Why Photography?
Various Artists
Skira
English
Edited by Behzad Farazollahi, Bjarne Bare and Christian Tunge.
Hardcover
288 pages
110 x 160 mm
2020
ISBN 9788857242668
This publication seeks to be a manifesto on and about photography. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter has been groundbreaking for almost 50 years in presenting new and experimental art, and is a historical place for photography in Norway. Edited by Behzad Farazollahi, Bjarne Bare and Christian Tunge together with Susanne Østby Sæther, Why Photography? highlights and go into depth on the current generation of photographers and functions as a reference publication for the years to come. They ask artists to state, with words and images, how they see and relate to photography as a technical apparatus, and why they have chosen photography as well as the potential future of the medium. Rather than being a classic scholarly publication, the goal is to release a visual manifesto that outlines many and varied viewpoints from every corner of the globe.
(source: https://www.skira.net/en/books/why-photography/)
About the Authors
Behzad Farazollahi (b. 1978, Tehran) is an artist and a curator based in Oslo. He is the co-founder and director of MELK, a project-space based in Oslo, that focuses on new Scandinavian photography.
behzadfarazollahi.com
(source: https://behzadfarazollahi.com/About)
Bjarne Bare (b. 1985, Poznan) is a photographer and artist based between Los Angeles and Oslo. He is the founder of MELK and Cornerkiosk Press.
bjarnebare.com
(source: https://www.bjarnebare.com/#CV)
Christian Tunge (b. 1989) is a Norwegian contemporary artist.
christiantunge.com
About the Publisher
Skira is a publishing agency based in Milan, Italy and was founded by Albert Skira, a famous Swiss photographer and publisher.
skira.net
(source: https://www.skira.net/en/the-history/)
