This book explores the meaning of nakedness in a society that seems to prioritise superficial entertainment over women/non-binary sexuality and overall body positivity.

Hades was a powerful god in classical Greek mythology. His ‘Helmet of Darkness’ enabled him and the other gods to be invisible during their sometimes-ambiguous quests. Therefore, the helmet became proverbial for those who conceal their true nature... Digital platforms such as Uber, Amazon, Tinder and Airbnb, with their invisible Hades-esque algorithms, have drastically changed social structures and human behaviour — and not always for the better. They have given a completely new mea...

Flisvos is a Greek word meaning “the soft sound of a small wave gently hitting the shore”. When visiting the Greek island of Corfu in the winter of 2015, Mergaerts (BE) noticed that, in spite of the cold, many people were swimming at various places along the shoreline. She was impressed that the bathers — all adults, some of them retired — seemed to find peace in the Ionian sea. During the following years, Mergaerts learned more and more about the lives of the winter swimmers....

The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked throughout, this remains an all-encompassing survey. Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual photographers. Professional, amateur ...

Korstmossen zijn een ingetogen levensvorm die zich manifesteert in talloze vormen en kleuren. Naast schone lucht en zonlicht, hebben ze alleen mineralen nodig van de steen waarop ze leven. Korstmossen bedekken zo'n zes procent van het oppervlak van onze planeet. Hoewel ze briljante overlevenden zijn en in staat zijn zich aan te passen aan de meest onherbergzame omgevingen, gedijen ze toch op hun mooist, meest talrijk en gevarieerd in vriendelijkere uithoeken van de wereld.

Fotograaf Niek Bie...

Samen met het Nederlands Fotomuseum geeft Lecturis 'Starring Chas Gerretsen' uit. Deze engelstalige monografie vertelt het bijzondere levensverhaal van Charles (Chas) Gerretsen (1943), een uitzonderlijke fotograaf. Hij werkte behalve als oorlogsverslaggever in Azië ook als fotograaf in Hollywood, waar hij de set van de filmklassieker ‘Apocalypse Now’ fotografeerde en vele filmsterren in hun toen nog jonge jaren. De fotografie van Chas Gerretsen, wiens levensverhaal leest als een spann...

The Long Way Home of Ivan Putnik, Truck Driver

is a collection of photographs and notes on the surroundings of remote Siberian roads and towns. Presented as an archive from a truck driver named Ivan Putnik, the photographs are actually made by various amateur photographers who uploaded the photospheres to Google Street View.

Fascinated by the visual variety, Vaste Programme (IT) recontextualized the images to create a fictional story. Apart from showing life in a remote area of the world, th...

The Novogen is a breed of chicken that was developed in order to use its eggs in the production of pharmaceutical products such as medicines and vaccines. Through an investigation of the industrialised farming of the Novogen White Light variant, Dániel Szalai raises questions and dilemmas regarding technology and our relation with nature. The book centres around an extensive series of portraits of individual chickens along with images which document the production of vaccines. Szalai believe...

Carlo and Luciana come from a small town in Italy, Vignola, in the province of Modena. We first meet them at around 20 to 30 years of age, in black-and-white photographs. Many of these snapshots were taken on the road. This marks the beginning of their personal project of photographing each other in the same spot. Yet it is not until later, past the blank pages symbolic of their working years, that we really get to know how Carlo and Luciana explored the world. In almost every picture – sam...