Past Events

Sunday 27 March

The stories we tell about our lives can be a source of inspiration, shame, revelation, happiness, confusion, and everything in between. In this event, we are joined by Lynne Tillman, Ahndraya Parlato, and Juliet Jacques, three authors who have approached the subject of memoir in diverse and unique ways, to discuss what it means to write from life, the variety of forms memoir can take across writing and art, and what the act of looking back can tell us about the creative process.

Thursday 19 August

To celebrate the release of her new book Who Is Changed and Who Is Dead, Ahndraya Parlato meets artist Charlie Engman in New York City to discuss the ways their work explores the conditions and contradictions of motherhood and childhood through wide-ranging photographic techniques and material forms.

Thursday 26 August

Join artist Marvel Harris and Mariama Attah, curator at Open-Eye Gallery and member of the 2021 First Book Award jury, at Webber Gallery, London, as they discuss Marvel's prize-winning book and celebrate the opening of the accompanying exhibition.

Thursday 5 August

Once neighbours in New York, Collier Schorr and Moyra Davey meet again online for an informal conversation on breaking forms and boundaries, on collaboration and community, and on their shared experiences of living in Brooklyn in the late ‘80s onwards.

Thursday 12 August

Join Bertien van Manen and editor and designer Hans Gremmen as they reflect on the process of creating Van Manen’s new book Archive, drawing on five decades of work made across the world. As they recall the project’s challenges and surprises, they discuss travel, autobiography, and the long lives of images.

Thursday 29 July

On a summer afternoon in Ronta, Guido Guidi takes us on an expansive tour of his vast and multifarious library, encompassing books of photography, painting, literature, and philosophy. Along the way, he highlights some of the thinkers and artists across disciplines who have influenced his craft.