H – The Notion of Humanist Photography

The publication 'H – The Notion of Humanist Photography' brings together over 23 multifaceted artistic positions and includes four extensive essays as well as numerous texts about the artist’s works. This ensemble creates a multi-faced framework that places the notion of humanist photography at its center and allows to delve deeper into different aspects and perspectives.

In 2022, two European cultural institutions, the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA) in Luxembourg and the Kaunas Photography Gallery in Lithuania, joined forces to create a collaborative project that brought together a group of international artists to explore the notion of humanist photography. Twenty-three artists, four authors, three mentors and one designer (Nicolas Polli) were invited to be part of this crossing borders project.

The project took the form of two separate residencies held at the Kaunas Photography Gallery and the CNA during May and June 2022. Led by Jim Goldberg in Kaunas, Emma Bowkett and Naoise O’Keeffe in Dudelange, the residencies provided a platform for an exchange of ideas and discussions about the artists’ work: how their work relates to today’s world and how contemporary photographers can still find meaningful and inventive ways to present what it means to be human. These themes were grown and developed from the discussions, with additional involvement from critics and curators, along with access to the collections and cultural networks of the Centre national de l’audiovisuel and the Kaunas Photography Gallery. As a result, the project culminated in the production of a trilingual publication (will be published end of November 2022).

Published by Centre national de l'audiovisuel & Kaunas fotografijos galerija
Hardcover
336 pages
240 x 300 mm
ISBN 97867098099478