Artist talk, Festival, Föreläsning, Samtal
Mini photobook festival at the Goethe Institute
A warm welcome to all photobook enthusiasts, publishers, photographers, and actors in the photobook world for a day of networking focused on the photobook. Come and take part in an exciting program consisting of book tables, lectures, talks, and Pecha Kucha during a full day at the Goethe Institute in May.
English below
Centrum för fotografi, Fotoförfattarna, and the Goethe Institute welcome you to a one-day festival where we hope to create new contact areas for photographers and publishers, promote collaborations, and increase knowledge about German and Swedish photobook culture.
Mini Photobook Festival at the Goethe-Institut
Today’s program:
1:00 PM: The photobook market opens. Come discover books and mingle!
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM: Simon Berg from Fotoförfattarna/Swedish Photographers’ Association, Kristyna Müller from Centrum för fotografi, and Ylva Ratjen from the Goethe-Institut welcome you.
13:45-14:15 – Presentation: Alberto Rossi on Take Ten
Alberto introduces Take Ten Press, an artist-run publishing house, a platform for image-based publications, and a nomadic library. The library, consisting of ninety books, is on display at Goethe all day.
2:25 PM – 3:10 PM Panel discussion: Is the photobook world a bubble, and is that bad?
Panel discussion about the photobook and its international community. Photobooks are a significant part of the photography scene, and often have urgent content and maintain a high artistic quality.
But why don’t they reach outside the scene? Is there a desire to have it different? What strategies are there to reach outside the bubble?
Participants: Calin Cruse, Thomas Gust, Klara Källström, Janne Riikonen.
Moderator: Kristyna Muller, CFF
15:20 – 16:00 Presentation: Thomas Gust and Ana Druga on Buchkunst Berlin
Tomas Gust and Ana Druga have together started the gallery, agency, and platform Buchkunst Berlin, which has been around since 2021. Hear them talk about why they started it, what it’s like to run the gallery on a daily basis, and their vision for Buchkunst Berlin.
16:10 – 16.40 Interview: Meet the photographer Julian Slagman
Photographer Julian Slagman talks about his view of photography and his personal project “Looking at my brother” in a conversation with Simon Berg. The project has become a book (Disco Bay, 2024) and an exhibition. The book was nominated for the Swedish Photobook Prize 2025.
The bar opens at 4:30 PM
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PECHA KUCHA
Pecha Kucha is a classic presentation form and a perfect way to be introduced to others’ photo-based works in a fast, fun, and inspiring way. Sixteen photographers/
artists/publishers will participate and show 20 images in 20 seconds each, while presenting themselves and their projects.
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MINGLE / END
Welcome to the most important part of the program: the mingle! Grab something to drink in our Goethe bar and take the chance to talk to everyone who has participated in today’s program.
The program is held in English.
Participants:
Calin Kruse (DE) publisher, designer, and lecturer who founded and runs the photo magazine, platform, and book publisher dienacht.
Thomas Gust (DE) curator, photobook maker, and photographer who runs the gallery Buchkunst in Berlin together with Ana Druga.
Ana Druga (DE) publisher, designer, and AD who runs the gallery Buchkonst in Berlin together with Tomas Gust.
Julian Slagman (DE/SE) photographer who was nominated for this year’s photobook award for his book “Looking at my brother”.
Alberto Rossi (IT/SE) founder of the artist-run publishing house and hub Take 10, which is also a nomadic library.
Janne Riikonen (SE/FIN) artist, publisher, and designer who runs the publication project Kult Books.
Klara Källström (SE) artist, lecturer, and senior lecturer in photography at HDK-Valand. Her practice explores the depiction of historical events through photography and media. Together with Thobias Fäldt, she runs the publishing platform B-B-B-books since 2011.
Participating in the photobook market/
participants in the bookmarket:
Calin Kruse / dienacht (DE)
Thomas Gust & Ana Druga/Buchkunst Berlin
Lisa Brunzell
Elisabeth Ubbe
Kim Jansson
Annika Legzdins
Joakim Kocjancic
B-B-B books
ADA förlag
Stefan Bladh
Lena Modigh
Julian Birbrajer
Mats Eriksson, Ulf Lundin, John Håkansson
Johan Strindberg
Kult Books Janne
Blackbook Publications
Null & Void Books
Praun & Guerouche
FAS
Breadfield
Boris + Dog förlag
Toxoplasma
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The program is organized by Centrum för Fotografi, Goethe-Institutet and Fotoförfattarna/Swedish Photographers’ Association
The day takes place at the Goethe-Institut in Stockholm at Bryggargatan 12a.
Sign up here (free
Image above of the book “Looking at my brother” by Elis Hoffman
Book by Julian Slagman.
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English:
Centrum för fotografi, Fotoförfattarna and the Goethe Institute welcome you to a one day festival where we hope to create new contact points for photographers and publishers, promote collaborations and increase knowledge about the photo book culture of Germany and Sweden.
Mini-photobook festival at Goethe-Institutet
Friday, May 23rd
time: 1 pm – 8 pm
1 pm: The photobook market opens. Come to discover books and mingle with indie publishers!
1:30 – 1:40: Simon Berg from Fotoförfattarna and Kristyna Müller from Centrum for fotografi welcomes everyone and introduces the program.
1:45-2:15 pm – Presentation: Alberto Rossi on Take Ten
Alberto introduces Take Ten Press, an artist-founded publishing house and nomadic library of 90 books. The library is displayed at Goethe all day.
2:25 – 3:10 pm Panel discussion: Does bubble mean trouble?
Panel discussion on the photobook and its international community. Photobooks are a big part of the photography scene. But even if their topics are relevant and the artistic quality is high, they don’t seem to reach outside of the scene. Why is that, and is there a desire to have it differently?
What strategies do we have for reaching outside of the bubble?
Participating: Calin Cruse, Thomas Gust, Klara Källström, Janne Riikonen. Moderator: Kristyna Muller
3:20-4:00 pm Presentation: The story about Buchkunst Berlin
Thomas Gust and Ana Druga will tell their story about their work with the platform, gallery and agency Buchkunst Berlin.
4:10 – 4:40 pm Interview: Meet photographer Julian Slagman
Julian Slagman will talk about his view on photography and his personal project, “Looking at my brother” in a conversation with Simon Berg. The project has become a book (Disco Bay, 2024) as well as an exhibition. The book was nominated for the Swedish Photobook Prize 2025.
5:00 – 6:30 pm PECHA KUCHA
The Pecha Kucha is a classic presentation form, a perfect way of being introduced to each other’s photobased work in a short, fun and inspiring way. Twenty photographers/artists/publishers will be participating, sharing 20 of their images in 20 seconds each.
6:30 – 8:00 pm MINGLE / CIAO FOR NOW
Welcome to today’s most important part of the program: the mingle! Get yourself something to drink in our Goethe-bar and take the chance to talk to everyone who’s been participating in the program during the day.
Participants:
Calin Kruse (DE): Founder of the German publishing house dienacht and its magazine. Calin is a co-director of the Leipzig Photobook Festival, a photographer, curator, and lecturer. He conducts photobook workshops and masterclasses globally and reviews portfolios for photography festivals worldwide.
Thomas Gust (DE): Photographer, curator and publisher. Founder of Buchkunst Berlin, a gallery, platform and agency that he’s been running with Ana Druga since 2021. Together, they aim to offer a platform for emerging expressions and talents in the field of photography.
Ana Druga (DE): Gallerist, art director, photographer and curator. Ana Druga has been managing Buchkunst Berlin alongside Thomas Gust since 2021.
Julian Slagman (DE/SE): Photographer nominated for the Swedish Photobook Award 2025 for “Looking at my brother”. His latest exhibition, “A failed attempt to photograph reality”, took place at Bladh Bladh in Copenhagen April 2025.
Alberto Rossi (IT/SE): Founder of Take 10 Press, an artistrun publishinghouse and a nomadic library based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Alberto works with photography, digital images, analogue collages, notes, and printed matter. Take 10 Press focuses on circulating publications that mainstream bookselling bypasses, aiming to elevate the visibility of artist books.
Janne Riikonen (SE/FI): Photographer, journalist and book designer. Founder of the publication project Kult Books that he’s been running since 2017. Social issues, human rights and global phenomena are broad themes that attract Riikonen the most as a photographer.
Klara Källström (SE) Artist and senior lecturer in photography at HDK-Valand. Her practice explores the depiction of historical events through photography and media. Together with Thobias Fäldt, she runs the publishing platform B-B-B-books since 2011.
The program will be held in english.
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The program is arranged by Centrum för fotografi, the Goethe Institute and Fotoförfattarna/Swedish Photographers’ Association. The day takes place at the Goethe Institute in Stockholm at Bryggargatan 12a.
Register here (no admission)
Image above of the book “Looking at my brother” by Elis Hoffman Book by Julian Slagman.
