Book Building

Photographer
Dayanita Singh
Publisher

Steidl
ISBN

9783958299085 — Open search and refresh status Amazon.ca — Open search and refresh status Amazon.com — Open search and refresh status AbeBooks — Open search and refresh status eBay — Open search and refresh status
Publication Year

2022
Edition

First Edition

Hardcover English 136 pages 20.30 x 1.30 x 28.60 cm 1.05 kg

Description

Book Building is Dayanita Singh’s manifesto for the photobook, documenting her 20-year collaborative journey with Gerhard Steidl. It explores the transformation of the book from a traditional catalogue into a “book-object” that functions as a mobile exhibition space. The book traces her process from her first work, Zakir Hussain (1986), to the Zakir Hussain Maquette (2019), and includes detailed DIY instructions for readers to curate their own exhibitions using her books. It features images and short texts that redefine the boundaries between publishing and art.

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