Please join Antony Cairns and Simon Baker from the Tate Modern to talk about Cairn’s unusual and intriguing practice. Cairns seeks the imperfections of various traditional and experimental techniques within photography, using disused technology and traditional printing, he is often absorbed in the process of photographic image making. His work is presented in a variety of different yet also complementary ways that highlight and embrace the photographic medium in its complex entirety. He is also known for his delicate and…

Please join Andrea Holzherr, Magnum’s Global Exhibitions Manager, for an engaging talk about Magnum, its development as an agency to the current day structure and goals. Furthermore, Andrea will give insight into the exhibition concept of Exile 1945 to today by various Magnum photographers. (Limited space). [/column_1] Andréa Holzherr Andréa Holzherr (born in 1964 in Tübingen) lives and works in Paris as an exhibition manager, publicist and curator. She studied at the Ecole du Louvre Paris as well as at…

Please join the artists for a tour and conversation about their work and the collaboration – a true fusion of art and science! (Limited space). Christian Sardet Christian Sardet received his PhD from the University of California Berkeley. In the 1980s, he established a Cell and Developmental Biology Research Unit at the Observatoire océanologique de villefranche-sur-mer (OOV) where he now serves as Research Director Emeritus under the joint auspices of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the…

Please join Eriko Koga and Pascal Beausse, the exhibition curator and Head of Photographic Collections at the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP) in an intimate discussion about Eriko’s work, their philosophy on photography and the trajectory of Eriko’s photographic practice. (Booking required).[/column_1] Eriko Koga Freelance photographer and Kyoto resident Eriko Koga, born 1980 in Fukuoka, studied French Literature at Sophia University, Tokyo in 2003. Her work has earned numerous honors including being selected by the Guardian Garden Gallery’s Photo…

Please Join Qian Haifeng and Director/Founder of Lianzhou Foto Yuting Duan, for an exhibition tour and up close and personal insight into the Green Train. Discussing Qian’s intriguing life, his images, their stories and learn a little more about life in Rural China.  [/column_1] Duan Yuting Duan Yuting has been dedicating herself to promoting Chinese contemporary photography for many years. Currently she is the director of Lianzhou International Photo Festival, one of the biggest and most influential photo festivals in…

All of these babies have their own story. Thierry will share these stories and the intimate moments leading up to, and after their births. Introducing the series, describing meeting the maternity ward, the couples, and photographing the babies. Describing the months in the hospital and the emotion of everyone involved. This intimate session is aimed at expectant couples and mothers creating their own moments and history. (Booking required). [/column_1] Thierry Bouët Thierry Bouët studied law, then served as a military…