Imperfect Image - Rotterdam
Date: January 2017
Location: Stad in de Maak, Rotterdam
Imperfect Image in Rotterdam was an event of talks, discussions, and showcasing special books and prints.
Editors of Sarmad Magazine (Alireza, Golnar) gave their viewpoint on the urgency of experimental image-making and independent publishing in today’s world flooded with images. In addition, they discussed specific practices that take us back to the fundaments of image production.
Melle Smets, artist and founder of Stichting Aardschap, discussed how he views, selects, and implements images in his practice as an alternative way to approach artistic production.
Members of the radical publishing house Woodstone Kugelblitz, discussed how, despite their skepticism towards consumption and circulation of images, see working with images an essential part of their artistic practice.
Sarmad Magazine and Woodstone Kugelblitz showcased their limited-edition prints, books, and newspapers and discussed their production process. The event was hosted by Stad in de Maak.
Imperfect Image - Isfahan
Date: August 2017
Location: CC.artspace
This event raised questions about the "rights" and "wrongs" of the world of image making, and photography in particular. It traced the genealogy of the epistemological and disciplinary frameworks back to the turn of the century and the introduction of the photo camera into the ‘industrial’ imaginary. And discussed experimental image making techniques as ways to work beyond and outside of these frameworks that perhaps do not make much sense!
