NGV Art Book Fair:

The Centre of Contemporary Photography plays host to a number of events associated with the National Gallery of Victoria’s Art Book Fair. Featuring book launches, talks and a number of panel discussions with a group of significant Australian artists and other creatives.

Connection, Restriction, and Making Photobooks

Recently, members of the Melbourne Photobook Collective have begun noticing changes in their art practice. In this conversation we discuss how restrictions are influencing our focus, changing our patterns of connection and impacting our photobook-making activities. As our movements are constrained and our physical interactions with others are curtailed we find ourselves looking inward and backward for inspiration, making connections with archival materials as well as renewing concepts and techniques. While being forced to slow down we have time for new ideas to crystallise. And as face-to-face interactions vanish new ways of connecting with other artists and new audiences emerge.

Speakers:

Anne Davies, Photographic artist.

Stuart Murdoch, Photographer.

Mike Reed, Photographer.

William Stewart, Photographer.

Bookings essential

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• Please wear a face mask for the entirety of your visit, unless you are legally exempt.
• Scan the registration QR code upon your arrival.
• Use the hand sanitiser provided.
• Maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from all others at all times.
• If you are experiencing flu symptoms, please do not visit the gallery. Head home and consider getting a test for COVID-19. We'd love to see you on another day when you're feeling better.

Image: Melbourne Photobook Collective, 2021.