Art Bookshop Ireland

Buddleia, Eric van Kampen

on April 04, 2018

Buddleia by Eric van Kampen
Book Launch: 6pm 19 April 
At The Library Project
, 4 Temple Bar Street, Dublin 2.

Buddleia is the first self published photobook by Eric van Kampen. The images featured in this publication were taken in Dublin City between 2011-2015 using an analogue film camera. This is the first time these images have been made available as the artist chose not to publicise his work online during this period, in preference for keeping a personal archive.

The subject of the work is in essence an attempt to challenge, by means of the photobook, how we grant access to our images via social media and the level to which this form of instantaneous sharing is mindful of a predetermined audience. The photobook in this sense has proved for the artist a legitimate means to challenge how we consider an audience for our imagery as a precondition to creating images. These factors of familiarity are in Buddliea determined by less certain terms or criteria as the viewer is anonymous and their sense of familiarity to the imagery is based on the scope of their own knowledge for the city as an entity that can be 'known'. Perceived in this way the city of Dublin becomes the subject of a potential knowledge and the means by which people decipher a sense of truth based on the familiarity of a recent past.

The launch night will include music from Michael Conefrey/droid1. Refreshments are kindly supplied by The Corkswrew Wine Merchants and Amos McGrath cocktails.

ericvankampen.net

Launch 6pm on Thursday 7 December at The Library Project

on November 21, 2023

Launch 6pm 19 Oct 2023

on September 21, 2023

Introducing FLASH SALE FRIDAY during September at The Library Project!

on September 08, 2023

  Every September, The Library Project art bookshop closes to accommodate an exhibition by Black Church...

on August 25, 2023

Submissions Deadline: 6pm Sunday 1 October

on August 21, 2023

The Tsundoku Art Book Fair 2023 opens at The Printworks, Dublin Castle today Thursday 13th...

on July 13, 2023
BACK TO TOP