11/27 7PM open: A Day to Talk about When the Story Matters in Photobook Publishing with Grzegorz Kosmala + Aneta Kowalczyk (BLOW UP PRESS)

10/29/2024

Based in Warsaw, Poland, BLOW UP PRESS is a publishing house founded in 2012 that specializes in art books centered on contemporary photography and documentary themes. With the motto “When the story matters,” BLOW UP PRESS has been gaining international recognition through photobooks that capture themes reflecting the times.
The publishing house is visiting Tokyo to participate in the Tokyo Art Book Fair (November 28 – December 1, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) and will be holding a special talk event at Reminders Photography Stronghold. The event will feature Grzegorz Kosmala, the founder and driving force behind BLOW UP PRESS, and designer Aneta Kowalczyk, who will discuss their unique, market-defying approach to publishing and showcase some of their rare and latest books.
Since 2020, BLOW UP PRESS has hosted the “BUP Book Award,” which offers selected photography projects the opportunity to be published as photobooks. RPS curator Yumi Goto has also participated as a juror for the award on two occasions, deepening connections between the BUP and the photography community.

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The event will feature highlights such as Over.State by Ilias Georgiadis, Deceitful Reverence by Igor Pisuk, and BLOW UP PRESS’s latest releases, including Encyclopædia by Weronika Gęsicka and Burn After Seeing by Tomasz Laczny, which will have its book launch in Tokyo.
Note: Doors open at 7:00 PM, allowing attendees to browse BLOW UP PRESS’s publications and explore the RPS library before the talk begins.

©︎BLOW UP PRESS

©︎BLOW UP PRESS

【A Day to Talk about When the Story Matters in Photobook Publishing】

Guests: Grzegorz Kosmala + Aneta Kowalczyk (BLOW UP PRESS)
Moderator: Yumi Goto (Reminders Photography Stronghold Curator)

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM / Talk starts at 7:30 PM
Venue: Reminders Photography Stronghold, Sumida, Tokyo
Admission: Free (No reservation required)

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©︎Michael S. Honegger / THE NEED TO KNOW

©︎Michael S. Honegger / THE NEED TO KNOW

©︎Karolina Spolniewski / HOTEL OF ETERNAL LIGHT

©︎Marta Zgierska & Mateusz Sarełło / GARDEN

©︎Marta Zgierska & Mateusz Sarełło / GARDEN

©︎Marta Zgierska & Mateusz Sarełło / GARDEN

©︎Hubert Humka / ETERNAL U

©︎Hubert Humka / ETERNAL U

©︎Hubert Humka / ETERNAL U

Guest Profiles
Grzegorz Kosmala – Founder and owner of BLOW UP PRESS, and the driving force behind its activities. He represents the publishing house at fairs, festivals, and portfolio reviews, and is actively involved in the editorial process and text editing for their publications.
Aneta Kowalczyk – A designer of photo and art books, Aneta has received numerous prestigious awards in Poland and internationally. Her accolades include the Gold Medal at the Polish Graphic Design Awards for Erna Helena Ania by Tomasz Laczny, third place in the Magazine Visual Editor of the Year category at the 75th Pictures of the Year International competition for doc! photo magazine, and the Gold Medal in Book Layout at the European Design Awards for Eternal U by Hubert Humka.

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