Subtext & Discourse

What happens when photography becomes a tool for social change rather than just documentation? In this episode, Michael Dooney speaks with acclaimed British photographer and artist Mark Neville about his journey from art school to the front-lines of conflict, and how he uses collaborative photography projects to empower communities, challenge social norms, and effect real-world impact. Neville shares stories from his time as an official war artist in Afghanistan, discusses the making of influential projects like The Port Glasgow Book Project and Stop Tanks With Books, and reflects on his ongoing work in Ukraine. Listeners will gain insights into the ethics of documentary practice, the power of art as activism, and what it means to make photography for—and with—the people it represents.   Timestamps (00:00) – Introduction and welcome (01:49) – Artist and photographer living and working in the Ukraine (04:54) – The Port Glasgow Book Project: Art for the community (08:04) – Getting attention of the art world (12:00) – Turning point towards a social engaged artistic practice (14:42) – Stop Tanks with Books Project: Art as activism in Ukraine (17:56) – Russian invasion of Ukriane (20:55) – Postcode Ukraine Charity (25:06) – War Artist in Helmand, Afghanistan (27:33) – Battle Against Stigma, book project (33:34) – Invitation to start making work in Ukraine (34:54) – Diary of a Volunteer, book project (37:51) – Individual experiences of Postcard Ukraine charity members (39:48) – Support for Ukrainian people (42:06) – How can listeners learn more and get involved?   Mark Neville (b. 1966, London) is a British artist and photographer renowned for his socially engaged practice at the intersection of art, documentary, and activism. His projects often involve close collaboration with communities, aiming to empower subjects and address issues such as inequality, mental health, and conflict. Notable works include The Port Glasgow Book Project, Battle Against Stigma, Fancy Pictures, and Stop Tanks With Books. Neville has exhibited internationally, worked as an official war artist in Afghanistan, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize by The New York Times in 2012.   Mark Neville official website: https://www.markneville.com/  Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/marknevillestudio/ Postcode Ukraine: https://www.postcodeukraine.com/   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 28. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and Ukraine with Riverside.   Michael Dooney official website: https://www.michaeldooney.net Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Established in 2001, the Bruce Silverstein Gallery's principal focus is the representation of an international roster of contemporary artists as well as established artists of great influence. The gallery is committed to discovering, examining, and contextualising known and unknown artworks by modern masters as well as innovative artists of today. The gallery strives to provide a venue for dialogue across all art forms, while specialising in modern and contemporary photography. - Bruce Silverstein Gallery official website https://brucesilverstein.com/ - Member page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/bruce-silverstein-gallery - Follow Bruce Silverstein Gallery on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brucesilverstein/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 11. April 2025 between Perth (AU) and New York (US) with Riverside.

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto - AIPAD On Collecting Photography guide https://www.aipad.com/collecting   Sophie Wright is the Executive Director at Fotografiska New York, a position held since April 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Global Cultural Director at Magnum Photos from October 2003 to October 2020, where responsibilities encompassed developing and delivering global cultural programs, business development, and managing large-scale sales initiatives. Sophie Wright also worked as a Creative Consultant at Sophie Wright Consulting from 2002 to July 2011, focusing on strategy and communication for creative projects. Earlier roles include Deputy Editor and Gallery Manager at PLUK Magazine and Witness Gallery, and Non-Executive Director/Project Manager at MMAN Ltd. Sophie Wright holds a BA in Modern History from the University of Oxford and an MA in Art History from The Courtauld Institute of Art. - Fotografiska Global official website https://www.fotografiska.com/ - Follow Sophie Wright on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wrightsophie/ and Fotografiska Global https://www.instagram.com/fotografiska/ - Fotografiska talks and presentations on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@fotografiska.global   Andra Russek is a certified member of the Appraisers Association of America specializing in the field of fine art photography. She has been working in her field since 2000 when she became the assistant in the conservation department at the George Eastman House, Museum of Photography.  She continued her work at Swann Galleries, New York as a Specialist from 2002 – 2005. In 2005 she joined the Photographs Department at Sotheby's New York as a Specialist/Senior Cataloguer. In her role at both auction houses she catalogued and valued photographs for four to six sales per year. At Sotheby's she worked on important sales including Important Photographs from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Including Works from the Gilman Paper Company Collection and Photographs from the Private Collection of Margaret W. Weston. Andra is currently the Director of Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd., a gallery specializing in 20th century and contemporary photography. - Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd. official website https://www.photographydealers.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/scheinbaum-russek-ltd - Follow Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd. on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scheinbaumrussek/ - Straight Talk on Collecting Photography https://www.youtube.com/@scheinbaumrussekltd8037   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 18. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and New York (US) with Riverside.

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   The Michael Hoppen Gallery opened in 1992 and is founded on a passion for photography. As a gallery we are renowned for nurturing the careers of new and interesting artists and exhibiting them alongside acknowledged nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first century photographic masters. We are passionate about the photograph and all that concerns this extraordinary art form.  - Michael Hoppen Gallery official website https://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/ - Michael Hoppen Gallery on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michaelhoppengallery/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 15. April 2025 between Perth (AU) and London (UK) with Riverside.

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Douglas Marshall (Marshall Gallery) Founded in 2018, the Marshall Gallery works to promote the work of contemporary photo-based artists with an emphasis on experimental processes, printmaking craftsmanship and conceptual innovation. After working in many roles across emerging, established, and blue chip galleries, owner Douglas Marshall opened the Gallery's first Venice Beach space in January 2021 amid the pandemic before moving to Santa Monica's Bergamot Station in December 2021 where the gallery now resides. - Marshall Gallery official website https://marshallgallery.art/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/marshall-gallery - Follow Marshall Gallery on instagram https://www.instagram.com/marshall.gallery/   Michael Hulett (The Hulett Collection) The Hulett Collection is a fine art gallery specializing in classic 20th century and contemporary photographic works. Native to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Hulett started in the fine arts world more than 15 years ago in Los Angeles and spent the majority of his career  as the Director of the world-renowned Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica.  He has curated more than 100 exhibitions across Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and San Francisco. Michael brings his more than 20 years of knowledge of the medium's history and its foremost photographers to The Hulett Collection. - The Hulett Collection official website https://thehulettcollection.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/the-hulett-collection1 - Follow The Hulett Collection on instagram https://www.instagram.com/thehulettcollection/ and owner Michael Hulett here https://www.instagram.com/mikehulett/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 11. April 2025 between Perth (AU), Tulsa OK, and Santa Monica CA, with Riverside.

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Adelie de Ipanema (POLKA Galerie) Established in 2007 by Adélie de Ipanema and her brother, Edouard Genestar, Polka Galerie is located in the heart of the Marais district in Paris. The gallery represents over thirty photographers. Each year, within its 300 sq. meters divided into two spaces, the gallery organises ten exhibitions, which question the different forms of the Document within modern and contemporary practices.  - POLKA Galerie official website https://www.polkagalerie.com/en/home.htm - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/polka-galerie - Follow POLKA Galerie on instagram https://www.instagram.com/polkagalerie/   Arnika Dawkins (Arnika Dawkins Gallery) Arnika Dawkins Gallery is devoted to presenting fine art from both emerging and established photographers, specialising in images by African Americans and of African Americans. The gallerist is passionate about connecting collectors to artwork that is significant, inspiring and provocative. As a fine art photographer and avid collector herself, she is a valuable resource to collectors and artists alike. The gallery's objective is to provide an educational platform that supports this burgeoning community of talented artists. - Arnika Dawkins Gallery official website https://adawkinsgallery.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/arnika-dawkins-gallery - Follow Arnika Dawkins Gallery on instagram https://www.instagram.com/arnikadawkinsgallery   Anna Walker Skillman (Jackson Fine Art) Jackson Fine Art is a world-renowned contemporary gallery, specializing in photography with a 33-year history of supporting artists and collectors. The gallery cultivates and guides both emerging and established collectors to the best fine art photography of the 20th and 21st century, across both traditional and innovative photo-based mediums. Working closely with collectors, curators, consultants, and designers, JFA provides expertise in a warm, welcoming space in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. - Jackson Fine Art official website https://www.jacksonfineart.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/jackson-fine-art - Follow Jackson Fine Art on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacksonfineart/   Yancey Richardson (Yancey Richardson Gallery) Founded in 1995, Yancey Richardson represents artists working in photography, film, and lens-based media. The gallery is committed to working with museums, private institutions, leading art collectors, and other galleries to advance the careers of the artists we represent. Our current program includes emerging photographers as well as critically recognized, mid-career artists such as John Divola, Mitch Epstein, Ori Gersht, Anthony Hernandez, Laura Letinsky, Andrew Moore, Zanele Muholi, Mickalene Thomas and Hellen van Meene. Additionally, the gallery has presented exhibitions of historically significant figures such as Lewis Baltz, William Eggleston, Ed Ruscha, August Sander, and Larry Sultan. - Yancey Richardson Gallery official website https://www.yanceyrichardson.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/yancey-richardson-gallery - Follow Yancey Richardson Gallery on instagram https://www.instagram.com/yanceyrichardsongallery/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 25. March 2025 between Perth (AU), Paris (FR), Atlanta GA, and New York (US) with Riverside.

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Formerly a photographer and founder of The Center for Photography in Woodstock in 1977, Howard Greenberg has been one of a small group of gallerists, curators and historians responsible for the creation and development of the modern market for photography. Howard Greenberg Gallery—founded in 1981 and originally known as Photofind—was the first to consistently exhibit photojournalism and 'street' photography, now accepted as important components of photographic art. - Howard Greenberg Gallery official website https://www.howardgreenberg.com/ - Howard Greenberg Gallery on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/howardgreenberggallery/ - The Center for Photography Woodstock https://cpw.org/ Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 27. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and Berlin (DE) with Riverside. Portrait of Howard Greenberg by Bastiaan Woudt

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Lee Marks (Lee Marks Fine Art) was a founding member of AIPAD and was President from 1991 until 1995. Established in 1981, LMFA represents a small stable of international photographers and presents bi-monthly, online exhibitions by theme or represented artists. She also advises collectors on other photography acquisitions as well as insurance appraisals. - Lee Marks Fine Art official website https://www.leemarksfineart.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/lee-marks-fine-art - Follow Lee Marks on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lee.marks.9809/   Robert Klein (Robert Klein Gallery) was an early member of AIPAD and was President from 1995 until 2008. Robert Klein Gallery was established in 1980 and maintains an extensive and ever-changing inventory of 19th-century, 20th-century, and contemporary fine art photography. During his tenure, Robert engineered the 2006 expansion of The AIPAD Photography Show New York to the Park Avenue Armory, firmly establishing it as one of the leading photographic fairs in the world. - Robert Klein Gallery official website https://www.robertkleingallery.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/robert-klein-gallery - Follow Robert Klein Gallery on instagram https://www.instagram.com/robertkleingallery/   Stephen Bulger (Stephen Bulger Gallery) served on the Board beginning in 2001 and became First Vice President in 2003. He was President from 2009 until 2012. Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, opened in 1995, and offers an active exhibition schedule of 19th century, 20th century and contemporary international photographers. He has published numerous catalogues and books, and has curated over 120 exhibitions. Stephen is also co-founder and a member of the Board of CONTACT, Toronto's photography festival. He is a graduate of the School of Image Arts at Ryerson University, Toronto, where he was the founding Manager of the Ryerson Gallery.  - Stephen Bulger Gallery official website https://www.bulgergallery.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/stephen-bulger-gallery - Follow Stephen Bulger on instagram https://www.instagram.com/stephen.bulger/ and his gallery https://www.instagram.com/stephenbulgergallery/   Richard Moore (Richard Moore Photographs) served on the AIPAD Board of Directors for 12 years and was President from 2017 until 2021. RICHARD MOORE PHOTOGRAPHS, founded in 2000, is a private dealer of photographs, primarily vintage works by 19th and 20th century American photographers. Specialties include California photography, The Photo-Secession, Group f/64, Dorothea Lange,  Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographers, Social Documentary photography and Photo-journalism. - Richard Moore Photographs official website https://www.richardmoorephoto.com/ - Membership page on AIPAD https://www.aipad.com/member/richard-moore-photographs - Follow Richard Moore Photographs on instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardmoorephoto/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 21. March 2025 between Perth (AU), Toronto (CA), Shelbyville, IL, Oakland, CA, and Boston, MA (US).

This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World podcast is brought to you by AIPAD and The Photography Show. AIPAD represents fine art photography galleries around the world and is proud to present the 2025 edition of its flagship event, The Photography Show. The fair will showcase photography from the earliest processes to cutting-edge contemporary work that pushes the boundaries of the medium, from April 23 – 27 at The Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Go to www.aipad.com/show for more information and to plan your visit.   The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) encourages public support of fine art photography through education and communication by enhancing the confidence of the public in responsible photography collecting. First organized in 1979, AIPAD and its current members span the globe with members in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. AIPAD has become a unifying force in the field of photography and is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying and selling photographs as art. - AIPAD official website https://www.aipad.com/ - Follow AIPAD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aipadphoto/ - Talks programme by AIPAD on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@aipadphoto   Lydia Melamed Johnson is the Executive Director of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and has been in this role since autumn 2023. She first joined AIPAD in late 2021 in the role of Show Director for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. Prior to this Lydia was in charge of Corporate Partnerships and the VIP Officer of Paris Photo New York. Earlier still she founded October Art Week while serving as Director of Robert Simon Fine Art in New York. Lydia is also a member of the Board of the Art History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. - Follow Lydia on Instgram https://www.instagram.com/lydiamelamedjohnson/   Martijn van Pieterson is the President of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and has been in this role since spring 2023. He is the co-founder of IBASHO Gallery which he opened in 2015 together with his wife Annemarie Zethof. IBASHO means "a place where you can be yourself" in Japanese, and the gallery specialises in Japanese photography. The gallery has been an AIPAD member since 2018; Martijn joined the board in 2019 and the executive board in 2021. Born in Holland and based in Belgium, Martijn is the first European President of AIPAD. - IBASHO Gallery official website https://ibashogallery.com/ - Follow IBASHO Gallery on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ibasho___gallery/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 14. March 2025 between Perth (AU), Antwerp (BE), and New York City (US).

In 1925, 100 years ago, Anatol Josepho invented the first fully automated, coin-operated photobooth which he named the Photomaton. Stationed on Broadway near Times Square in New York City, over 250,000 Americans used the photobooth in its first year, paying 25 cents and waiting patiently for eight minutes while their photo strips developed. A game-changer for the world of photography, the photobooth would become ubiquitous in cities around the world. In the 1950s and 1960s, photobooths became a common feature at fairs, shopping centres and train stations and were loved by everyone from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to John and Jaqueline Kennedy and even employed by artist Andy Warhol for his now famous series of self-portraits. Fast forward to 2025 and AUTOFOTO is marking the booth's 100 year anniversary with a series of globally connected events, profiles and celebrations including major exhibitions and interventions across London, New York and Arles, projects with community groups, artists and designers, plus special events centered around their London and Barcelona based booths and in partnership with colleagues across the Globe. - Official website: https://autofoto.org/ - AUTOFOTO London: https://www.instagram.com/autofoto.london/ - AUTOFOTO Barcelona: https://www.instagram.com/autofoto.barcelona/ - The Real Selfie Project: https://www.instagram.com/therealselfieproject/ - Photo London Fair: https://photolondon.org/exhibitors/2024-2/autofoto/ - International Photobooth Convention: https://www.autophoto.org/convention - The Photographers' Gallery London: https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/2025-photographers-gallery   Rafael Hortala Vallve is the founder of AUTOFOTO, an analogue photobooth company based in London and Barcelona. AUTOFOTO have been rescuing and restoring original auto-photography machines for over a decade. Their restored machines can be found in locations across their two city bases. Their passion for analogue image making has led to a whole host of collaborations, workshops and events which bring a deeper enjoyment and understanding of analogue creative process.    Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 21. February 2025 between Perth (AU) and London (UK).

Felix Hoffmann is an image and cultural scholar and the inaugural Artistic Director of the Center for Photography and Lens-Based Media FOTO ARSENAL WIEN and the Director of FOTO WIEN. From 2005 to 2022, he served as the Chief Curator of the exhibition space C/O Berlin, where he was responsible for exhibitions, programs, and strategy. He curated numerous international exhibitions, including Nan Goldin (2009), Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Lindbergh (2011), Gordon Parks (2014), Ren Hang and Elfie Semotan (2018), and William Eggleston (2023), as well as thematic exhibitions like Eerily Familiar: Images of Terror (2011), The Last Image: Photography and Death (2018), and Send me an Image: From Postcards to Social Media (2020).  - Follow Felix on Instagram here --> https://www.instagram.com/felix_hoffmann__/   FOTO ARSENAL WIEN is Austria's new center for photography and lens-based media. Since 2023 it has been responsible for the FOTO WIEN festival, and starting in 2025 it will be responsible for the Festival Vienna Digital Cultures with the Kunsthalle Wien. Initiated as a media literacy center by the city of Vienna in fall 2022, FOTO ARSENAL WIEN explores all facets of photography. As a hub for photography and lens-based media in Austria, the institution brings together historical and international topics at the interface between analog and digital worlds as well as between static and moving pictures. FOTO ARSENAL WIEN presents the full spectrum of the medium of photography in up to twelve exhibitions held annually in a one-thousand-square-meter exhibition space—a combination of young talents, still-to-be-discovered photographers, and internationally known artists. - https://www.fotoarsenalwien.at/en/ - https://www.instagram.com/foto_arsenal_wien/   FOTO WIEN is a member of the European Month of Photography (EMOP), a European collaborative project that currently includes photography festivals in Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, and Luxemburg. Once an insider event for Vienna's lively photography scene, FOTO WIEN has become Austria's largest festival of photographic images in over twenty years of collective commitment. It offers programs for a broad audience that is interested in art and contemporary events as well as a professional audience. FOTO ARSENAL WIEN has been the organizer since 2023. - https://www.fotowien.at/en/ - https://www.instagram.com/foto_wien/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 7. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and Vienna (A).

In this episode I am speaking with four members of the Berlin chapter of the Female Photoclub. A Germany wide professional association which aims to increase visibility of female photographers, advocates for equality in the industry, and raises awareness of issues such as pay inequality and lack of representation.  In addition to the Female Photoclub, we'll also be speaking about the group exhibition Invisible Lines: Reflexionen der Gegenwart, opening this Saturday 15th of March at the Alte Münze Berlin from 6:00pm, which showcases projects from 28 members of the Female Photoclub, and is included in the official program of the European Month of Photography Berlin. Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 9. March 2025 between Perth (AU) and Berlin (DE).   Invisible Lines - Reflexionen der Gegenwart Under the title Invisible Lines – Reflexionen der Gegenwart 28 photographers from the Berlin Regional Group of the Female Photoclub explore the invisible boundaries of our society. In a time of growing conflicts and divisions, the photographs illuminate the subtle lines between closeness and distance, familiarity and otherness, community and isolation. “Invisible Lines” establishes a dialogue between individual perspectives and larger social structures, calling for reflection on the fractures of our time and encouraging ways to overcome them. - https://emop-berlin.eu/en/exhibition/invisible-lines/5624f791-8dd3-4d9d-8096-c29d75dc1bea/ - https://femalephotoclub.com/post/female-photoclub-berlin-invisible-lines-reflexionen-der-gegenwart-2025/ The Female Photoclub The Female Photoclub was initiated in 2017 and has been a registered association since 2020 for professional photographers. Currently, the club has around 500 members who are organised in nine cities and regions across Germany. The association's goals are to increase the visibility of photographers, advocate for greater equality in the industry, and raise awareness of issues such as pay inequality and lack of representation. - https://femalephotoclub.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/femalephotoclub/ EMOP Berlin - The European Month of Photography EMOP Berlin is the largest biennial festival of photographic images in Germany. Museums, exhibition institutions, memorial sites, archives, libraries, collections, cultural institutes, universities, art academies and other educational institutions, municipal and private galleries and project spaces from Berlin and Potsdam - together with the exhibiting artists - are the key players in this open festival format. - https://emop-berlin.eu/ - https://www.instagram.com/emopberlin/ Photographers who joined the conversation Natalia Carstens is a freelance photographer based in Berlin, specializing in architecture and art documentation. Her work primarily focuses on art and cultural institutions, where she combines her two passions. In her personal projects, she explores how architecture appears in the absence of people, particularly in cultural spaces like cinemas, clubs, and swimming pools. Her photographs capture these spaces in their unique aesthetics and atmosphere. She completed her photography training at Lette Verein and holds a degree in Art History and Cultural Studies from Humboldt University in Berlin. Since 2024, she has been a board member of the Female Photoclub and leads its Berlin regional group. - https://www.nataliacarstens.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/natalia_carstens/ Catherine Lieser works with digital photography, with a focus on portraits. She was born in Essen in 1986, studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich and lives and works in Berlin. She is a part of the Female Photoclub and the Professional Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Designers. In her art projects she is dealing with the question of whether and how one can unlearn normative thinking and behavior, such as gender-specific categorisations. We as society are surrounded by an imagery that shape such thinking and behavior and her work is an attempt to create visual counter-narratives, that stand in contrast to the normative imagery. - https://www.catherinelieser.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/catherine_lieser/ Chiara Dazi is an Italian documentary photographer with a passion for sports and the East; she is interested in how collective memories and borders influence identities and how individuals and communities deal with the notion of belonging and traditions. Born in the Italian Po' valley, she studied languages and graduated in communication sciences at the Università di Bologna with a thesis on the ‘nostalgia for the former GDR'. She worked as a photo editor in Paris, then graduated from the Berlin Ostkreuz school of photography. After artist residencies in Georgia, Kaliningrad and the Republic of Moldova, Chiara currently lives and works in Berlin. - https://www.chiaradazi.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/frau_loesung Victoria Kämpfe is a photographer and art director whose work explores themes of feminism, identity, and belonging. Born in Chemnitz, she started her professional creative career in Detroit, USA - an experience that shaped her artistic perspective and deepened her engagement with themes of attachment and rupture. Now based in Berlin, she works across photography, fashion, and music, drawing inspiration from (sub)-culture and politics. With a background in anthropology, she explores the unspoken and challenges conventional narratives of beauty and power, inviting a closer look at what we see and why we see it. - https://victoriakaempfe.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/victoriakaempfe/

Joanna Szproch is a Polish, Berlin-based visual artist and activist. Her practice blends photography as a performative and instrumental medium with archival materials, writing, and participatory projects. She explores female resilience through embodiment and conviviality. Committed to analogue processes, she creates art books, installations, and collaborative works that challenge societal norms and empower women. Her debut monograph Alltagsfantasie (2023) reflects her bold artistic vision.   See more of Joanna's work on her official website (https://joannaszproch.com/), follow her new instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/joanna.szproch/), and subscribe to her substack newsletter (https://joannaszproch.substack.com/). Photo book video showing Alltagsfantasie on vimeo: https://vimeo.com/847340512   Michael Dooney: https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 19. February 2025 between Perth (AU) and Berlin (DE). Portrait supplied by artist with Droste effect.

Enrico Stefanelli (b.1962, Lucca, Italy) is the founder and artistic director of Photolux Festival, the biennial of photography in Lucca, Italy. From 2010 to 2017, he worked as curator for the European Photo Exhibition Award (epea), a project sponsoring young photo talent, which developed as a collaboration between four European foundations, including the Körber Foundation in Germany. He has been appointed as an expert for portfolio reviews at Les Rencontres d'Arles, CENTER, Santa Fe - Colorado, and Kaunas Festival in Lithuania. He has sat on the selection committee of the World Press Photo Foundation's Joop Swart Masterclass, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and the Prix Piclet. As well as the international jury for Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography & Film. He has also published various texts on photography in the international specialised press, and has curated exhibitions of renowned photographers such as Gianni Berengo Gardin and Stanley Greene. In addition to Tim Hetherington, Jan Saudek, Horst P. Horst, VII Agency, Nobuyoshy Araki, Boris Mikhailov and David Douglas Duncan.   Visit the official website of the Photolux Festival: https://www.photoluxfestival.it/en/ You can follow both the Photolux Festival - https://www.instagram.com/photoluxfest/ - and Enrico Stefanelli - https://www.instagram.com/enricostefanelli/ - on Instagram.   Michael Dooney: https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 23. January 2025 between Perth (AU) and Lucca (IT). Portrait of Enrico Stefanelli taken by Michael Dooney on 10. July 2024 in Lucca, Italy.

Pilar Mata Dupont is a multi-award-winning Argentinean-Australian artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Her practice spans video, installation, performance, and photography. Using highly theatrical and cinematic methods, she uses allegory and narrative to reimagine/rework histories and classical texts and aims to create alternative readings that question the conditions of the construction of dominant narratives that shape history.  In 2015 she won the Plymouth Contemporary Open in the United Kingdom, and a residency prize at the 19th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc Videobrasil in São Paulo, Brazil. She has shown work internationally in museums and galleries, including the Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul; Secession, Vienna; Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart; and, as part of Rencontres Internationales film festival, the Gaîté Lyrique, Paris. In 2012, she was a recipient of a Mid-Career Fellowship from the Government of Western Australia. In collaboration with Tarryn Gill, she participated in the Biennale of Sydney and won the Basil Sellers Art Prize in 2010. As part of multi-artform collective Hold Your Horses, she made work commissioned by the Akademie der Künste in Berlin in 2012.   Pilar's website with past projects and news about her practice: https://pilarmatadupont.com/ Updates and insights on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilar_matadupont/ She is represented by MOORE CONTEMPORARY gallery in Perth, Australia: http://moorecontemporary.com/artists/pilar-mata-dupont/   Michael Dooney: https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 9. January 2025 in Perth, Australia. Portrait by Joris van den Einden.

Pablo Giori is the co-founder and director of the Experimental Photo Festival, the Ágora, School of Experimentation, and the  International Photography Festivals Association (IPFA) in Barcelona. His interest in experimental analogue photography was born out of his work as a documentarian, historian, and archivist with the estate of Pere Català (Valls, Alt Camp, 1889 – Barcelona, 1971). The Catalan photographer, publicist, and writer is most known for republican posters and propaganda during the Spanish Civil War. He also had contact with various avant-garde associations in Barcelona, and his work can be related to photographers such as Man Ray, Moholy-Nagy, Renger-Patzsch and Sougez, among others. Pablo Giori holds a Bachelor's degree in Philology (National University of Tucumán), a master's degree in Cultural Studies (University of Girona), a master's degree in Strategic Communication (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) and a PhD in Contemporary History (Universitat de Girona). He has taken courses on Photographic archives management in the digital environment and on Preservation, conservation and digitization of photographic originals at the Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya.   Pablo Giori's official website with information about his photography projects and academic work. - https://en.pablogiori.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/pablo.giori/ International Photography Festivals Association (IPFA) - https://www.photographyfestivalsassociation.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/experimentalphotofestival/ Experimental Photo Festival Barcelona - https://en.experimentalphotofestival.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/photographyfestivals/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 3. February 2025 between Perth (AU) and Barcelona (ES). Portrait supplied by Pablo Giori.

Jessa Fairbrother (b. London) is a British visual artist whose work spans stitch, photography, performance and drawing. The body is her main material. She holds an MA in Photographic Studies from the University of Westminster (2010) and trained at drama school in London in the 1990s.  This laid the groundwork for her ongoing investigation of how art and audience collide. The artist book of her work Conversations with my mother, is held in collections at Tate Britain, the V&A, London and The Museum of Fine Art, Houston.  Yale Centre for British Art and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery also hold pieces from this series. Her companion piece, Role Play (Woman with Cushion) is included in Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood – a Hayward Touring exhibition travelling the UK throughout 2024-2025 and included in the 2024 Thames and Hudson book of the same name by curator of the show, Hettie Judah. She is a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust scholar, training at the Royal School of Needlework in historical hand embroidery, which she incorporates into her photographic work. This is now embedded in her long-term multi-faceted project A Fencing Manual for Women, which has also been supported in it's development by a DYCP grant from the Arts Council of England, The Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust, Hosking Houses Trust, Gane Trust and GRAIN as well as private sponsors. Jessa became an RWA Academician in 2023. She works from her studio in Bristol, UK.   Jessa's official website. https://jessafairbrother.com/ Follow Jessa on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/jessfairbrother/ Tate Papers: Severance: Jessa Fairbrother's Conversations with My Mother 2016 - Jennifer Mundy https://www.tate.org.uk/research/tate-papers/33/severance-jessa-fairbrother-conversations-my-mother   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 27. October 2024 between Perth (AU) and Bristol (UK). Portrait of Jessa Fairbrother by Trish Morrissey in the Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood exhibition at MAC in Birmingham.

Anthony Luvera is an Australian socially engaged artist, writer, and educator based in London. The long-term collaborative work he creates with individuals and communities has been exhibited widely in galleries, public spaces, and festivals, including the UK House of Commons, Tate Liverpool, The Gallery at Foyles, the British Museum, London Underground's Art on the Underground, National Portrait Gallery London, Four Corners, Belfast Exposed Photography, Australian Centre for Photography, PhotoIreland, Malmö Fotobiennal, Goa International Photography Festival, Les Rencontres D'Arles Photographie, Oslo Negative, and Landskrona Foto Festival. His writing has appeared in a range of publications including Trigger, Photography and Culture, Visual Studies, Photoworks, Source, and Photographies. Anthony is Associate Professor of Photography in the Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities at Coventry University, and editor of Photography For Whom?, a periodical about socially engaged photography. Anthony is Chair of the Education Committee at the Royal Photographic Society, and a Trustee of Photofusion. He has designed education and mentorship programmes, facilitated workshops, and given lectures for the public education departments of National Portrait Gallery, Tate, Magnum, Royal Academy of Arts, The Photographers' Gallery, Barbican Art Gallery, and community photography projects across the UK.   Anthony's official website. https://www.luvera.com/ Follow Anthony on Instagram to keep up to date with his projects. https://www.instagram.com/anthony_luvera/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 30. October 2024 between Perth and London. Portrait photo supplied by guest.

Dr. Wiktoria Michałkiewicz is an interdisciplinary expert with extensive international experience in storytelling, talent management, journalism, and photography. Alongside her academic achievements—holding five degrees, including a PhD in Sociology, an MA in Social Anthropology, and an MA in Cultural Studies from esteemed institutions such as Stockholm University, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Lumière University Lyon 2, and Jagiellonian University—she has established a remarkable career as a contributing editor for prestigious international magazines like National Geographic, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue. Additionally, she has excelled as a film and photography producer, talent agent, and exhibition curator. Dr. Michałkiewicz has played a pivotal role in producing and curating exhibitions for renowned artists, collaborating with international festivals and institutions. Her diverse expertise extends to consulting and editing award-winning books, as well as serving as a PR and communications specialist. In one of her notable recent roles, she was part of Fotografiska Stockholm and Fotografiska International, contributing to its global expansion to Tallinn and New York. In 2021, she founded REZO, a consulting agency specializing in global career strategies for visual artists, talent management, international art PR, and art advisory services. Operating globally from Warsaw, Stockholm, and Lisbon, she continues to make a significant impact in the art world. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Michałkiewicz has collaborated with both legendary and emerging artists, contributing to their projects in various capacities—from curating exhibitions and producing films to editing books and developing communication and marketing strategies. She has been involved in institutions and festivals such as the Nordic Light Festival in Norway, Landskrona Foto Festival, Leica Gallery, and Fotografiska, working on exhibitions featuring artists like Albert Watson, Platon, Greg Gorman, Ralph Gibson, Ragnar Axelsson, Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier, Chris Rainier, Paul Hansen, James Nachtwey, Sebastião Salgado, and Ellen von Unwerth. Her international strategy and art PR work include collaborations with artists such as Kacper Kowalski, Cooper & Gorfer, Bastiaan Woudt, Maciej Markowicz, Lisen Stibeck, and Erle Kyllingmark. As an editor and consultant, she has contributed to award-winning book projects, including “Arche” by Kacper Kowalski, which was nominated for the prestigious Les Prix du Livre at Rencontres d'Arles 2022. Dr. Michałkiewicz's projects have garnered numerous accolades, including Cannes Lions, Prix du Livre Les Rencontres d'Arles (nomination), and Sony World Photo Awards (1st Prize Landscape). She has also served as a jury member and portfolio reviewer at national and international competitions, further solidifying her influence and reputation in the art photography industry.   REZO Art and Photography Management Agnecy http://rezo.pl/en/ Follow Wiktoria on Instagram to keep up date with her international activities https://www.instagram.com/wiktoriami/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 3. November 2024 between Perth and Lisbon. Portrait photo by Knut Koivisto

W.M. Hunt is a champion of photography: collector, curator and consultant who lives and works in New York City.  He is also a teacher and writer and speaker on photography.  He says that photography changed his life.  It gave him one.   Official website where you can read Bill's series of essays: “Great Photographs … or, at least some really good ones” https://www.wmhunt.com/ Bill's instagram for Collection Blind Pirate (American Groups) https://www.instagram.com/wmhuntdbear/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 10. October 2024 between Perth and New York. Portrait photo supplied by W.M. Hunt  

Freo Majer is the founder and artistic director of Forecast, an international mentorship program that transcends disciplines and geographical locations to connect cultural practitioners with renowned mentors. Trained as an opera director, Majer looks back at a career as a director and producer in European theaters, opera houses, and at festivals, including at Mainz State Theater, Lucerne Theater, Bremen Theater, and the international festival Theater der Welt. Driven by his own experience, and recognizing a gap in the type of support available to cultural works, he changed paths and founded Forecast in 2015. Together with curators and festival directors from various European cities, he initiated the interdisciplinary research project Housing the Human (2017–2019). In 2020, Majer began a three-year collaboration with the ZKM and HfG in Karlsruhe and the National Academy of Science and Engineering acatech, developing prototypes on the eco-social research program Driving the Human. Forecast Platform - https://forecast-platform.com/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 10. October 2024 between Perth (Australia) and Berlin (Germany). Portrait photo supplied by Format Platform.  

Philippe Garner was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1949. He was brought up in Brighton. After graduating in French and Latin from Bedford College, London, in 1970, he joined Sotheby's Training Scheme and in 1971 started working as a specialist in late-19th-century and 20th-century decorative arts and in the fledgling field of photographs. He has played an influential role in raising awareness of the significance of our photographic heritage, both through his pioneering auctions and through his activities as a writer and curator. https://www.philippegarner.com/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 18. October 2024 between Perth (Australia) and London (The United Kingdom). Portrait photo of Philippe taken by his wife Lucilla in 1985, from his passport issued January 1986.

Wesley Verhoeve is an Amsterdam-based photographer and curator whose work has been featured in publications including the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Washington Post, Wired, New York Magazine, Volkskrant, and others. As the founding curator of the Projected series at the International Center of Photography, Wesley oversaw 96 exhibitions showcasing the work of over 300 photographers from 53 countries. He currently curates Process Projected, a bi-monthly exhibition series at the WIHH Gallery in Amsterdam. Wesley's first monograph, NOTICE, was published by New Style Publishing in 2021 and is now in its second printing. Every Sunday, Wesley publishes Process, a weekly photography newsletter focused on helping over 13,000 readers find their creative voice.   Wesley's website where you can pre-order NOTICE Journal Volume 1 https://www.wesley.co/ PROCESS Newsletter on Substack https://wesley.substack.com/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 11. October 2024 between Perth (Australia) and Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Portrait photo of Wesley Verhoeve by Chris Michel.

Tim Clark is Editor in Chief of 1000 Words and Artistic Director for Fotografia Europea in Reggio Emilia, Italy, together with Walter Guadagnini, Director of CAMERA, Torino and Luce Lebart, curator, historian and researcher at The Archive of Modern Conflict, named as Photo Festival of the Year at the Lucie Awards 2022. He has also taught and devised numerous academic programmes, most recently at The Institute of Photography, Falmouth University and NABA, Milano.   1000 Words is a leading online contemporary photography magazine. It commissions exhibition and photobook reviews, essays and interviews in response to the visual culture of our present moment. Founded in 2008, the editorial commitment has always been to explore the possibilities for the medium whilst stimulating debate around current modes of practice, curation, discourses and theory internationally.   Sign up to the 1000 Words mailing list at the link below. https://www.1000wordsmag.com/ Details of the print publications Curator Conversations and Writer Conversations. https://www.1000wordsmag.com/curator-conversations/ https://www.1000wordsmag.com/writer-conversations/ Photography Festival Fotografia Europea in Reggio Emilia Italy. https://www.fotografiaeuropea.it/en/   Michael Dooney https://beacons.ai/michaeldooney   This episode of Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast was recorded on 14. September 2023 between Perth (Australia) and London (UK). Portrait photo provided by Tim Clark.

Boris Eldagsen was born in Pirmasens, West Germany, in 1970. He studied media and drama, philosophy, and German studies at the University of Cologne (1991–92). From 1992 to 1998 he concurrently studied philosophy at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and visual art at Mainz Academy of Fine Arts. During that time, he also studied visual art at the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication in the University of Hyderabad, India (1994); and conceptual art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic (1995). He has presented nine solo exhibitions in Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom including those at the Rencontres d'Arles, Edinburgh Art Festival, and the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney. His work has featured in twenty-one group exhibitions and festivals in Asia, Europe, and South America including Chobi Mela in Bangladesh; Encontros da Imagem in Braga, Portugal; FestFoto in Porto Alegre, Brazil; FORMAT Festival in Derby, United Kingdom; and PhotoVisa in Krasnodar, Russia. He has won a number of awards including the Voies-Off Award, Arles (2014); best show at FORMAT festival, Derby (2015); and the Open Competition Creative prize at the Sony World Photography Awards (2023), which he declined to accept. Boris Eldagsen is a member of Deutsche Fotografische Akademie, responsible for their online activities, and, since 2019, a digital consultant to Roger Ballen. He lives and works in Berlin.   Interview with Boris Eldagsen recorded by Michael Dooney on 6. July 2023 at the LUMA Foundation in Arles, France.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Boris Eldagsen Home Page: http://www.eldagsen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boriseldagsen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boriseldagsen Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boriseldagsen/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJz2sAaos322wGsuCtNpZHg Trauma Porn Refusal of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards Promptography Workshops Our podcast from 2020 Michael Dooney | Website | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast | Website | Instagram JARVIS DOONEY Galerie | Website | Artsy | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Stephanie O'Connor (she/her) is a Pākehā/tangata tiriti artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (New Zealand). She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Her work uses photography as a vehicle to rework memory through obsessive editing, rearranging and compositing. Interview with Stephanie O'Connor recorded by Michael Dooney on 29. June 2023 in Neukölln, Berlin.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Stephanie O'Connor Official Website: http://www.stephanieoconnor.co.nz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steph_oconnor Lens Culture 2023 Emerging Talent Award Winners: https://www.lensculture.com/2023-lensculture-emerging-talent-award-winners   Michael Dooney | Website | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast | Website | Instagram JARVIS DOONEY Galerie | Website | Artsy | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Anne Schwanz co-founded OFFICE IMPART together with Johanna Neuschäffer in 2018. OFFICE IMPART is a multi-dimensional space and platform for contemporary art. Their activities take place on site in Berlin – or anywhere. The founders Anne and Johanna, are experts for (and on) changing the art world. They develop exhibitions on- and offline, with classically produced and digital works. They build bridges to art – and sell it. OFFICE IMPART recently received the 2023 VBKI Prize for Berlin Galleries with their exhibition Sandbox Mode, featuring the work of Mitchell F. Chan, Stine Deja, Andreas Gysin, Sara Ludy, Cezar Mocan, and The Roedalming Group. Interview with Anne Schwanz recorded by Michael Dooney on 29. June 2023 at OFFICE IMPART, Berlin. The artwork in the background of the portrait is by Jonathan Chomko 'Draw by Computer', 2022 Geometric primitives drawn by hand on a computer.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) OFFICE IMPART Official Website: https://officeimpart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/office_impart/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-impart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/office_impart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0z3enlSNI4CDA3RlQdMKg OFFICE IMPART awarded 2023 VBKI Prize for Berlin Galleries with the exhibition Sandbox Mode. Anne Schwanz (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/anne.schwanz/ ART+TECH Report: https://www.arttechreport.com/ NODE Platform: https://node-officeimpart.com/   Michael Dooney | Website | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast | Website | Instagram JARVIS DOONEY Galerie | Website | Artsy | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Alessa Widmer is a young curator, PhD candidate and photography enthusiast based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is currently the artistic director of Photo Basel, Switzerland's first and only international art fair dedicated to photography based art. Interview with Alessa Widmer recorded by Michael Dooney on 23. June 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Alessa Widmer Official Website: https://www.alessawidmer.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alessawidmer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alessa.widmer Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessa-widmer-6713aab9/ Photo Basel Official Website: https://www.photo-basel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photobasel/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/photobasel Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/photo-basel/ Kein Musuem Official Website: https://www.keinmuseum.ch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keinmuseum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kein_museum/ Fundkunst Official Website: https://www.fundkunst.ch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fundkunst.ch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fundkunst.ch/ Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie Official Website: https://fabian-claude-walter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fabian-Claude-Walter-Galerie-167827779938268/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fc_walter_galerie/   Michael Dooney | Website | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast | Website | Instagram JARVIS DOONEY Galerie | Website | Artsy | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Hannah Watson is the co-founder and director of contemporary art gallery TJ Boulting, as well as the director of independent art publisher Trolley Books. TJ Boulting was founded in 2011 by current director Hannah Watson and the late Gigi Giannuzzi, taking its name from the landmark Grade II* listed Arts & Crafts building it inhabits in Fitzrovia, central London. The gallery represents a dynamic group of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists across all mediums, and introduces more established and historic artists through thematic group shows. These are often collaborations with invited curators, such as In The Company Of in 2018 with Katy Hessel, Birth in 2019 with Charlotte Jansen and The Gaze in 2021 with Louis Wise. TJ Boulting is also the home of independent publisher Trolley Books. Established in 2001, Trolley publish a diverse range of titles presenting unique stories in photography, photojournalism and contemporary art. In 2005 Trolley received a special commendation from the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards for its outstanding contribution to photography book publishing. Recent awards for the books include at the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards for Siân Davey's Looking For Alice (2016) and Maisie Cousins's Rubbish, Dipping Sauce, Grass Peonie Bum (2019). Interview with Hannah Watson recorded by Michael Dooney on 23. July 2022 at TJ Boulting, Fitzrovia London. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) TJ Boulting Official Website: https://www.tjboulting.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjboulting/ Trolley Books Offical Website: https://trolleybooks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trolleybooks/ Trolleyology - The First Ten Years of Trolley Books Fitzrovia Chapel Official Website: https://www.fitzroviachapel.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitzroviachapel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fitzroviachapel   Michael Dooney | Website | Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube Subtext & Discourse Art World Podcast | Website | Instagram JARVIS DOONEY Galerie | Website | Artsy | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin

Laura Noble is the Director of L A Noble Gallery (LANG) in London. The gallery focuses on contemporary positions and features a majority female representation. Laura is also a writer, author of The Art of Collecting Photography, founder of FIX Photo Festival, a multidisciplinary artist, as well as being a judge on many photographic competitions and residency programmes, running workshops, participating on portfolio reviews and more. Interview with Laura Noble recorded by Michael Dooney on 21. July 2022 at The Nags Head, Walthamstow London. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Laura Noble Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraannnoble/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauraannnoble Laura Noble Gallery Offical Website: https://www.lauraannnoble.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanoblegallery Twitter: https://twitter.com/LANobleGallery Laura Noble Artist Official Website: https://www.lanoble.art/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanobleartist/ FIX Photo Festival Website: https://www.lauraannnoble.com/fixphotofestivalawards Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fixphotofestival Twitter: https://twitter.com/fixphotofest Occupy the Void - Photo50 - London Art Fair London Art Fair: https://www.londonartfair.co.uk/photo50-2020/ Feature on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-51047597 Exhibition tour on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ip9T8xKWI Roy Mehta Revival, London 1989-1993 Official Website: https://roymehta.com/projects/revival-london-1989-1993.aspx Book from Hoxton Mini Press: https://www.hoxtonminipress.com/products/revival Roy Mehta on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roymehta/   Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Barbara Wolff, born in 1951 in Kyritz in the Prignitz region of the State of Brandenburg, is the daughter of photographer Werner Hinz. After completing high school she trained as a photographer in her father's photography business and then went on to study photography at the Academy of Fine Arts, Leipzig. After gradating she worked as a freelance illustrator, photographer, and designer. During this period her style is defined by photographic collages and montages. Between 1982 and 1985 she lived in the village of Sechzehneichen in Brandenburg, where she pursued a personal, long term project about the village and its inhabitants. After applying to leave East Germany, Wolff moved to West Germany in 1985 and settled in Munich. Numerous trips to and stays in other countries followed, enabling her to discover places where she previously would not have been able to travel—such as Guatemala, Paris, and Vietnam. Since 1989 Wolff has worked as a freelance photographer and designer for the Linhof camera manufacturer in Munich. She taught Visual Communication and Photography as the Designschule München for twelve years. In the context of further freelance work, she has overseen the set-up and establishment of photographic studios in countries such as Brazil and Yemen, and she has held lectures on photography in China, Finland, and Vietnam. Today, Barbara Wolff lives and works in Berlin. Interview with Barbara Wolff recorded by Michael Dooney on 19. July 2022 in Berlin. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Barbara Wolff Offical Website: https://www.barbarawolff.eu/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbara_wolff_berlin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barbara.wolff.1441/ Collection Regard: Barbara Wolff in Eigener Sache Barbara Wolff - Metropolis Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Es­tab­lished in 2004, Robert Morat Ga­lerie is a con­tem­po­rary art gallery, pri­mar­ily fo­cussing on emerg­ing po­si­tions in con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phy and photo-based art. Founded in Ham­burg, the gallery has since moved to Berlin and is now lo­cated on Lin­ien­strasse in the Mitte art dis­trict. The gallery is a reg­u­lar ex­hibitor at in­ter­na­tional art fairs such as PARIS PHOTO, Photo Lon­don, UN­SEEN Am­s­ter­dam or The Pho­tog­ra­phy Show in New York. Interview with Robert Morat recorded by Michael Dooney on 13. July 2022 in Berlin. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Robert Morat Offical Website: https://www.robertmorat.de/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/robert-morat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertmorat/ Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles Official Instagram Twitter Facebook Vimeo Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

The Belgian collector, Alain Servais, started collecting art in the late 1990s. With a strong focus on emerging artists, Alain has built up a significant contemporary art collection which is highly versatile and forward-looking. Alain is also among the first to collect digital art and support young artists by offering residency program in his loft in Brussels where he keeps his collection. One of the most committed and passionate collectors today, Alain spends most of his leisure time visiting museums, biennials, galleries and art fairs, and sharing his insights in the art with his twitter fans. Interview with Alain Servais recorded by Michael Dooney on 7. July 2022 during the opening week of Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles, France.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Alain Servais Twitter: https://twitter.com/aservais1 Servais Family Collection Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectionservais/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collection-servais/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/collectionservais Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles Official Instagram Twitter Facebook Vimeo   Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Narda van ‘t Veer, gallerist, photography collector and agent. In 1977 Narda van 't Veer stumbled upon the work of Guy Bourdin. Her love for photography was born and a few years later she graduated from her studies in marketing & economics at HTS, after which she founded an advertising agency specialised in fashion campaigns. Through her work as an art director she meets a variety of photographers and in 1988 she decides to start her own agency, Unit C.M.A. Today she represents national and international creatives working in the field of photography, illustration and film. In her thirty years as an agent van 't Veer also comes across a lot of art photography and many photobooks. This sparks the start of her own collection which features work by Helmut Newton and Collier Schorr among others. Next to that her extensive knowledge of and many connections in the field of photography lead to various projects like realising various photobooks. In 2012 van 't Veer starts her own gallery in collaboration with Jasper Bode. Via The Ravestijn Gallery she represents photographers like Inez & Vinoodh, Patrick Waterhouse and Michael Bailey-Gate Interview with Narda van ‘t Veer recorded by Michael Dooney on 6. July 2022 at L'Arlatan (Hôtel à Arles) in Arles, France. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Narda van ‘t Veer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nardavantveer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/narda.v.veer/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/narda-van-t-veer-7410847/ The Ravestijn Gallery Official: https://www.theravestijngallery.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theravestijngallery/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRavestijnGallery ‘One of a Kind' - 10 Year Anniversary Show with Unique Pieces Unit C.M.A. Official: https://unit.nl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitcma/ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/unitcmas Guy Bourdin Erwin Olaf Patrick Waterhouse Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation — Mathieu Asselin Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles Official Instagram Twitter Facebook Vimeo LUMA Arles Official Instagram Facebook Linkedin Cortona on the Move - International Photography Festival Official Instagram Facebook   Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Marc Barbey, Collector and Founder of Collection Regard, Berlin. Collection Regard is the photographic collection of Marc Barbey focusing on German photography, especially photography related to Berlin. Marc Barbey is administering the estate of Hein Gorny (1904-1967). Acting as an archive as well as an exhibition space, publishing house and gallery, Collection Regard deliberately takes a position between museum and gallery. The aim is to show largely unknown photographic works which deserve attention in a curated context. Publications and art events in form of Salons Photographiques accompany the exhibitions that are also sent on tour. Marc Barbey (*1971) grew up in Paris and studied international business at the Grande École (ESSCA) in Angers, France, and the Heriott Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. The international businessman has been active in sales and business developments positions in the metal industry as well as the software business. In 2003 he moved to Berlin and founded a family. Berlin is the birthplace of his private collection and since 2016 he dedicates himself completely to the development of the different activities of Collection Regard. Interview with Marc Barbey recorded by Michael Dooney on 5. July 2022 at the Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation in Arles, France.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) COLLECTION REGARD Official: https://www.collectionregard-english.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectionregard/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectionregard/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2XR8ckPWu19Te4N_c7OReA German Photographic Movements: New Vision (Neues Sehen) and New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) Hein Gorny Hommage à Berlin - Photographs 1945/1946 - Hein Gorny, Adolph C. Byers and Friedrich Seidenstücker Antonio Panetta Enno Kaufhold Publication of the exhibition Exhibition in Städel Museum - Neues Sehen, curated by Dr. Kristina Lemke Bienalle für Aktuelle Fotografie Mannheim 2020 Heinrich Riebesehl Otto Steinert Berlin-Mitte Mai 1979 - Hans Martin Sewcz - second exhibition at the collection. Book Publishers Lehmstedt, Leipzig Spector Books, Leipzig Edition Braus Wasmuth & Zohlen Verlag Writers, curators, historians who have contributed texts to the publications. Matthias Flügge wrote text for Andreas Rost Klaus Honnef for Anno Wilms Ulrich Wüst Index/ Leporellos at COLLECTION REGARD C/O Berlin - Cityscapes / Late Summer / Peripheries dokumenta 14 Barbara Wolff Metropolis at COLLECTION REGARD Exhibition in Arles at FotoHaus, MRO Foundation 2021 Metropolis at Goethe Institute Bordeaux Parcours FotoHaus Bordeaux 2022 PODCAST EPISODE 53 Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles Official Instagram Twitter Facebook Vimeo FotoHaus ParisBerlin Paris Berlin Foto Group Christel Boget FotoHaus Arles 2022 Ostkreuz Schule Berlin Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Amin El Dib Exhibition in Arles at FotoHaus, MRO Foundation 2022 Artaud Portfolios Theatre of Cruelty Antonin Artaud Exhibition in Berlin at Collection Regard, October 2022 Susanne Husemann, member of Artaud   Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Christophe Guye was the owner and managing director of a communications agency in Zurich for 15 years, which was taken over by an international agency network in 2004. Since 2006 he has worked as a gallery owner and art dealer for contemporary photography. In the same year, he opened his gallery – formerly SCALO|GUYE Gallery – in Los Angeles, which has been based in Zurich since 2010 under the name Christophe Guye Galerie and represents numerous nationally and internationally renowned artists who have expanded the medium of photography in a broader sense context of contemporary art. During this time he has organized over a hundred exhibitions in cultural institutions, museums and partner galleries in Switzerland and abroad. The gallery is also represented at international art fairs such as Paris Photo, Photo London, Unseen Amsterdam and Photo Shanghai. In addition, he advises numerous private art collectors and institutional collections on the development and expansion of their collections. Since 2021, Christophe Guye has also been a guest lecturer at the teaching and research center for the theory and history of photography at the University of Zurich. Interview with Christophe Guye recorded by Michael Dooney on 1. July 2022 at Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, CH. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Christophe Guye Galerie Official: https://christopheguye.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/christophe-guye-galerie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopheguyegalerie/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopheguyegalerie Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/christopheguyegalerie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBNuPELwPFB_Hnze3t5-qA l'art concret / art concrete Balthasar Burkhard, famous Swiss photographer represented by Walter Keller Walter Keller legacy Scalo Publishing House Parkett Magazine fotomuseum wintertur Japanese Photography Provoke era of the 60's in Japan, post WWII photography “Are, Bure, Boke” - blurry and out of focus Japanese photography Represented artists Rinko Kawauchi Nobuyoshi Araki Risaku Suzuki - Paris Photo November 2022 John Yuyi Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jarvisdooney/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jarvisdooney/

Georgina Adam is a journalist and author who has been writing about the interactions of art and finance since the 1980's. From 2000 until 2008 she was the Art Market Editor of The Art Newspaper where she is currently the Editor-at-Large. She is a contributor to the Financial Times Life & Arts Section, and lectures at Sotheby's and Christie's institutes in London. Georgina initially studied Islamic Art at the Ecole du Louvre and also lived for five years in Japan. She is the author of three books about the art market – Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century (Lund Humphries, 2014), Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century (Lund Humphries, 2018); and most recently The Rise and Rise of The Private Museum (2021). She is membership chair of Cromwell Place in London, and a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA). Interview with Georgina Adam recorded by Michael Dooney on 4. November 2021 in London, UK. NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Georgina Adam The Art Newspaper: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/authors/georgina-adam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgina-adam-15971b12a/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georginacadam/ Books: Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century Dark Side of the Boom: The Excesses of the Art Market in the 21st Century The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum How the Scull Sale Changed the Art Market, Anna Louie Sussman Charles Saatchi: the man who reinvented art, Ben Lewis François Pinault purchases Christie's auction house, Adrian Hamilton Ready to plunge in? The rise and rise of immersive art, Peter Conrad London Grads Now.21, exhibition at Saatchi Gallery The UBS and Art Basel Annual Report Not so metadiverse: women account for just 16% of NFT art market, Annie Shaw Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Gallery Official: https://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/

Dr. Susan Bright is an Australian/British curator currently based in London. She has a specialisation in lens-based arts and contemporary visual culture with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary and international programming. She was a curator at the National Portrait Gallery in London before deciding to work independently in the early 2000s. Her professional life has brought her to live in London, New York and Paris where she has worked with many institutions on a wide range of projects. These include: Tate, Barbican, The Royal Academy, The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Saint Louis Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, and The New York Public Library. In 2007 she co-curated the landmark exhibition How We Are at Tate Britain. This was the first major exhibition of British photography ever held at Tate. In the same year she curated Face of Fashion at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Other significant exhibitions include: Home Truths at The Photographers' Gallery and The Foundling Museum, London (2014) and Playground at Serlachius Museum, Finland (2018). Her survey exhibition Feast for the Eyes toured to six major museums and galleries in Europe, Canada and the USA (2018-2021). In 2019 she was Guest Curator at PHotoESPAÑA. Exhibitions were held at Fernán Gómez Centro Cultural de la Villa, Museo Lázaro Galdiano and the Museo del Romanticismo in Madrid. In 2021 she was co-curator of f/stop 9: Festival für Fotografie in Leipzig. Bright is regularly invited to be a visiting speaker, critic and scholar at universities worldwide. She taught curatorial practice and visual culture to both art and art history students for fifteen years at institutions including Parsons and the School of Visual Arts in New York and Sotheby's Institute and University of the Arts, London. She has authored and co-authored seven books. These include: Photography Decoded (Tate/Ilex, 2019); Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography (Aperture, 2017); Home Truths: Photography and Motherhood (Art/Books, 2013); Auto Focus: The Self-Portrait in Contemporary Photography (Thames & Hudson, 2010); How We Are: Photographing Britain (Tate, 2007); Face of Fashion (National Portrait Gallery, 2007) and Art Photography Now (Thames & Hudson, 2005). Bright holds a PhD in Curating from Goldsmiths, University of London. Interview with Susan Bright recorded by Michael Dooney on 3. November 2021 in London, UK. Portrait photo supplied by interviewee   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Susan Bright Official: https://susanbright.net/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-susan-bright-0251b5134/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susan_curator/ Going the distance: my mid-life marathon (article in the FT) Mark Haworth-Booth, Curator of Photographs at the V&A (book) Nigel Slater, cook who writes (books) Charlotte Cotton - The Photograph as Contemporary Art (2020 edition) David Campny - Art and Photography Mother! - Exhibition at Louisiana Museum of Art, Denmark   Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: http://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/

Michael Barnett is the art features writer for STATE-F22 magazine and special projects lead at Arts Bermondsey Project Space Gallery SE1. Cultural live interviewer for private views and events. Salon organiser for ARTPARTY & KARMA BASEMENT. Radio & TV work and Curator Exhibitions at Sea Spirit of Discovery Saga. Interview with Michael Barnett recorded by Michael Dooney on 2. November 2021 in London, UK.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Michael Barnett LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-barnett-8b87a52b/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artygent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtyGent STATE-F22 Magazine Official: https://www.state-media.com/ Arts Bermondsey Project Space Gallery Official: https://project-space.london/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artbermondseyprojectspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/bprojectspace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bprojectspace/ Michael Dooney Official: http://www.michaeldooney.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaeldooney_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldooney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldooney/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelDooney Subtext & Discourse Podcast Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc: https://pod.link/1475402385 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtextanddiscourse/ JARVIS DOONEY Galerie Official: http://www.jarvisdooney.com/ Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/jarvis-dooney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarvisdooney/

Kerem Asfuroglu is a lighting designer, graphic artist and the founder of Dark Source - a lighting design studio driven by social and environmental values. Following his graduation from Wismar University - Architectural Lighting Design MA in 2010, Asfuroglu has worked at Speirs+Major as a senior member of the creative team for almost 8 years. He worked on a diverse range of projects which include Battersea Power Station and Covent Garden Masterplans, Shakespeare's New Place, Medius House and City Point. He won several awards including Red Dot, Vox Juventa, PLDC, LAMP and Future of Urban Lighting. He was awarded with the title of Dark Sky Defender by the IDA in 2017 for his works advocating the importance of darkness. He currently works on the Presteigne Dark Sky Masterplan in Wales. His graphic art has been commissioned by Penguin Random House, British Astronomical Association and published in Arc Magazine since 2013. Interview with Kerem Asfuroglu recorded by Michael Dooney on 2. November 2021 in Hyde Park, London.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Kerem Asfuroglu Official: https://www.dark-source.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerem-ali-asfuroglu-24808914/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darksourced/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/keremasfuroglu The Vessel, Gambia Interview in ARC Magazine [d]arc room Live: Kerem Asfuroglu and Odiri Ighamre: Dark Source/The Vessel UK (YouTube)

Saul Robbins is interested in the ways people interact within their surroundings and the psychological dynamics of intimacy. His photographs are motivated by observations of human behaviour and personal experience, especially those related to loss, unity, failure, and the latent potential residing in traditional photographic materials and personal history. Robbins is best known for “Initial Intake”, which examines the empty chairs of Manhattan-based psychotherapy professionals from their clients' perspective; “How Can I Help? – An Artful Dialogue”, a pop-up office into which he invites strangers to speak with him about anything they wish for free and in complete confidence. Robbins is also the father of a young boy and since 2012 has created several series of abstract “photographic drawings” and sculptures made from physically altered chromogenic paper and chemistry in response to his desire and struggles to start a family, including: “Where's My Happy Ending?;” “Chemical Peels;” “Fertile Gestures;” and a new series of traditional photographs. Exhibitions include The Bolinas Museum, Blue Sky Gallery, Busters, Deutsche Haus at NYU, chashama (Windows Installation), Griffin Museum, Humble Arts, ICP, KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO, Lilac Arts, MASQUELIBROS Artist Book Fair, Lilac Arts, Massachusetts General Hospital, MICA, Museum of Fine Arts – Houston, New Orleans Photo Alliance, Ost Gallery, Moscow, Pelican Bomb, Portland Art Museum, The Educational Alliance, Philoctetes Center, Skirball Center, Mark Woolley Gallery, White Gallery (PSU), and others. His photographs have been published in Aufbau, Berlin Tagesspiegel, CPW Quarterly, D - La Repubblica, Dummy, More, The New York Times, Real Simple, TAM, and Wired, among others. Grants and awards include The Covenant Foundation Ignition Grant, Sony World Photography Awards (Finalist), U.S. Embassy, Tblisi, GE, AJPA Rockower, Gunk Foundation, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Curatorial projects include Intervening Histories, OFF_Festival, Bratislava (2015), Projecting Freedom: Cinematic Interpretations of the Haggadah (2010), Regarding Intimacy (2007), and No Live Girls, Peep Show 28 (2002). Robbins was awarded a NICA Stipendium from Berlin's Hoch Schule der Kunste in 1998, and received his MFA from Hunter College (CUNY) in 1999, where he studied with Roy DeCarava, Mark Feldstein, Juan Sanchez, and Thomas Weaver. He teaches photography in New York City and has been leading Master Workshops internationally, helping photographers and artists to incorporate communication and professional development strategies into their creative practice. Interview with Saul Robbins recorded by Michael Dooney on 14. May 2021 between Berlin and New York via Squadcast. Portrait photo by Matthew J. Bernuca   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Saul Robbins Official: https://www.saulrobbins.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Saul.Robbins/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saulrobbins/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saulrobbins/

Jessica Backhaus was born in Cuxhaven, Germany in 1970 and grew up in an artistic family. At the age of sixteen, she moved to Paris, where she later studied photography and visual communications. Here she met Gisele Freund in 1992, who became her mentor. In 1995 her passion for photography drew her to New York, where she assisted photographers, pursued her own projects and lived until 2009. Jessica Backhaus is regarded as one of the most distinguished voices in contemporary photography in Germany today. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, MARTa Herford and the Kunsthalle Erfurt. To date, she has ten publications to her name; Jesus and the Cherries, 2005, What Still Remains, 2008, One Day in November, 2008, I Wanted to See the World, 2010, One day – 10 photographers, 2010, Once, still and forever, 2012, Six degrees of freedom, 2015, A TRILOGY, 2017, Far away but close, 2019 and Cut Outs, 2021. All books are published by Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg except Far away but close that was published by Another Place Press, Scotland.Her work is also featured in the book: Women Photographers by Boris Friedewald (Prestel Verlag 2014 and 2018). Her photographs are in many prominent art collections including Taunus Sparkasse, Germany, Art Collection Deutsche Börse, Germany, ING Art Collection, Belgium, Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA and the Margulies Collection, Miami, USA. Jessica Backhaus is represented by Robert Morat Galerie in Berlin, Galerie Anja Knoess in Cologne, Petra Becker/ International Art Bridge in Meggen, Robert Klein Gallery in Boston, Bridgette Mayer Gallery in Philadelphia, MiCamera Gallery in Milan, Carlos Carvalho ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA in Lisbon and Wouter van Leeuwen Gallery in Amsterdam. Interview with Jessica Backhaus recorded by Michael Dooney on 21. May 2021 in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) Jessica Backhaus Official: http://jessicabackhaus.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessica_backhaus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicabackhaus70 Cut Outs Photo book from Kehrer Verlag The Eye Sees, Arles with Robert Morat PHOTO LONDON with Robert Morat PHOTO BASEL with Robert Morat PARIS PHOTO Paris Photo with Robert Morat Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Elles x Paris Photo 2021 curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer

Valerie von Meiss is the founder of The Curve a private project space and nomadic gallery in Berlin which has a focus on contemporary collage. the Curve is a private art space and nomadic gallery exclusively dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of contemporary collage art. Young emerging as well as established artists are given a platform here. Founded 2017 in the hallway of a private apartment in Berlin Mitte, the Curve regularly takes over pop-up spaces and believes in collaborations beyond the traditional gallery landscape. Interview with Valerie von Meiss recorded by Michael Dooney on 11. June 2021 at The Curve, Berlin.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) The Curve Official: https://thecurveberlin.com/ (scroll down for newsletter subscription) Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/partner/the-curve-berlin Berlin Views: https://berlinviews.com/#the-curve Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecurve_berlin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecurveberlin/ The Age of Collage Book: https://gestalten.com/products/age-of-collage-3 Exhibition: https://thecurveberlin.com/shows/the-age-of-collage-3-show Virtual Tour: https://www.artatberlin.com/portfolio-item/the-age-of-collage-3-show-the-curve-berlin-exhibition-special-360/ Denis Busch (co-editor & co-curator): https://www.instagram.com/dennis_busch_collage/ Gestalten: https://www.instagram.com/gestalten/ Artist Justine Laeufer (solo show at POSITIONS Berlin in September 2021): https://thecurveberlin.com/artists/justine-laeufer Video about Justine's work and process: https://vimeo.com/552753597 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justine_laeufer/ Artist Anna Bu Kliewer: https://thecurveberlin.com/artists/anna-bu-kliewer Allure [Fr. style, elegance] Photographs from the Susanne von Meiss Collection: https://youtu.be/Tk5eybe72us POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair: https://positions.de/

Elena Feijoo is the founder and managing director of the Berlin based art gallery Exgirlfriend EGF UG & the non-profit art studio building/art service provider Human Esthetic Resources HER gUG. Exgirlfriend is a contemporary art gallery showcasing experimental works from emerging artists, and HER is a studio complex and non-profit art service provider. Elena Feijoo is the majority shareholder of both businesses and currently manages all aspects of their daily operations. Interview with Elena Feijoo recorded by Michael Dooney on 18. May 2021 in Friedrichshain, Berlin.   NOTES Full episode transcript (online soon) EXGIRLFRIEND Official: Exgirlfriendberlin.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exgirlfriendberlin/ Current exhibition: WETLANDS by Marius Presterud Human Esthetic Resources HER Official: HERcontemporary.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/her_berlin/ Florida Man... Google Image search results... Floria Man (2015 documentary) The Florida Project by Sean Baker (2017 film) #1 Father Daughter HEAVEN Gallery, Chicago BLM - Black Lives Matter (official website) POSITIONS Art Fair Official Website Vera Kox Christopher Meerdo Channeling, 2019 by Christopher Meerdo (video work presented at the fair

Gallerist Pierre-André Podbielski, the founder of Podbielski Contemporary, describes himself a citizen of the world. Of Polish and German descent (father was Prussian raised in Berlin, mother Polish raised in Vienna), born in Geneva and bearing an Australian passport, he is fluent in English, French, German and Italian. A qualified architect (Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris), a passionate collector, he has become an art dealer and an active partner of Galleria Rubin from 2001 to 2009 - his main area of expertise was abstract painting, photography and site specific commissions. His participation in numerous fairs (Art Cologne, Artefiera Bologna, Miart, Preview Berlin, Scope Miami) has allowed him to establish a qualified network of contacts among artists, galleries, curators and collectors. In order to best consolidate such acquired experience and face new challenges, he has launched Podbielski Contemporary in Summer 2011 in Berlin. Interview with Pierre-André Podbielski recorded by Michael Dooney on 9. May 2021 between Berlin and Milan via Squadcast. NOTES Full Episode Transcript (online soon) PODBIELSKI CONTEMPORARY Official: https://podbielskicontemporary.com Artland: https://www.artland.com/galleries/podbielski-contemporary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podbielski_contemporary/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podbielskicontemporary/ THE PHAIR, Turin. 18th to 20th June 2021 Galleria Rubin Milano Artists mentioned: Alfredo Jaar Shadi Ghadirian Hrair Sarkissian Francesco Jodice Loredana Nemes Air Berlin Exhibitions mentioned: The Wall Pleasure Garden (Nude Photography) ORE SOSPESE. Un diario italiano (An Italian Diary) Not Only History, But Our Memories (Experimental Photography exhibition) Art fairs participated in: ARTE FIERE, Bologna MIA, Milan Image Art Fair THE PHAIR, Photo Art Fair, Turin PHOTO LONDON UNSEEN Amsterdam PARIS PHOTO ARTISSIMA, Turin Francesco Fabbri Onlus Foundation CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia  

Anne Schwanz co-founded OFFICE IMPART together with Johanna Neuschäffer in 2018. She studied art and art history at Caspar David Friedrich Institute, Greifswald University and after graduating in 2004 worked at Galerie EIGEN + ART until 2018.OFFICE IMPART is a gallery, but one that hardly corresponds to the standard definition of a gallery. One of the many impacts of the digital age that is key to the presentation of art is a new understanding of space as a multidimensional structure that can be linked in all directions. (read more)Interview with Anne Schwanz recorded by Michael Dooney on 23. November 2020 at OFFICE IMPART Berlin.NOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)OFFICE IMPARTOfficial - https://officeimpart.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/office_impart/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0z3enlSNI4CDA3RlQdMKgAnne Schwanz (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/anne.schwanz/Come Closer Exhibition - https://online.officeimpart.com/BerlinViews - https://berlinviews.com/Good To Talk - https://goodtotalk.de/

Felix Hoffmann, has been the chief curator of the C/O Berlin Foundation since 2005. He studied art history and cultural studies in Vienna and Berlin and worked at the Photo Museum in Munich, the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden and the Museum Folkwang in Essen.C/O Berlin is a charitable foundation that presents a cultural program with an international standing. The exhibition venue for photography and visual media shows works by renowned artists, promotes emerging talents and accompanies children, teenagers and adults on their journeys of discovery through our visual culture.Interview with Felix Hoffmann recorded by Michael Dooney on 10. November 2020 at C/O Berlin. NOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)Felix Hoffmann (instagram)C/O BerlinOfficial WebsiteC/O Berlin Talent AwardInstagramTwitterFacebookYouTubeAnna Ehrenstein (official website)George Nebieridze (official website)Exhibition: No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 - Today (video)Exhibition: Das Letzte Bild Fotografie und Tod (video)----more----SEBASTIAN DE LA LUZ (audio engineering)InstagramSoundcloudMICHAEL DOONEYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitterYouTubeJARVIS DOONEY GALLERYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitter

Nina Ross is a Melbourne based artist working predominantly with video, performance and photography. Her research led practice draws on individual experiences to interrogate the use of visual and textual language within political and personal spheres. Using the body, her work speaks to current global issues, while giving a voice to personal narratives and concerns. Beyond her personal work, Nina engages in various collaborative practices including co-founding Artists’ Committee (2017) and Artists’ Subcommittee (2018). In 2013 Nina received a Master of Fine Art (Research) with first class honours from Monash University in Melbourne, supervised by Peta Clancy. Nina’s thesis received the Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Master’s Thesis Excellence Award. Previous to this Nina obtained a BA (Fine Art Photography) Honours in 2006 and a BA (Media Arts) in 2004 from RMIT University.Nina has lectured sessionally in photography, art theory, conceptual development and professional practice at various universities including Photography Studies College and RMIT University (School of Media and Communication) in Melbourne.Since 2014 Nina has worked with a group of Melbourne based artists called Art/Parents. Together they explore the experiences of artists who are also parents.Interview with Nina Ross recorded by Michael Dooney on 30. August 2020 with Squadcast.fm between Berlin, Germany and Melbourne, Australia. Portrait photo by Hannah ReichNOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)Nina RossOfficial WebsiteInstagramVimeoCentre for Everything, artists residencyArtists CommitteeArtists protesting Wilson Security Artists Protest Australian Museum’s Deal with Security Firm that Allegedly Abused Asylum-SeekersAustralian Art Museum Drops Security Firm Accused of Abuse at Detention CentersArtslogArtists ParentsJessie ScottLizzy SampsonImagining a Future CollectiveArtists Union----more----SEBASTIAN DE LA LUZ (audio engineering)SoundcloudMICHAEL DOONEYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitterYouTubeJARVIS DOONEY GALLERYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitter

Maya Anner is a curator working in Tel-Aviv, and currently serves as the Chief Curator of PHOTO IS:RAEL, the International Photography Festival in Tel-Aviv. She was the Arts Manager at the British Council Tel-Aviv, the curator and art director at ArtLink and has worked at the Photography department at the MoMA and at Tel-Aviv Museum of Art.Maya holds an MA in Art History and a Diploma in Curatorial and Museum Studies from the Tel-Aviv University. Maya serves as a juror in various awards and festivals, recent ones include Photo Espana, Odesa Photo Days, Photo Lucida and Fresh Paint Contemporary Art Fair.Interview with Maya Anner recorded by Michael Dooney on 7. November 2020 with Squadcast.fm between Berlin, Germany and Tel-Aviv, Israel. Portrait photo by Daniel TchetchikNOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)Maya Anner (instagram)PHOTO IS:RAELOfficial WebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubePHOTO IS:RAEL FestivalOfficial WebsiteTalks and events----more----SEBASTIAN DE LA LUZ (audio engineering)SoundcloudMICHAEL DOONEYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitterYouTubeJARVIS DOONEY GALLERYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitter

The group exhibition Zero Waste showcases international positions in contemporary art that point out the urgency to save resources, consume less, and live more sustainably. In diverse installations, videos, sculptural works, and photographs the artists investigate the global consequences of plastic packaging, tire abrasion, toxic chemicals, and the overproduction of consumer goods. Zero Waste will be realised by the German Environment Agency in cooperation with the MdbK and curated by Hannah Beck-Mannagetta and Lena Fließbach.The exhibition catalogue, published by the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig (MdbK) and the German Environment Agency, contains essays by Hannah Beck-Mannagetta and Lena Fließbach, Sven Bergmann and Yusif Idies, Martin Ittershagen and Fotini Mavromati such as Minimal Mimi. The catalogue (130 pages, colour pictures) is available now from the museums pay desk at the price of 12 € and online from Do You Read Me. 100% of the proceeds from the catalogue will go to the tree-planting project by artist Andreas Greiner, with the aim of offsetting the CO2 footprint in the exhibition. The first field maple is planted in January, 2020 in Gohlis. A sponsorship of the "Aktion Baumstarke Stadt" of the city of Leipzig costs 250 € per tree.Interviews for ZERO WASTE with Lena Fließbach & Hannah Beck-Mannagetta, Erik Sturm, Wolf von Kries, Jeanette Stoschek, and Bianca Kennedy & The Swan Collective recorded by Michael Dooney on 24. June 2020 at the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig Germany. NOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)ZERO WASTEOfficial Website, MdbKInstagramExhibition CatalogueLena FließbachOfficial WebsiteInstagramHannah Beck-MannagettaOfficial WebsiteInstagramErik SturmOfficial WebsiteInstagramWolf von KriesOfficial WebsiteJeanette Stoschek, director Museum der bildenden Künste, LeißzigOfficial Website, MdbKInstagram, MdbKTwitter, MdbKBianca KennedyOfficial WebsiteInstagramThe Swan CollectiveOfficial WebsiteInstagram----more----SEBASTIAN DE LA LUZ (audio engineering)SoundcloudInstagramMICHAEL DOONEYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitterYouTubeJARVIS DOONEY GALLERYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitter

Ángel Luis González is the director of PhotoIreland, an independent organisation dedicated to stimulating a critical dialogue around Photography in Ireland and to internationally promoting the work of Irish-based artists. He won the David Manley Entrepreneur Award in 2011 for the PhotoIreland Festival project. In 2011, he launched ‘The Library Project’, a public resource library of photobooks, holding in excess of 3000 items from more than 300 publishers worldwide.The Library Project also gives name to Ireland’s Art Bookshop, a unique space in Dublin’s city centre, offering the photobook collection, an eclectic bookshop, and a productive gallery programme. He has been a portfolio reviewer at events such as Les Rencontres d’Arles, Format Derby, PhotoEspaña, and The Triennial of Photography Hamburg. He is responsible for books such as Martin Parr’s Best Books of the Decade, New Irish Works, and the ongoing TLP Editions. He contributed to Landskrona Foto 2016, focused on Photography in Ireland, and he is an invited lecturer at university programmes, such as the Fine Art Photography Master at IED Madrid.In 2019, he launched the public-facing project entitled ‘The Museum of Contemporary Photography of Ireland’ with its first instalment running 1-31 July as a 2000 m2 exhibition space, enquiring about Museums and Photography. The project will run every year during July as part of PhotoIreland Festival, until it becomes a fully fledged museum space. More recently, he developed OVER Journal, a new critical journal of Photography and Visual Culture for the 21st century, which was launched during PhotoIreland Festival 2020.Interview with Ángel Luis González recorded by Michael Dooney on 31. July 2020 with Squadcast.fm between Berlin, Germany and Dublin, Ireland. Portrait photo by Matthew ThompsonNOTESFull Episode Transcript (online soon)PhotoIrelandOfficial WebsiteOpen calls, awards, and other opportunitiesFacebookInstagramLinkedinTwitterVimeoPhotoIreland FestivalOfficial WebsitePhotoIreland 2020 ON XFFFacebookInstagramTwitterOVER JournalOfficial WebsiteOpen calls and submissionsFacebookInstagramThe Library Project for Visual Culture & Critical ThinkingOfficial WebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitter----more----SEBASTIAN DE LA LUZ (audio engineering)SoundcloudMICHAEL DOONEYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitterYouTubeJARVIS DOONEY GALLERYHome PageInstagramFacebookTwitter