Photobook: RESET

>> Fri 29 SEP—Sun 30 SEP 
>> C/O Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 22-24, 10623 Berlin
>> with registration only

Over the past 10 years, the self- publishing revolution’s DIY ethos has re-energized a conservative and backward-thinking publishing industry. The creative input of a new generation of authors and makers has democratized the world of the photobook, proving both the medium’s strength and its capacity for experimentation and artistic expression. Simultaneously, countless releases by major publishers and small presses, self-published volumes and print-on-demand products are on display at an ever- increasing (and increasingly indistinguishable) number of photo and book fairs. The book market has long been oversaturated by an impossible-to-ignore sea of publications. The photobook world is in existential crisis. Around the world, new digital technologies have created new means of production, communication and distribution. So what is next for the photobooks? What new forms should the photobook take? It is time for a fundamen tal reconsideration, innovative ideas, and a fresh start – Photobook: RESET aims to inspire radical thinking around the form and content of the photobook. As the name suggests, the project wants to prompt a reset and provide an environment in which to consider new possibilities, ideas and opportunities outside of the usual parameters.

Photobook: RESET was curated by Bruno Ceschel, and organized in collaboration with C/O Berlin.

With the Experts: Alain Bieber, Director NRW-Forum Düsseldorf (DE), Lou Cantor, Artist Collective (DE), Lerato Dumse, Poet + Activist Inkanyiso Collective (ZA), Asher Hartman, Artist (US), Nathan Jones, Artist + Co-Author Artists Re:thinking the Blockchain (UK), Jess Row, Novelist + Critic (US)

Together with 30 further international guests

Friday SEP 28 

20 H | OPENING ASSEMBLY (PUBLIC)

Saturday SEP 29

10—17 H | WORKSHOPS

18 H | PANEL DISCUSSION (PUBLIC)

Sunday SEP 30 

10—13 H | WORKSHOPS

16 H | FINAL ASSEMBLY (PUBLIC) 

The Oracle has no gender, no ideology, no preconception. An interactive multimedia altar to Photobook: RESET that resides in the foyer of C/O Berlin. Using light and shadow, sound and silence and an artificial intelligence, The Oracle will offer visitors advice and make forecasts about the future of photography, books and life. Analysing data - predictions made by experts participating in the workshops and as well as visitor feedback - it acts as stimulus for future action. In a time of great uncertainties, The Oracle will shine as a beacon questioning our blind faith in technology.

More Information: www.photobookreset.com