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Background information
"As the oldest public institution for photography in the Nordic countries, Fotogalleriet has been creating a space for photography as a critical artistic practice since 1977.
Content
The volume 'Conversations on Photography' does not provide an objective historical overview, but rather deals with the rapidly growing future-oriented medium of photography from the perspective of the Nordic countries in conversations between national and international photographers. These conversations between some of the most respected contemporary photographers offer unique insights into overlooked or repressed incidents, moments and movements in the history of the medium and the photography gallery. They help with the analysis of a discipline that is still not recognized with its full potential in contemporary art and that continues to inspire reflection on the role of art and its motivations and tasks within society. Texts by Dag Alveng, Zayne Armstrong, Bjarne Bare, Susan Bright, Liv Brissach, Antonio Cataldo, Lill Ann Chepstow-Lusty, Ann Christine Eek, Matias Faldbakken, Michael Forero, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Eivind Furnesvik, Bente Geving, Ane Hjort Guttu, Bjørn Hatterud , Marianne Heske, Paul Hill, Kåre Kivijärvi, Silja Leifsdóttir, Lotte Konow Lund, Gry Martinse, Robert Meyer, Eline Mugaas, Cathrine OPIE, Maria Pasenau, Martina Petrelli, Karen Fosse, Rosness, Aaron SCHUMAN, Fin Serck-Hanssen, Shirana Shahbazi , Helle Siljeholm, Mike Sperlinger et al." (free translated publisher's note, © Kehrer Verlag, 2021)
Additional information
The book design comes from the respected Dutch photo book designer, Hans GREMMEN.