Photobook phenomenon: an interview with Moritz Neumüller

Ana Luiza Fernandes,João Queiroz

doi:10.14195/2182-8830_9-1_12

Abstract

In this interview, Moritz Neumüller reflects on the nature of the photobook as a specific medium, and examines its place in contemporary photography. The interview was made by João Queiroz and Ana Luiza Fernandes in February and March 2021.

Highlights

Austria, 1972), is a curator, educator, and writer in the field of Photography and New Media. He has worked in research and management positions for international institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, La Fábrica in Madrid, and PhotoIreland in Dublin
His publications include Martin Parr’s Best Books of the Decade (2011), To Have & To Lose by Mireia Sallarès (2008), All Inclusive: New Spanish Photography (2007), Bernd & Hilla Becher Speak with Moritz Neumüller (2005), El otro lado del alma (2005), and the catalogue of the Daegu Photo Biennale (2014) in Korea
The photobook as a medium is as old as photography itself, and your examples show this very clearly

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His publications include Martin Parr’s Best Books of the Decade (2011), To Have & To Lose by Mireia Sallarès (2008), All Inclusive: New Spanish Photography (2007), Bernd & Hilla Becher Speak with Moritz Neumüller (2005), El otro lado del alma (2005), and the catalogue of the Daegu Photo Biennale (2014) in Korea. For some photographers (especially in countries such as Japan), the book has always been a more important form of presentation of a body of work than the exhibition.

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