Photo Books: Concept and Use of Materials
Course final project
A course by Mariela Sancari , Photographer and Visual Artist
About the final project for: Photo Books: Concept and Use of Materials
Photobooks: conceptualization and materiality
“We have reached the end of the course. Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and that you take all the necessary tools to conceptualize and carry out your first physical photobook mockup. Remember that we understand the photobook as a work and therefore, there are no formulas that apply to all projects. Take the tools we share in the course and use them your way. Do not be afraid to use any structure or strategy that you have seen in other photobooks. Applying it to yours will make it unique. Also remember that the models involve a process of work and refinement. Be patient and do not feel unmotivated if you are not satisfied with the first attempt: we are trying to create complex narratives with images and that takes time. In my experience, if you persevere, you will surely find the way. I look forward to seeing your photobook mockup! You can record a zenith video of the model you have created and share it in the forum. The opinion of colleagues is always very valuable.”
Partial transcription of the video
“Next. we will give a brief summary of what we covered in the course. I shared how. upon my arrival in Mexico over 20 years ago. i started by taking photography workshops. Later. i began working at the Reforma newspaper. where I simultaneously started developing my personal photographic work. In 2011. i was selected for the Contemporary Photography Seminar at the Centro de la Imagen. This turning point because I decided to fully commit to my personal practice and quit my job at the newspaper. Then I talked about my influences. focusing more on the concept of intertextuality than specific wor...”
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Course summary for: Photo Books: Concept and Use of Materials
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Category
Craft, Photography & Video -
Areas
Bookbinding, Editorial Design, Photography
Mariela Sancari
A course by Mariela Sancari
Mariela Sancari is an Argentine visual artist and photographer based in Mexico. She works mainly with photography but also other disciplines, such as performance and the creation of photobooks.
Her work has been shown in photography festivals around the world. She has taught classes and workshops on photobooks, among other topics, in Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, the United States, Spain, India, Singapore, and Switzerland.
In 2017, she and the Centro de la Imagen team in Mexico City created FOLIO, the first public collection of photobooks in the city. It is part of the library and already has more than 500 copies in its collection, all obtained through generous donations from artists and publishers around the world.
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