Hours
Thursday, 9th April
Milan 6pm / London 5pm / NYC 12 noon / Los Angeles 9am / Shanghai 12 midnight
Conversation in English
This Self-Publishing Masterclass aims to give photographers, students and book lovers a broader understanding of the contemporary publishing world and how the self-published photobook revolution has transformed the cultural landscape.
Bruno Ceschel, founder of Self Publish, Be Happy, explains how self-publishing in the last decade has shaped the form, function and distribution of contemporary photobooks, presenting studies of key publications, and evaluates its long term legacy.
As Self Publish, Be Happy’s 10th anniversary approaches, Ceschel will look back to look forward.
Bruno Ceschel is the founder and director of Self Publish, Be Happy and a visiting lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, and École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL). His book Self Publish, Be Happy: A DIY Photobook Manual and Manifesto was published by Aperture in 2015. He founded Self Publish, Be Happy in 2010, and has since organized events at leading arts institutions including Tate Modern (UK), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Denmark), MoMA PS1 (United States) and the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia), and published books by Lucas Blalock, Carmen Winant, Lorenzo Vitturi, and many more. Ceschel has lectured and led workshops internationally, and also consults for leading companies interested in contemporary photography.