In this episode of The Photo Vault, we discuss with Dutch artist and editor Erik Kessels why it is important to have an opinion and dislike things, as well as why it is most important that young artists get paid. Erik is a prolific book and exhibition maker, known for his narrative creation through appropriated images.

Take a look as well at Erik’s website and publishing page to gain a deeper understanding of his work and thought process."

Enjoy the conversation:

• Erik Kessels Website
• Instagram
• Kessel Kramer Publishing

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Follow French editor and artist Thomas Sauvin on his journey from a Chinese language student to the collector and editor of an enormous archive that he continually augments from a dumpsite in Beijing. With his project, Beijing Silvermine, he has produced humorous and intelligent publications over the last 10 years, granting us access to a specific period in time in China. Lukas met Thomas in Paris at the Beijing Silvermine studio, and in their conversation, they unravel Thomas’ reflections on his work in the past, present, and future.

Beijing Silvermine
Thomas Sauvin Instagram

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In this episode, we delve into a talk event on Vernacular Photography that took place in November 2023. Our host, Lukas, was one of the speakers and has encapsulated a myriad of ideas, thoughts, and practices surrounding everyday imaging that were presented during the event. The talk was organized by the Eidolon Center in Budapest, a new institution that concentrates on vernacular, archives, and everyday imagery. They create a fantastic journal that showcases artists and academics actively working in the field. In this episode you will hear ideas by artists and academics such as Joanna Zylinska,  Miklós Tamási, Geoffrey Batchen, Joachim Schmid and Annebella Pollen. 

Links to the podcast and event organized by the Eidolon Center

• Eidolon Center 
• Fortepan Archive 
• The Family Museum 
• Geoffrey Batchen – Whither the vernacular?
• Joachim Schmid – Bilder von der Strasse & Other People’s Photographs
• Joanna Zylinska – On Our Photographic Future
• Annebella Pollen – Learning from photographic mistakes
• Michal Šimůnek – Analogue-digital encounters in photography 
• Lukas Birk – Vernacular photography and the public

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