9.7 ( Sun ) 10:30 – 12:00
Both photography and books share the qualities of being easily mass-produced and widely circulated. The publication of photobooks is not only a creative practice that demonstrates craftsmanship comparable to fine art, but also, by combining the unique characteristics of both media, holds tremendous potential to advance the democratization of art.
This keynote speech pays tribute to American photography master Robert Frank and features German master art publisher Gerhard Steidl as the speaker. It will focus on their collaborative relationship and explore how the photobook functions both as an artwork and as a democratic object, transcending the paradoxical definitions and conceptual frameworks surrounding photographic originals, and enabling photographic art to reach a broader audience.
Gerhard Steidl
Printer and Publisher
Liang-Pin Tsao
Director of TIPF