phot(o)lia

everything about photography in New York and photobooks.
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El Jardín de Senderos Que Se Bifurcan by Tarrah Krajnak

Tarrah Krajnak imaginatively explores the circumstances of the artist’s own birth and adoption, via unorthodox portraits, translations, and archival recreations >>>> https://bit.ly/3A33nMY

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Nsenene by Michele Sibiloni

Michele Sibiloni tracks the seasonal harvesting of grasshoppers in Uganda, via magical night views in seething green >>> https://bit.ly/3CHFmLw

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I can’t stand to see you cry by Rahim Fortune

Rahim Fortune compassionately weaves together the anguish of caring for an ailing father and the larger traumas and events of the past pandemic year, https://bit.ly/3gSPGZq.

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Detroit – Field Notes From a Wild City by Franziska Klose

Franziska Klose takes an investigative look at the de-industrial transformations in Detroit, where social history is reflected in and obscured by natural forms >>>> https://bit.ly/3jheyLc

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Hello Future by Farah Al Qasimi

Farah Al Qasimi explores the intersection of women’s roles, Western influences, and gender stereotypes in the Arab world >>>> https://bit.ly/3kuMXXk

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Terminal by Enrique Fraga

Enrique Fraga examines a life of unending business travel, through details that highlight isolation and detachment >>>> https://bit.ly/3l9zHYP

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In “The Eyes of Earth”, Solmaz Daryani juxtaposes recent photographs with family archives to tell an intimately personal story of environmental degradation.

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>>>> The Poverty Line by Stefen Chow and Huiyi Lin
Methodically exploring the purchasing power at the poverty line, where daily market selections thoughtfully consider local economics, cultural differences, and transnational comparisons.

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“Frida Orupabo” is the first monograph by the Norwegian-Nigerian visual artist Frida Orupabo. Her main medium is collage, both physical and digital, and she creatively uses it to expose how people are shaped by power structures. https://bit.ly/3DeA8a7,

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“What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843–1999” is now out and shipping!

It explores photobooks created by women from photography’s beginnings to the dawn of the 21st century, and addresses the glaring gaps and omissions in current photobook history.