Yet another event devoted to the photo book? Together with photographers Linus Bill, Mirjam Fischer of Edition Patrick Frey and the art- and photography historian Ulrike Meyer Stump, we would like to approach the theme of the photo book from various perspectives.

Photography takes on another meaning in the form of the book. In the 1940s, several Swiss photography pioneers dedicated themselves to the book, some of which are present in the exhibition. How do contemporary publishers, photographers, and authors treat the genre of the photo book? When is it simply a portfolio, and when does the book give the photographer’s work additional meaning?