PHOTOMONTH IN KRAKOW — 2011
BRUNO CESCHEL Â SELF PUBLISH, BE HAPPY
There is a quiet revolution going on, which until now has been little recognised or commented on, never mind catalogued and celebrated as a powerful new artistic force.
All around the world in student bedrooms and artist studios, a generation is emerging with an urgent desire to be heard. Without apparent struggle or resistance, or the guidance of any predetermined path or collective identity, they are pulling down the barricades of art publishing and baring themselves.
Unrestrained by the conservatism of commercial interests or the elitism of establishment tastemakers, the way these artists, singularly or collectively, print and distribute the fruits of their labour has the power to reshape the cultural and economic landscape of book publishing. Forever.
Who needs a publisher when you can be your own?
Join The Revolution!
Self Publish, Be Happy!
Self Publish, Be Happy is an organisation founded by Bruno Ceschel in 2010 with the aim of celebrating, studying and promoting self-published photo books through events (such exhibitions, displays and conferences), publications and online exposure. Self Publish, Be Happy has organised events at The Photographers' Gallery, ICA and Whitechapel Gallery in London, F.L.O.A.T Gallery in NYC and at Flash Forward Festival in Toronto and Boston.
For Photomonth in Krakow Self Publish, Be Happy has created an installation/library.
Books selected by Bruno Ceschel
Installation design by Sarah Entwistle
14.05.2011; 7:00 p.m.
Galeria Camelot & Fundacji Imago Mundi, ul. Ĺw. Tomasza 17
