris — Artist Éric Antoine 50:38

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Éric Antoine is a skateboarding self taught French painter and photographer exhibiting La Forme, a solo exhibition of luminous ambrotypes reflecting a decade of evolution to pare his creative practice to its purest essence. For access to exclusive episode notes, explore our membership options! If you are already a member, please log in to jsybyllasmith.com and access the Concept Aware® Show Notes page through your account.…

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April in Paris — Artist Evelyn Bencicova & Screennoise 36:43

14 weeks ago36:43

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I was stopped in my tracks by the groundbreaking work of Evelyn Bencicova in collaboration with graphic sound innovator Samson G. Balfour Smith being exhibited at the Artemis Gallery in the Digital Sector of the fair. For access to exclusive episode notes, explore our membership options! If you are already a member, please log in to jsybyllasmith.com and access the Concept Aware® Show Notes page through your account.…

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International Women Photographers Series—I’m So Happy You Are Here 57:35

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A trailblazing book chronicling the fundamental and consequential contributions of Japanese women photographers. Mariko Takeuchi and Pauline Vermare discuss their collaborative project creating a restorative history of Japanese photography. Offering a critical and celebratory counterpoint to the invisibility of Japanese women photographers this expansive and rigorously researched book features 25 portfolios, multiple essays and an illustrated bibliography of photobooks by Japanese women photographers. This bold book embraces emotion, experimentation and provocation in myriad forms of beauty, humor, and deeply spirited connections. In this conversation, Mariko and Pauline discuss, among other things: Pulling back layers of cultural understanding of being a women Expanding vocabulary and objects of study Womanhood, daughterhood and caregiving Physical involvement with the medium Utilizing self-portraiture to reclaim agency over one's body Making tangible that which is invisible An outward expression of internal experience Including the voices of photographers in the essays and text Making and remaking meaning Referenced in the episode: Aperture Rencontres d’Arles Exhibition I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese women Photographers From the 1950’s to Now A World History of Women Photographers by Luce Lebart and Marie Robert The Third Gallery Aya PGI Gallery Behind the Camera: Gender, Power, and Politics in the History of Japanese Photography / Created by Dr. Kelly McCormick and Carrie Cushman What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999 by Russet Lederman and Olga Yatskevich Women Making Art: History, Subjectivity, Aesthetics by Marsha Meskimmon Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report 2023 Self-Portraits by Yurie Nagashima Ume-me - Todays Happening by Ume Kayo The Memories of Others - Akihiko Okamura / Photo Museum Ireland…

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International Women Photographers Series—Linda Troeller: Sex Death Transcendence 1:02:08

33 weeks ago1:02:08

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Linda Troeller’s self-portraits are compiled into a luscious tour de force of womanhood, identity and aging. Troeller utilizes her relationship with the camera to understand herself and a woman’s place in the world across decades. Her history traverses that of a beauty contestant, potential lawyer, photojournalism student, model, muse, photo teacher, photographer, provocateur and activist. With conviction, insight and wisdom Troeller celebrates and generously shares her embodied strength and fragility. In this conversation, Lindadiscusses, among other things: Universalizing the personal Provocation aka myth-busting The circular relationship of punctum Linda-ness Self-portraiture, performance and installation Exploring internal and external ageism Sacred water explorations Book decisions - ie: including titles Sequencing, process and collaboration Ghost Ranch, Leonora Carrington, Sophie Calle and Carolee Schneeman Referenced in the episode: Healing Waters Film Museum of Sex Exhibition Chelsea Hotel Erotic Lives of Women Orgasm TBW Leica Gallery Exhibition - LA Made of Rivers by Emory Hall Chico Hot Springs Neither Give Not Take Away - Sophie Calle at Arles…

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International Women Photographers Series—Fast Forward: Anna Fox & Karen Knorr 1:03:20

34 weeks ago1:03:20

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Two intrepid photographers and professors discuss the myriad educational strategies they activate and lead to enhance and strengthen women’s presence in photography. Anna Fox and Karen Knorr share how they empower visual storytellers by engaging a global network of practitioners, academics and curators who exchange resources, challenges and strategies toward achieving gender parity in photography. We hear how they conceived and built Fast Forward, their multi-pronged research organization responsible for establishing data, developing project-based teaching tools and convening worldwide themed conferences. Lastly, we wrap by learning of their 8-year-long road trip following the route established by Bernice Abbott. In this conversation, Anna & Karen discuss, among other things: Data on the underrepresentation of women photographers Addressing and critically analyzing gender inequalities in workshop formats Impact of motherhood and caregiving roles on professional photographers Teaching as an adjunct to pursuing one’s photographic work Coalition-building, nurturing collaborative efforts and creating global conferences to discover hidden stories of and by women visual storytellers Identifying key gate openers and partnering with willing arts and educational institutions Network-building from exhibition practices Ambition, Synergy and Foresight Reaching for inclusion with innovative strategies Grants, grants and grants History of their multiple road trips photographing together Image and text dialog Referenced in the episode Manifesto Report on Equity and Inclusion Fast Forward Putting Ourselves in the Picture The Other Observers by Val Williams Impressions Gallery University of the Arts London Tate MEP Work Show Grow National Portrait Gallery Trolley Books T.J. Boulting Gallery…

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International Women Photographers Series—Camera Geologica 37:26

35 weeks ago37:26

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Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography by Dr. Siobhan Angus is the lens through which we explore the multi-media artwork of Rosell Meseguer and Kosisochukwu Nnebe. This deeply researched and resourced book contextualizes the dark side of photography, the mining and extraction of elements that make printing possible. Our conversation centers on the many intersections of image-making and resource extraction. The deep scholarship of my guest's practices makes manifest the complex relationship between photography, colonization, labor, ecological, economic and social impact. In this conversation, Siobhan, Rosell and Kosisochukwudiscuss, among other things: Flipping photography on its head Implication and possibilities of the interaction of light with metals Extraction of rare earth elements Process-based practices - artists thinking out loud Ideas, materiality & visibility Art exploring gaps and erasure in archives Chlorophyll printing Colonial histories Food policy, manufacturing and distribution Talking about the past & the present simultaneously Connecting science & art Illuminating economics in our daily life choices Art creating theory Referenced in the episode: Dr. Siobhan Angus Rosell Meseguer Kosisochukwu Nnebe Hiền Hoàng Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her by Susan Griffin…

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International Women Photographers Series—WOPHA, Women Photographers International Archive 1:02:30

35 weeks ago1:02:30

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Unscripted conversations with Aldeide Delgado, co-founder and leader of Women Photographers International Archive, and recent WOPHA Research Fellow and scholar, Dr. Candice Jansen. Each woman shares their expansive practice, leading with curiosity and utilizing inquiry to activate potentiality. As scholars, archivists, writers, curators, and collaborators - their open-ended investigations resist a singular way of seeing. They build evolutionary and community-driven paradigms based on research, and center the importance of the past to envision a more equitable future. In this conversation, Aldeide and Candicediscuss, among other things: Amplifying visual stories of marginalized communities Rewriting photographic history from a feminist perspective Curatorial activism Rhizomatic thinking Trial, error and play Place as process The audience as the protagonist New vocabulary and new definitions - ie. Memorist Photography as a medium and a whole-body experience Establishing terms of visibility Prismatic perception Referenced in the episode: Doreen Massey bell hooks WT Mitchell - what if race were a medium? The Photography Network Regarding Muslims Stuart Hall 1990 essay…

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International Women Photographers Series—Collaboration 42:30

36 weeks ago42:30

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This seminal book, a compendium of image-based projects, illuminates the subtle evolution of ideas of photographic practice over time. This book offers a non-authoritarian systematic deconstruction of photo history to expand ways of making, seeing, and thinking about the multi-layers of relationships within photography. Five revered photographers, teachers and scholars innovated ways to visualize process and reinvestigate archives. Their collaborative project results in a prismatic view, new vocabulary and an essential teaching tool. In this conversation, Susan Mieselas, Wendy Ewald and Laura Wexler discuss, among other things: Opening new relationships within the event of photography Limits of visual vocabulary Methodologies that favor listening, learning and unlearning The malleability of ideas and associations Seeing across time Photo with the blinders off Creating vocabulary Seeing threads and weaving them Discovering what is missing Building understanding Dynamics of visual culture Referenced in the episode: Susan Miesalas Ariella Aisha Azoulay Laura Wexler Wendy Ewald Leigh Raiford…

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International Women Photographers Series—Leica, Latin America Team 23:25

37 weeks ago23:25

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This is an introduction to the Leica team in Mexico, Central, and South America, which is actively highlighting and amplifying the visual voices across Latin America. Meet: Aurora Bruzon - Latin America Marketing Manager Betsy May - Commercial Director Latin America Manolo Marquez - Gallery and Akademie Manager for Leica Mexico Each one shares specifics on their mission to bring diverse services and expand programming with Latin artists. Aurora, Betsy and Manolo discuss among other things: Fostering community among passionate visual storytellers Building global bridges Bringing Leica values to a larger audience Implementing ways to see the world through a Leica lens News from the flagship Mexico City store and gallery Expansion of programming across the region The 29 Leica Galleries around the world Framing photography as an expressive art Promoting diverse work Commercializing a variety of photographic genres Referenced in the episode: Leica Mexico City Leica Women Foto Project Leica Oskar Barnack Award Leica Akademie Leica Camera, U.S.A. WOPHA Congress WOPHA Foundation Perez Art Museum Miami Norton Art Museum…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Danielle Ezzo 1:30:46

2 years ago1:30:46

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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 Intuitive response led by the aesthetics of formal qualities Freeing artifacts of origins Subjectivity of documentation Categorization matters Lossiness Letting go of presuppositions (aka prescribed notions) Sensibilities change How images circulate now Sky as inspiration and analogous to virtual space Reimagining artistic communities NFT’s Economics of being an artist Synthetic images Museums' role as cultural arbiters Cultural lag Number Theory…

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Artist Talk: Paris Photo In The Rearview Mirror — 2023 44:24

2 years ago44:24

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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 reflections on maternal relationships at Le Bal…

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J Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With David Campany 1:26:53

2 years ago1:26:53

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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: Nonsense & Sensibility Chicanery & wit Craft and camera work Fluid interchange of media Transition of an object into an image Looking at work in the round Not getting pigeonholed Specialism Modernist Ideals Thinking of scale Landing in the middle Viewers response to the work provides its meaning All you can do with a watermelon…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius D. Himes 1:25:00

2 years ago1:25:00

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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 other things: The biggest challenge - conceiving the idea Fostering a dynamic engagement with one's ideas Seeing the end in the beginning Play, patience & persistence Concept guiding context Stepping outside the medium of photoogrpahy to clarify and deepen your idea Critical thinking Not rushing the monograph The book as art form Photogrpahs as raw material Impact of digital publishing Pivotal role of self publishing University Presses Balancing creative & business perspectives The evolving life of marketing a book…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Preston Gannaway 56:20

2 years ago56:20

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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 storytelling Intuitiveness and nuance Consent & collaboration Photojournalism Documentary tradition Community journalism A prologue of images Hindsight Capturing presence in the absence Taking away the ‘fever pitch’ Defining objectivity An empathic eye Editing and sequencing Funding projects Big, weighty things…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Rehab Eldalil 1:18:00

2 years ago1:18:00

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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 process Calling out visual references Internalization of the ubiquitous colonial gaze Being Modern vs Western Progressive traditional gender roles Symbols & Metaphor Empowerment & Elevation Incorporating soundscapes Fashion history as a cultural, socio-political window…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Barbara Peacock 1:14:00

2 years ago1:14:00

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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 details Serendipity Being bold and thinking big Following instinct and intuition Envisioning Street photography skills Building an archive of inspiration Brutal editing Choral (collaborative) Editing Crowdsourcing Grants and funding Capturing the climate of the country Social media as help and hindrance Doing the “Barb thing”…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Elizabeth Clark Libert 1:07:00

2 years ago1:07:00

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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 through ambivalence Lyricism and raw emotion Giving context Collaboration Being in conversation with your work Wasabi writing Finding the structure of the book Experimenting and refining Asymmetry Visualizing Generating change and opening hard conversations Being brave together Visit my website for a full list of resources.…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Anastasia Samoylova 1:16:24

2 years ago1:16:24

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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 interpretation Dialoguing with a targeted audience Exposing tools of the medium Gendering of cities Feminist geography Stoic philosophy…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Morgan Ashcom 1:26:02

2 years ago1:26:02

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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 Experimenting & refining Activating the medium Shifting failure Pointing towards possibility Collaborative sequencing Mythmaking Challenging pretend knowledge Sharing agency Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Got Punctum? News and Other Happenings Engage with J. Sybylla Smith Instagram and Facebook…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Brea Souders 1:10:53

2 years ago1:10:53

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Another Online Pervert creates a visual and text dialog between photos from Souders’ image archive and snippets of written copy from a two-year engagement with an AI personality chatbot. Utilizing prompts from her childhood journals, an emotional call and response is created between human sense and sensibility and machine capability and capacity. Photographs, including a few family snapshots, weave a parallel narrative blending the notions of perception that we all possess between time, memory and meaning. In this conversation, Brea discusses, among other things: Real-world vs virtual world Dislodging gendered social constructs Cathartic spaces for non-conformity Enabling surprise Being bot-ified Originality aka going off script Evolution of a project Memory vs past vs time without borders Engaging archives Collaborative editing Mixing formats Mean playfulness Women being erased from technology history…

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Artist Talk — Todd R. Forsgren

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Todd discusses, among other things: Working in archives Thinking in books Approaches to appropriation Running amok Parameters for sequencing Perceived opposites Light leaks Colliding technologies Data corruption Observation & measurement Falsehoods & mystery Artist Resources/Inspiration Discovering Peary Land by Todd Forsgren Phase Faze 2001/2021 Driving Into the Sunset A Constant Wind Between a Breeze and a Gale Old Pictures from Paradise Untitled Re:Iterations Photographs from 2000-2014 Ornithological Photographs Daylight Books Pavel Banka John McKee Michael Kolster S. Billie Mandle Jenny Riffle Rocky Mountain College Ryniker-Morrison Gallery Michael N. Meyer: SpectacleBox AgX Arts Atlantika Collective f/4.5 Collective Okkervil River Band Website | Instagram…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Toni Wilkinson & Susan Bright

2 years ago

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Tough Pleasures turns a bright light and witty lens on the conflicting dynamics of femininity and food—revealing appetite and desire. Susan Bright's astute and savory essay provides the perfect table setting for the environmental portraits that follow. Wilkinson masterfully interrupts the repetitive and limiting messaging of unattainable expectations and endless critique by putting power in the hands of her subjects, real women and girls. In this conversation, Toni and Susan discuss, among other things: Shooting intuitively Slow looking Penises Capturing chaos Too muchness Interrogating with light Breaking image sequence with detailed shots Revisiting work and reopening the series Defying prescripted roles Playing with power plays Image-making as a tool to engage in ideas Slog, splendor and sensuality…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Cai Quirk

2 years ago

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Episode Notes Cai Quirk deeply explores genderqueer self-portraiture in an original image creation and story formation orchestration. A phantasmagorical world unfurls, as six evolutionary text and image sections weave a mythical interdependency of body, spirit and nature. The result is an invitation to regard all beings and their fluid becoming with a gracious welcoming of honor and respect. In this conversation, Cai discusses, among other things: The queer body in art history Deconstructing gender realities Making myth aka writing new stories Playful ambiguity Image and story as an invitation Intertwining elements Accessibility Children of ambiguity Neo pronouns The fluidity of transness Listening beyond oneself…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Astrid Reischwitz

2 years ago

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Spin Club Stories is a mixed-media reintegration of history, environment, society and self in an interactive dialog spanning centuries. Reclaiming the artform and impact of women’s handiwork, Astrid assembles collages of images and textiles, perforated with hand embroidery. Sourced from family heirlooms, she figuratively empowers her ancestors—and ultimately herself—to transform the future. In this conversation, Astrid discusses, among other things: Rediscovering culture Culture as kaleidoscope Selecting elements to tell her story Textiles and embroidery as connective tissue Allowing materiality to lead process Considering art vs. craft The role of “women’s work” The shifting boundaries that define identities Working with lost knowledge Memory as a key to the future Healing power of art, craft and story Creating new visual language via abstractions…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Karni Arieli

2 years ago

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This book forms a collective reframing of the realities of motherhood beyond the mythologized patriarchal gaze. A global array of photographer mothers document, with bold authenticity, the carrying and caring of a human—the feral and relentless shared space of heart-exploding wonder and joy—all seen and shared through the eyes of those who experience it. In this conversation, Karni discusses, among other things: Photographer mothers using the camera to document their reality Confronting the monumental occupation that is motherhood Managing the duality of identities as a mother/artist The politicization of the personal The synergy of interconnectivity and the strength of collaboration Forming a visibility chain Flipping the narratives Righting misconceptions Managing expectations Love and sisterhood Not endorsing motherhood, but endorsing the choice…

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Artist Talk — Britland Tracy

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Britland discusses, among other things: Camera as mediator Gender constructs Male vulnerability Strong opinions, loosely held Human-inflicted trauma Sensationalizing violence Working from a set of rules Creative kinship Serendipity Applied abstractions of visual allegory Interiority displayed…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Peggy Levison Nolan

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Peggy discusses, among other things: How a camera transforms what we see Being addicted to film Seeing inside the photographer's head Vastness of observation The intelligence (and swiftness) needed to respond to the presence observed The high jinx of black and white imagery The relationship between the image and time moving Teaching strengthens editing The rhythm of a book Loving the gutter Taking the long view A hatbox of 100 mice…

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Artist Talk — 10x10 Photobooks Reading Room at the Boston Athenaeum with Russet Lederman and Lauren Graves

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Russett and Lauren discuss, among other things: What constitutes a photobook The evolution of the photobook Gendered discrepancies and the inequity of access and privilege A lack and/or ambiguity of attribution or authorship The personal and political visual voice of women The artist’s concept as a driving force Telling your own story The image as an agent for social change Sequencing a narrative Context, form and content Publication and distribution The serendipity of open stacks The multiplicity of ways to read a photobook…

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Artist Talk — Kristen Joy Emack

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Kristen discusses, among other things: The power of observation Speaking through photos Commanding the frame Leaning towards iconography Intentionality A circular gaze Reciprocity in relationship with subjects Import of residencies and support of the Guggenheim Performative girl power The evolution of a series and the birthing of a book…

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Artist Talk — Jessica Todd Harper

2 years ago

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In this conversation, Jessica discusses, among other things: Mining family narratives Focusing on what's in front of you Working with light The influence of teachers Wrestling with the materiality of now Transcending the ordinary Photojournalism vs art One ‘good’ photo a month Life fitting into photography Artist Resources/Inspiration Interior Exposure by Jessica Todd Harper and Sarah McNear The Home Stage by Jessica Todd Harper Centre Claude Cahun Rick Wester Fine Art Kinship , The National Portrait Gallery Bo Barlett at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Mothercraft , Toni Pepe Undo Motherhood by Diana Karklin Designing Motherhood Hettie Judah Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi VERMEER , Mary Cassatt Maine Media Photography Workshops Arnold Newman The Mount , Edith Wharton The Clark Institute Published by Damiani Editore Website | Instagram…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Binh Danh

2 years ago

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Three deeply researched long-term projects; Immortality: Remnants of the Vietnam and American War, One Week’s Dead, and National Parks are compiled in a sumptuous two-volume slipcase. Hauntingly beautiful chlorophyll prints and daguerreotypes, printed with clarity and depth on dense black paper, animate a living history of war, refugee status, immigration and assimilation. Augmented by essays, poetry and historical material in an all-white soft-covered book, Danh has masterfully married intention with process as a means of transmigration. In this conversation, Binh discusses, among other things: The power of a work of art Public consciousness Cultural identity Innovating chlorophyll prints Receiving history Art being activated by the viewer Decoding the code of daguerreotypes Negotiation of materials Complicated stewardship of the land Bringing light to dark places A mobile darkroom called Louis…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Diana Karklin

2 years ago

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Vince Aletti

2 years ago

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The Drawer is a visual autobiography of Aletti’s deep canon of inspiration, experience and multi-media obsessions collected over five decades. Created and captured in a single day, each collage is a flurry of free association. This book animates his refined sense of composition, eclectic juxtaposition of image and text and chronicles the tectonic shifts of art and visual culture. In this conversation, Vince discusses, among other things: The intentionality of the photographer Intuitive arrangements between images—in both exhibition and book form Unselfconscious coupling of imagery Art informing how we think Magazine culture Subversion Advertising driving editorial Undermining narratives How to make a life in photography Fun or nothing Being the Bill Cunningham of contemporary photography Referenced in the episode Issues: A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines by Vince Aletti C/O Berlin SPBH School of Visual Arts, NYC Lillian Bassman Judith Joy Ross Peter Hujar True Homosexual Experiences: Boyd McDonald and Straight to Hell Dawoud Bey The Moon Is Behind Us by Fazal Sheikh Adam Fuss Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation Dashwood Books Published by Self Publish Be Happy Vince’s Instagram Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Got Punctum? News and Other Happenings Engage with J. Sybylla Smith Instagram and Facebook…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Odette England, Jennifer Garza-Cuen and Susan Bright

3 years ago

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In this conversation, Jennifer and Odette discuss, among other things: Collaboration Inherent trust Being reckless Being process driven Allowing the material to speak for itself The social journey of a photograph Playing vs working Simplicity Growing understanding Undoneness Referenced in the episode Books by Odette England Jennifer Garza-Cuen’s website Books by Susan Bright Photography and Collaboration: From Conceptual Art to Crowdsourcing by Daniel Palmer Indeterminacy: Thoughts on Time, the Image, and Race(ism) by David Campany & Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa Lacuna Park: Essays and Other Adventures in Photography by Nicholas Muellner Anonymous Was A Woman grant Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Penumbra Foundation RISD Photography Department Texas A&M Photography BFA Ithica College Image Text MFA Odette: Website | Instagram Jennifer: Website | Instagram Susan: Website | Instagram…

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Artist Talk — Paris Photo In Your Pocket

3 years ago

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In this conversation, Syb discusses, among other things: Gallery/Artist/Resources Gallery: Casemore Gallery/ San Francisco/Chris Grunder Rolf Art/ Buenos Aires, Argentina/Florencia Giordana Braun Julian Sander Gallery/Cologne, Germany/Julian Sander TOBE Gallery/Budapest, Hungary/Tomas Opitz and Bea Puskas Stephen Daiter Gallery/Chicago/ Lukas Deepest Darkest Gallery/Cape Town, South Africa/ Deon Redman Persons Projects/Berlin, Germany/Timothy Person Boogie Woogie Photography/ Hong Kong, China/ Vanessa Franklin Gallery Number 8/Brussels, Belgium/Marie Gomis -Trezise Artist: Sean McFarland Rosamund Fox Solomon Dafna Talmor Anna Fabricius Gary Schneider Barry Saltzman Tiina Itkonen Takishi Shikama Caroline Mardok Phyllis Galembo Veronica Mecchia Resources: Aperture Book Awards Aperture Revolution is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation Datz Press in South Korea Digital Silver Imaging Dysturb Leica Women Foto Project Elles X Paris Photo MEP - Boris Mikailov Exhibition Pompidou Center - Unframing Colonialism Polycopies Manual Editions Photo Saint Germaine Catchlight Musee des Art Decortif Louvre - Elsa Schiaparellili Exhibtion Parisol Foundation Trust Fast Forward: Women in Photo Sustainable Photobook Publishing Network Website | Instagram…

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Artist Talk — Matt Johnston

3 years ago

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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) Photobook Sessions Conference The Photobook Museum World Photobook Day Website | Instagram Engage with J. Sybylla Smith https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith Subscribe by email for updates about new episodes!…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Rita Leistner

3 years ago

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Photographer and filmmaker, Rita Leistner, blends fine art with documentary in her intensely lit, unstaged, metaphorically-inspired environmental portraits of the tree planters reforesting the cut blocks devastated by commercial logging. In this conversation, Rita Leistner discusses, among other things: Uncanny use of light An innate sense of composition Feeling not with the heart or head — but with the spine The power of artificial lighting What makes communities work Bush legs and tree eyes Capturing visual vocabulary in the real world Light as media The whiteness of the whale Living the work…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Rania Matar

3 years ago

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Matar gracefully investigates womanhood, identity, and empowerment - across time and place. Poetic, soulful, and bold portraits capture the agency of becoming, at the threshold of independence. Matar bridges differences in culture, religion, geography, and nationality, offering the connective experience of our shared humanity. In this conversation, Rania discusses, among other things: Working organically Image as a bonus Being open to collaboration on all levels Serendipity Observing beauty Following curiosity Giving subjects agency The physicality of the print Spending time with the work The importance of hands in portraiture Book design details The impact of grants and awards Referenced in the episode Ordinary Lives (2009) by Rania Matar A Girl and Her Room (2012) by Rania Matar L’enfant-Femme (2016) by Rania Matar She Who Tells a Story at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2013-2014) In her Image at Amon Carter Museum of American Art (2018) https://nmwa.org/exhibitions/live-dangerously/ Women To Watch, National Museum of Women in the Arts The Wanderess by Roman Payne Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Unfortunately, It was Paradise by Mahmoud Darwish https://www.saintlucybooks.com/ https://ayellowroseproject.com/ https://www.seal-usa.org/ https://www.radiusbooks.org/ Website | Instagram Sign-Up for Subscribe by Email for notifications about new Got Punctum? episodes. Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Events and and Other Happenings…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Holly Lynton

3 years ago

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Holly Lynton melds form, content, and meaning in her strikingly beautiful images, capturing the lives of those providing our sustenance, while protecting our land. Lynton’s compositional framing, lush palette, textural tones, and transformative gestures craft a meditative beauty. Accompanying essays provide context for cultural contradictions, associations, and representations — speaking to the role art has played to perpetuate or reveal them. Referenced in the episode Lost in a meditation: Rural American life – in pictures , The Guardian On the Basis of Art: 150 Years of Women at Yale Signs of Return by Grace Elizabeth Hale Questions of Travel by Elizabeth Bishop Hoe Country, Alabama by Dorothea Lange Blurred Identities: The Art and Audience of Lynching Photography History, Photography, and Race in the South: From the Civil War to Now Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems and Artifacts by Nikky Finney Hold Still by Sally Man NXTHVN Website | Instagram Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Got Punctum? News and Other Happenings…

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Artist Talk — Toni Pepe

3 years ago

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In this conversation, Toni discusses, among other things: Unpacking seeing The family photo album Pushing expectations of the image Text as a tipping point Enticing touch Engaging viewers physically Being driven by an idea Collective learning Cross-discipline experimentation Stick-to-it-ness Editing being crucial The impact of when birth and death left the home Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Got Punctum? News and Other Happenings…

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Artist Talk — Hettie Judah

3 years ago

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In this conversation, Hettie discusses, among other things: Gender care gap Gender pay gap Family as a trap for women Domesticity and art Need for subsidized, affordable childcare The time-consuming emotional labor of parenting most often falls on mothers Studio space & residency limitations Commercial gallery's inconsistent gender parity Art school’s ‘mother-sized’ holes Female collectors’ big spending habits Networking solutions Polyvocality Sign-Up for Email Newsletter for Got Punctum? News and Other Happenings The full, messy & beautiful work of parenting…

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Artist Talk — Colleen Plumb

3 years ago

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In this conversation, Colleen discusses, among other things: Awakening to invisible justice Bodily autonomy Animal spectatorship A practice of attention Distilling process Good obsessions Book as archive Puncturing social individuality Sound is time made flesh Sustaining projects is a puzzle Imagining a kind future…

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J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Yelena Yemchuk

3 years ago