DATZ PRESS PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION

San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco
Friday, August 4, 2023, 6:00 – 8:00pm PDT

HOW TO ATTEND: Registration for this event is full. Please email us to be added to the waitlist, or if you are unable to attend so we can offer your space to another attendee. Thank you!

In collaboration with San Francisco Center for the Book, Join PhotoAlliance and five Bay Area photographers published by Datz Press for an intimate “walk and talk” tour of the exhibition, Datz Press—Global Voices in Contemporary Photo Books. Each artist will describe a bit about their projects and books included in the exhibition, offering insight and explanation both of their work, and the process of making their book with Datz Press. If you’ve never been to SFCB, this event is also a great opportunity to visit the space and learn more about their bookbinding and letterpress studios, extensive roster of workshops, as well as their exhibition space dedicated to book arts. Time for questions, conversation and refreshments will also be included! Artists attending to share their work are: Bryant Austin, Ville Kansanen, Chris McCaw, Hendrik Paul and Diane Pierce.

Datz Press is an artist book publisher and community space based in Seoul, South Korea. Focused on working with photographers, designers, and bookmakers, Datz Press creates, publishes, and exhibits works centered on photography, operating a bookmaking studio to support artists who want to self-publish their work. Director Sangyon Joo also oversees the Datz Museum of Art and a book project space called D'ARK ROOM; her comprehensive vision of artists’ photo books includes artists living and working across many countries and cultures while creating compelling work. Datz Press has published books for many artists including PhotoAlliance lecturers.

Walk and talk of exhibition Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks at San Francisco Center for the Book.

Artists Chris McCaw, Diane Pierce, Ville Kansanen, Hendrik Paul and Bryant Austin with PhotoAlliance Director Rachel Phillips (left 2).

San Francisco Center for the Book hosting the walk and talk event.

Artists Bryant Austin, Chris McCaw, Ville Kansanen, Hendrik Paul (left to right) sharing their books after the talk.

Bryant Austin, 2018 PhotoAlliance lecturer, sharing his book SUN, WATER, BEING (2020).

Ville Kansanen, 2023 PhotoAlliance lecturer, sharing his book NUMEN (2022)

Chris McCaw, 2015/2017 PhotoAlliance lecturer, sharing his book CIRKUT (2022).

Hendrik Paul, 2019 PhotoAlliance Photobook Event lecturer, sharing his book ELEMENTUM (2018).

Diane Pierce, 2018 PhotoAlliance Bay Area Currents artist, sharing her book PENCIL PAPER SCISSORS LIGHT (2021)

SFCB Exhibitions and Artist Programs Director Jennie Hinchcliff sharing her stories about the exhibition Datz Press—Global Voices in Contemporary Photo Books.

Exhibition: Datz Press – Global Voices in Contemporary Photobooks

July 15 - October 1, 2023
San Francisco Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA. 94103

San Francisco Center for the Book’s latest exhibition, Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks showcases ten years of collaboration and artist book production between Datz Press and artists such as Linda Connor, Myung Duck Joo, Chris McCaw, and Young Suh. Over forty-five photobooks, from special edition volumes to handling copies of exhibited work, will be displayed.

The public is invited to to meet the publishers and artists of Datz Press at this year’s San Francisco Art Book Fair, where they will be selling works. An opening reception for Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks will take place at San Francisco Center for the Book on Tuesday, July 18th.

PUBLICATIONS BY PHOTOALLIANCE ARTISTS

SUN, WATER, BEING (2020)
Bryant Austin
PhotoAlliance 2018 Lecturer

CONSTELLATIONS (2021)
Linda Connor
PhotoAlliance Founder/Creative Director

GRACE AND GRAVITY (2015)
Sangyon Joo
PhotoAlliance 2017 Lecturer, Founder of Datz Press

MOUNTAINS AND CLOUDS (2023)
Wayne Levin
PhotoAlliance 2008. 2003 Lecturer

ELEMENTUM (2018)
Hendrik Paul
PhotoAlliance 2019 Photobook Event Lecturer

ONLY THE RIVER REMAINS (2017)
Jane Baldwin
PhotoAlliance 2019 Photobook Event Lecturer

A CONVERSATION WITH THE WORLD (2017)
Lonnie Graham
PhotoAlliance 2007, 2003 Lecturer, Former Director

NUMEN (2022)
Ville Kansanen
PhotoAlliance 2023 Lecturer

NIGHT GARDEN (2015)
Amanda Marchand
PhotoAlliance 2015 Lecturer

PENCIL PAPER SCISSORS LIGHT (2021)
Diane Pierce
PhotoAlliance Bay Area Currents 2018 Artist

HEAVEN, WIND, STARS AND POEMS (2017)
Barbara Bosworth
PhotoAlliance 2008 Lecturer

OFFERINGS (2019)
Mary Daniel Hobson
PhotoAlliance 2003 Lecturer

WAS IM LICHT ERSCHEINT (2018)
Max Kellenberger
PhotoAlliance Event Artist

CIRKUT (2022)
Chris McCaw
PhotoAlliance 2015, 2007 Lecturer

DEAR MOTHER (2022)
Young Suh
PhotoAlliance 2019 Photobook Event Lecturer

ABOUT San Francisco Center for the Book

The San Francisco Center for the Book is dedicated to the art of the book, everything from the art and craft of letterpress printing to bookbinding.

The center holds regular book arts workshops and has a fully equipped letterpress print studio with over a dozen antique printing presses, wood and metal types, plus a bookbindery and arts and crafts room. The gallery exhibitions range from private collections to retrospectives featuring book artists’ work.

Founded by Mary Austin and Kathleen Burch in 1996.

GETTING THERE

San Francisco Center for the Book

375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Get your direction HERE