Archive for September 2018
ADVANCE NOTICE: WORLD PHOTOBOOK DAY Brisbane Event
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To mark the 175th anniversary of what is recognised as the first photobook – Anna Atkins’ ‘Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions‘ we invite photobook lovers/collectors/makers to a Brisbane celebration of World Photobook Day 2018.
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This year the theme of the WPBD is ‘Anna goes green’ and is intended to focus on the concerns of:
– Global warming
– Environmental change and destruction
– Books about natural history topics including plants and nature
– Books with links to planet earth
The theme originates from Atkins’ activities as a scientific illustrator of flora and other specimens.
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At this year’s event you will have the opportunity to:
- HEAR: Special guest speaker: Dr Paolo Magagnoli from the UQ School of Communications and Arts
- VIEW: Photobooks from the Fryer Library collection
- DISCUSS: “My favourite photobook”
- BRING: Along your favourite photobook to share.
VENUE: Fryer Library University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus from 11.00 am Saturday the 13th of October.
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This event is being coordinated by David Symons – we thank David for taking on this task while we are away in Tasmania.
We also wish to acknowledge that the World Photobook Day has been set up as a collaboration between the organizers of Photobook Club Madrid and Matt Johnston the founder of the Photobook Club network.
PLEASE NOTE: World Photobook Day is October 14 – This event is scheduled on the 13th due to the availability of the venue.
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FOR MORE DETAILS & TO REGISTER>>> https://www.facebook.com/events/247464655970747/
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