• The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks

  • By: Lukas Birk
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The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks

By: Lukas Birk
  • Summary

  • Welcome to The Photo Vault.

    Our host, Lukas Birk, takes you on a voyage filled with exclusive on sight interviews featuring renowned artists who draw inspiration from vernacular photography, collectors who have dedicated their lives to amassing incredible troves of images, and curators who curate exhibitions that bridge the gap between past and present.

    The Photo Vault steps into a hidden world filled with forgotten snapshots, dusty family albums, and gems of visual history to be uncovered. Join us as we embark on an exhilarating tour into the heart of collecting, curating and creating artworks and photobooks with archival materials around the globe.

    The Photo Vault is part of the Vernacular Social Club, a platform that brings together people who share a common interest in the Vernacular world www.vernacularsocialclub.com

    The host:

    Lukas Birk, is an Austrian researcher, artist, and publisher who primarily focuses on archival narratives and edits stories from South and Southeast Asia. He founded the Myanmar Photo Archive, the Afghan Box Camera Project, SewonArtSpace in Yogyakarta, and the Austro Sino Arts Program in Beijing. As well as a boutique camera Manufacture producing the Instant Box Camera and an independent photobook publishing project called Fraglich Publishing.

    © 2024 Lukas Birk
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Episodes
  • CHIARA CAPODICI - 3 Books that inspire you: Sebastian Bruno / Ciro Battiloro / Roberto Calasso
    Nov 17 2024

    3 Books That Inspire You Today with Chiara Capodici, who runs Leporello Books in Rome. Chiara brings a deeply philosophical approach to photobooks and bookmaking. Tune in to hear about her two current favorite photobooks and her all-time favorite author.

    She recommends the following books and authors

    • Tara - Sebastian Bruno
    • Silence is a gift - Ciro Battiloro
    • Roberto Calasso




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    2 mins
  • WAR & PEACE - REVU issue 2 - The Vernacular Social Club
    Nov 6 2024

    This episode of The Photo Vault accompanies the latest edition of REVU magazine, titled War & Peace. REVU is the Vernacular Social Club’s print outlet, covering a variety of subjects. Although there is much to say on War & Peace, this episode was not easy to create. We decided to touch on a few aspects of War & Peace in photography and in general. The world at this moment, or perhaps at any given moment, is entangled in so many wars that it is almost impossible to know where to begin. Most likely, REVU and its visual investigations in vernacular photography around War & Peace are more successful, as they have no beginning and no end, and the images can be interpreted individually by each reader. So please have a look at it after you listen to the Podcast.

    Visit the Vernacular Social Club's website for more information on REVU.

    References:

    • Nelson Mandela
    • TIME Photojournalist Lynsey Addario
    • War & Peace by Director Bondarchuk Sergey 1964
    • Archive of Modern Conflict
    • Soldier Studies book
    • War - Edwin Starr




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    14 mins
  • ALRES Les Rencontres de la photographie - Report on photo books
    Aug 6 2024

    In this episode, you will follow Lukas as he explores the photobook world at Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles, a fantastic photo festival in the south of France that has been running since 1970. Lukas talks to publishers, artists, fair organizers, and bookshop owners about the festival, the book market, and how the photobook has evolved in a festival environment like Arles. We delve into the thoughts of publishers based in Europe, authors who come all the way from Mexico, and some of the pioneers who started facilitating photobook platforms 20 years ago in festivals such as the one in Arles.

    Enjoy this episode with the voices of Salambo Goudal (France Photo Book), Grzegorz Kosmala (Blow Up Press), Matej Sitar (The Angry Bat), Abed Abidat ( Images Plurielles), Benoit Capoddi (Halogenure), Cesar Rodriguez, Zhen Zhi ( La maison Z), Pedro Guimarães (XYZ Books), Frederic Lezmi (The Photobook Museum), Thomas Gust (Buchkunst Berlin), Vincent Van Baar (Royal Academy of Art The Hague), Kalin Kruse (Die Nacht) and Delphine Manjard (Palais du Palais).


    Publishers/Bookshops/Books mentioned in the Podcast in order of appearance

    • Les Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles
    • France Photobook
    • Blow Up Press
    • The Angry Bat Publishing
    • Images Plurielles
    • Halogenure
    • Benoit Capponi
    • César Rodríguez
    • KWY Editions
    • La Maison Z -
    • The Photobook Museum
    • XYZ LISBON
    • Buchkunst Berlin -
    • Vincent van Baar
    • Royal Academy of Art The Hague
    • Die Nacht Publishing
    • Librairie du Palais




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    37 mins

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