PUK PUK ! Bulgarian PhotoBooks

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The PhotoBookMuseum presents :

PUK! PUK! Bulgarian PhotoBooks

The PhotoBookMuseum is delighted to present an exhibition of Bulgarian photobooks by our friends at PUK!  Founded in 2017 by three artists passionate about photobooks, PUK! is an independent photobook platform. Starting by presenting their own discoveries to the local audience, PUK! has, over the years, organised book launches, artist talks, pop-up exhibitions and events showcasing the Bulgarian photobook scene abroad.

This subjective selection of over 30 publications reflects the relationships that PUK! has built with fellow artists, including established and emerging photographers and contemporary artists, as well as DIY collectives. The exhibition also features rarities and dummy books only existing in a few copies. In the absence of publishers dedicated to photography in Bulgaria, many of these books have been self-published. Some of these books were created with the direct involvement of PUK! members, while others were launched or presented at PUK! events over the years.

Published within the last 25 years, some of these books explore Bulgaria's recent history, such as Nikola Mihov's artistic research into the fate of socialist-era monuments and Doris Peter's study of Sofia during the turbulent transition to democracy in the 1990s. Others deal with personal stories, such as Hristina Tasheva’s portrait of her mother, which reflects the distance shaped by emigration, and Eugenia Maximova’s exploration of the socio-political and personal dimensions surrounding the murder of her sister-in-law, a TV journalist.

The exhibition is set up as a reading room. The visitors will be able to buy selected Bulgarian photobooks in THE BOX. A larger selection can be browsed and purchased via PUK!'s online shop.

THE BOX

Körnerstraße 6-8 Köln - Ehrenfeld on view: 24/7

reading room:

Thursday 16:00 - 22:00 Saturday 12:00 - 16:00 and on appointment info@thephotobookmuseum.com

www.thephotobookmuseum.com