6/7 1PM- PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE WORKSHOP “PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT 2026 TOKYO”

06/01/2026

On Sunday, June 7, 2026, we will host a public presentation by participants of the photobook workshop PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT 2026 TOKYO.
The gallery will open at 1:00 PM, and visitors are welcome to freely browse the participants’ dummy books and research materials. Public presentations are scheduled to begin at approximately 1:30 PM.

Photobook as Object 2026 TOKYO

Photobook as Object is an intensive photobook workshop led by Belgian photographer Jan Rosseel and RPS curator Yumi Goto. Since its inception in 2014, the workshop has brought together photographers from around the world to explore the photobook as a tactile and experiential medium.

In 2026, the workshop is being held in both Kyoto and Tokyo. The Kyoto session took place in May at RPS KYOTO PAPEROLES. The Tokyo session, hosted by Reminders Photography Stronghold (RPS), is currently underway over six days—May 29, 30, 31 and June 4, 5, 6—with twelve participants from across the globe.

This year’s workshop has brought together a wide range of projects, each emerging from deeply personal and urgent questions. The works explore subjects such as communities gathered around isolated places of faith; memories of and conversations with deceased friends; living with the traces of past wounds; the accumulation of family time within the home; historical traces revealed through barbershops; inherited local cultures and communities; seasonal signs and the passage of time; and the ways cinema creates connections between dreams and collective experience.

Other projects examine questions of belonging and responsibility between nation and family, feelings of attachment to rural places, and stories reconstructed through inherited personal belongings. Though diverse in form and subject, these works share a concern with the relationships between people and place, memory and society.

Participants are working not only with photographs, but also with archives, diaries, letters, interviews, moving images, and other materials. Through the format of the photobook, they are exploring how experiences, memories, and emotions can be communicated and shared with others.

Over the course of six workshop days, participants have been developing their projects through ongoing experimentation and dialogue, seeking ways to transform them into photobooks. This event offers a rare opportunity to encounter these works in progress through dummy books, prototypes, and presentations by the participants themselves.

We invite you to witness these evolving projects and join us in celebrating the creative process behind them.  We look forward to welcoming you.

PUBLIC PRESENTATION BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE WORKSHOP “PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT 2026 TOKYO”

For presentations delivered in English, brief Japanese interpretation will be provided.

◎Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026

◎Schedule:
* 1:00 PM – Gallery Opens
* 1:30 PM – Public Presentations Begin

◎Venue: Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery
2-38-5 Higashi-Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo

◎Admission: Free

◎Reservation: Not required

◎Capacity: Approximately 30 people Seating is limited; standing attendance is also welcome.

◎Participants (subject to change)
The public presentation will feature volunteer presenters from among the workshop participants. Please note that some participants may be unable to attend due to travel schedules and other circumstances.

PHOTOBOOK AS OBJECT 2026 TOKYO

・Carina Fushimi (JP)
・Elisa Michelet (FR/US)
・Hannah Bartos (IE)
・Isis Kore Ascobereta Martinez (MX/ES)
・Kari Margrethe Sabro (NO)
・Ligia Berg (AR/ES)
・Minami Ivory (JP)
・Sheetal Mallar (IN)
・Theodore Pasquale (US)
・Yile Yang (CN)
・Yuki Ida(JP)
・Yuya Toyama (JP)