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PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ ROTLICHT Festival
Saturday, 16 November 2024, 10:00–12:00
Book presentation:
„Totes Gebirge“ by Agnes Prammer & Johann Schoiswohl
It’s a big, but surprisingly light book for two difficult subjects: Death and grief. The photographs were taken over a period of thirteen years. Johann Schoiswohl shows mountain landscapes, Agnes Prammer wet plate portraits, interspersed with an essay by Sandra Gugić and a text by Stephen Zepke.
Like mourning itself, it is a back and forth; an up and down. The reader’s expectations are built up and unexpectedly broken. “You never walk alone”. The book and the materials allow for transparency and multiple layers. Nothing is revealed quickly. The book has a certain fragility about it. And its unusual thinness and flexibility also contradict the canon of the typical photo book. The artist’s book was designed by Christine Zmölnig (sensomatic).
Talk:
PhotoResearcher ♥ Photobooks
Since 1990, the European Society for the History of Photography (ESHPh) has been publishing the journal PhotoResearcher twice a year to propel meaningful enquiries into the history of the medium and to reflect together with emerging and established scholars on its future. Many PhotoResearcher special issues have been a home for photobooks. They have addressed the position of this unique vehicle of creative expression in the artistic landscape, along with photobooks’ design innovations, their political ramifications, and the culture out of which they have emerged which they also, in turn, shape.
Dr. Hanin Hannouch (Curator of Photography, Film, and Audio at Weltmuseum Wien / Vice-President of ESHPh) will be presenting the latest three PhotoResearcher issues dedicated to photobooks.
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (Semperdepot), Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ Atelier Eva Kelety
Saturday, 9 November 2024, 11:00–13:00
In the frame of Open Studio Days 2024.
Atelier Eva Kelety, Säulengasse 10, 1090 Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ ARLES BOOK FAIR 2024
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 13:00–19:30
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 13:00–19:30
Book signings:
Zuzana Pustaiová – Tuesday, 17:30–18:30
Fabian Weiss – Wednesday, 17:30–18:30
École nationale supérieure de la photographie (ENSP),
Avenue Victor Hugo, 13200 Arles
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ SOFTCOVER
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 11:00–13:00
Presentation:
Moritz Neumüller – Talking About Photobooks
Warm welcome to a new edition of the Photobook Breakfast hosted by Reflektor in collaboration
with Softcover! We are very excited that Moritz Neumüller will be joining us to present the book
project Talking About Photobooks. Due to be published in the summer 2024, the book summarizes
highlights and learnings from 10 years of the Photobook Week Aarhus, Denmark, for which Moritz
has been the chief curator. Based on keynote speeches, panels and presentations that were held
over the years, the contributions are written by some of the most prominent voices in the field.
Softcover, Stumpergasse 53–55, 1060 Vienna
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ FOTOGALERIE WIEN
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 11:00–13:00
Finissage
WERKSCHAU XXVIII – ANDREA VAN DER STRAETEN
„BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE“
Andrea van der Straeten in conversation with Vreni Hockenjos
Fotogalerie Wien, Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ ROTLICHT Festival
Saturday, 18 November 2023, 10:00–12:00
Launch of ReflekZine #002
Julius W. Chromecek, „With Every Layer I Apply …“
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (Semperdepot), Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
OPEN BOOK MARKET co-organized by REFLEKTOR @ Photobook Week Aarhus
Sunday, 5 November 2023, 11:00–16:00
Godsbanen Cultural Hub, Skovgaardsgade 3, Aarhus, Denmark
REFLEKTOR @ Vienna Art Book Fair #2
Friday, 20 October 2023, 17:00–21:00
19:00 Book signing: Christina Werner, „Thank you. I prefer Lions“
Saturday, 21 October 2023, 13:00–19:00
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 12:00–18:00
15:00 Book launch: Julius W. Chromecek, „With every layer I apply …“ (ReflekZine #002)
dieAngewandte – University of Applied Arts Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ Photobooks Switzerland
16/17 September 2023, 11:00–19:00
Center of Photography, Geneva
REFLEKTOR GROUP-SHOW @ Foto Wien
Warm welcome to our very first group show!!
Opening: 15 June 2023, 19:00
16/17/18/22/23/24 June, 12:00–18:00
Photobook Breakfast: 17 June, 11:00-13:00
Finissage: 24 June, 18:00
Atelier Christina Werner
Turnergasse 14
1150 Wien
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST with JULIUS W. CHROMECEK
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:00–13:00
In this collaboration with the Ministry of Artists, we will put on our dancing shoes
and discuss with Julius W. Chromecek his latest photobook
„Tanzräume in Wien / Dance Rooms in Vienna“. Warm welcome!
Ministry of Artists, Allerheiligenplatz 15/2, 1200 Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ 2nd Leipzig Photobook Festival
29 & 30 April 2023, 10:00–18:00
More than 25 publishers from Germany and all over Europe
will be presenting themselves at the photo book market
at the GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts, Leipzig.
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST with CHRISTINA WERNER
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 10:00–12:00
Warm welcome to join us for our next breakfast at the studio of visual artist Christina Werner!
We will discuss her new book „Thank you. I prefer lions“ and self-publishing more generally.
at Studio Christina Werner
Turnergasse 14/12, 1150 Vienna
Reflektor @ Auslöser Pop Up Store 8–11 December 2022
Support independent and self-publishing –
get your Xmas presents at the Auslöser Pop-Up Store
Reflektor Talk with Vreni Hockenjos on 8 December, 17:00
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ ROTLICHT Festival
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 10:00–12:00
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (Semperdepot), Lehárgasse 8, 1060 Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ OFF BRATISLAVA
Friday, 4 November 2022, 18:00–22:00
From 4 to 18 November 2022, the 13th edition of the OFF Bratislava festival will take
place under the title „Elsewhere“.
Join us at the opening day at the OFF LIBRIS exhibition of independently published photobooks.
OFF Bratislava, OD Dunaj, SNP Square, Bratislava
PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ Literaturbuffet
Sunday, 16 October 2022, 11:00–13:00
We will talk all about self-publishing! Whether pro or absolute beginner, if you have any questions about the how to of self-publishing, do stop by and enjoy your Sunday morning coffee with Vreni Hockenjos and Thomas Licek!
Literaturbuffet, Rotensternsterngasse 2, 1020 Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ GHMP ART BOOK FAIR IN PRAGUE
24/25 September 2022, 10:00–19:00
The beautiful city of Prague can pride itself with yet another attraction: on the weekend 24-25 September 2022 the GHMP Art Book Fair will take place … and Reflektor will be there!
If you have the chance, do come by Troja Chateau (U Trojského zámku 1/4, 170 00 Prague 7) and make great finds!
BOOK LAUNCH & PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ Photon Gallery
18 June 2022, 10:00–12:00
Warm welcome to join us for the launch of Zuzana Pustaiová’s brand new photobook „One Day Every Day“ at Photon Gallery
Zieglergasse 34, 1070 Vienna
REFLEKTOR @ FOTO WIEN Photobook Market
25-27 March 2022
Do visit us in photobook heaven this weekend!
You also don’t want to miss the Reflektor Talk on Sunday 26 March, 13:00–13:30: Thomas Licek in conversation with Portuguese curator and artist Ângela Berlinde about her latest book „Transa – Ballads of Çast Sun“.
And keep your fingers crossed for our two contestants for the photobook award: Patrick Murphy’s „Reserved Mr. Memory“ and Stijn Van der Linden’s „Essay on the Concave City Corner“.
REFLEKZINE LAUNCH & Photobook Breakfast @ Galerie Lumina
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 11:00–13:00
Reflektor is excited to launch its brand new zine series!
ReflekZine #001 „Family Ties and Other Attachments“ by our Open Call winner Zuzana Pustaiová!
The photographs of the zine are also featured in the exhibition as part of the Rotlicht-Festival.
Please join us and be among the first to get hold of the zine with a limited edition of only 50 copies!
FOTOBUCHFRÜHSTÜCK @ Fotofestival La Gacilly Baden
Samstag, 26. Juni 2021, 10:00–12:00
Unser beliebtes Fotobuchfrühstück ist zurück!
Im Rahmen des Fotofestivals La Gacilly Baden Photo 2021, zum ersten Mal außerhalb von Wien.
Ihr findet uns im Doblhoffpark, auf der Tanzfläche(!) des wunderbaren Café Doblhoffpark (aber nur bei gutem Wetter).
REFLEKTOR @ OFF GRID Independent Foto Festival
Samstag, 31. Oktober 2020, 12:00–13:00
Reflektor ist stolzer Partner des Off Grid Festivals!
Neben einer Präsentation unserer Plattform gibt es ein
„Meet the Artist“ mit Fabian Weiss zu seinem neuesten Fotobuch „I Will Call It Home“.
Nur gegen Voranmeldung! Teilnehmerzahl auf 6 (sic!) Personen begrenzt. Oder via stream: https://www.instagram.com/offgridfotofestival
Reflektorbücher sind während des gesamten Festivals (29.-31.10.) in der Festivalzentrale erhältlich.
Galerie Die Schöne, Kuffnergasse 7, 1160 Wien
REFLEKTOR @ BROTFABRIK HERBSTFEST
Samstag, 10. Oktober 2020, 14:00–19:00
Kommt zu unserem Pop-up Büchertisch
in der Brotfabrik, Absberggasse 27, 1100 Wien
REFLEKTOR PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST @ VOLKSKUNDEMUSEUM
Saturday, 27 June 2020, 10:30–12:30
The Photobook Breakfast goes „offline“ again.
Meet us in the garden of the beautiful Palais Schönborn
and listen to Patrick Murphy talk about his photobook „Reserved Mr. Memory“!
2nd VIRTUAL PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST
Saturday, 9 May 2020, 10:00–11:00 am (Vienna Time)
We are taking the pulse on the international photo(book) community
to discuss how the current situation is affecting us!
Our special guests are:
Andrea Copetti (Tipi Bookshop/BE)
Maria Kapajeva (artist/UK)
Peter Vass (Les Boutographies festival/FR)
Reiner Riedler (Reflektor/AT)
Veronika Marek Markovičová (photo curator/SK)
Talks will be held in English.
1st VIRTUAL PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 10:00–11:00 am (Vienna Time)
Because of the current extraordinary circumstances, the PHOTOBOOK BREAKFAST is coming to your living room!
Meet photographers Eugenia Maximova and Johannes Romppanen
and photo curator Moritz Neumüller. Learn more about their books and self-publishing in general.
Join us with a cup of coffee and get inspired!
#stayhome #staystrong #staycreative
Talks will be held in English.
FOTOBUCHFRÜHSTÜCK in der Photon Gallery
Samstag, 7. März 2020, 10:00–12:00 Uhr
Photography meets Butoh
Als Teil der aktuellen Ausstellung spricht Laurent Ziegler
mit der Butoh Performerin Mirjam Morad über ihr gemeinsames Fotobuch „A Sea of Being“.
Photon Gallery, Zieglergasse 34, 1070 Wien
FOTOBUCHFRÜHSTÜCK in der Galerie Reinthaler
Samstag, 7. Dezember 2019, 10-12 Uhr
…And It’s All about the Zines!!
Anja Hitzenberger und Special Guest Hanna Pribitzer sprechen über Zines als künstlerische Form.
Dazu servieren wir Kaffee & Kuchen und die neuesten Reflektor Bücher!
Reflektor at the VIENNA ART BOOK FAIR #1
Bookstall, Signings and Artist Talk
4–6 October 2019
ARTIST TALK: Reiner Riedler in conversation with Vreni Hockenjos
We will talk about Reflektor and present our latest publication: Reiner Riedler’s Sweat
Sunday, 6 October, 1 pm at SR26
Reflektor Pop-Up Büchertisch beim Sommerfest der
BrotFabrik Wien am Samstag, 15. Juni 2019
…mit ganz frisch gedruckten Neuerscheinungen,
wie dem Zine Deli Flowers After Dark von Anja Hitzenberger!
SAVE THE DATE: nächstes Fotobuchfrühstück im Westlicht
am Samstag, 13. April 2019, 11-13 Uhr
Reflektor at FOTO WIEN Photobook Market 23 & 24 M arch 2019
Reflektor is proudly participating in the Photobook Market of FOTO WIEN Monat der Fotografie.
Come by to check out our new books or just to have a chat and find out more about us!
Opening Hours:
Saturday, 23 March, 11:00-20:00
Sunday, 24 March, 11:00-17:00
Free Entry
FOTO WIEN Festivalzentrale
c/o Österreichische Postsparkasse
Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Wien
Reflektor Fotobuchfrühstück
26.1. und 23.2. 2019
10:00-12:00
In der Photon Gallery,
Zieglergasse 34, 1070 Wien
• Magazine Release
• Fotobuchtauschbörse & -flohmarkt
• Präsentation des Aarhus Dummy Award Gewinners
We are happy to announce our participation at COSMOS-ARLES 2018
You can find us at our booth on Wednesday (4.7.) and Saturday (7.7.20) during the opening week.
We would also like to invite You to have a look at the first issue of our Reflektor Magazine.
New projects on the way! Had fun at the Vienna Photobook festival. We launched www.reflektor.org
NOISE Edition 1
24.11.17 21:00 Mirakel
Reflektor is a community of photographers dedicated to their art. It is both a label for photobook production and a platform to exchange and support photographers. Cooperating with associated branches such as graphic designers, writers, printers, but also curators and galleries. Reflektor was founded in 2017 by a dedicated group of photographers working in Vienna, assigning the Reflektor label to their upcoming photobooks. Reflektor promotes and enhances their members impact on a international basis, being present at photography fairs and speaking as one for the members. It is also a sophisticated club building up a crowd-owned-collection of selected artworks. Ultimately it is a symbol of quality and passion.