Book making as an art form: exploring the boundaries
Book making as an art form: exploring the boundaries
Podcast Description
Book making as an art form is for those who create, shape, and believe in books as a powerful medium.
Recorded live at Huis van het Boek during a public event, this podcast is a love letter to the world of art books - where creativity, craft, and dedication meet. Hosted by The Book Photographer and curator Justina Nekrašaitė, each episode celebrates the people who bring books to life with their hands, hearts, and ideas.
Supported by the Mondriaan Fund.
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The podcast delves into the intersection of art and publishing, exploring themes such as collaborative processes in art books and the transformative power of bookmaking. For example, the first episode focuses on Nina Glockner's innovative approach to publications that act as 'space-time-containers,' expanding the experience of art beyond traditional pages.
Book making as an art form is for those who create, shape, and believe in books as a powerful medium.
Recorded live with a public event, this podcast is a love letter to the world of art books – where creativity, craft, and dedication meet.
Hosted by The Book Photographer and curator Justina Nekrašaitė, each episode celebrates the people who bring books to life with their hands, hearts, and ideas.
Season 2 supported by Pictoright, Het Cultuurfonds, and many big-hearted individuals via Voordekunst.
Season 1 supported by The Mondriaan Fonds.
For the last episode of Season 2, of Book Making as an Art Form, before the summer break, I speak with Jordi de Vetten, co-founder of Bring Your Own Book, a collective behind one of Amsterdam's independent book fairs. Since 2021, together with Susu Lee, Augustinas Milkus, and Lies Kelder, the collective has organised book fairs and publishing projects that create space for collaboration, experimentation, and emerging makers.
In our conversation, Jordi reflects on how Bring Your Own Book began as a student initiative at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and gradually grew into a recurring event within Amsterdam's publishing community. We talk about lowering the threshold for participation, organising a self-funded collective, and why publishing is not only about producing books, but also about creating the conditions for people to meet, exchange ideas, and share their work.
Together, we spoke about:
– How Bring Your Own Book grew from a student project into an independent book fair
– Creating accessible spaces for emerging bookmakers and publishers
– What it takes to organise a self-run collective and recurring public events
– Choosing slow, sustainable growth over constant expansion
Sit with us for the last conversation before the summer, and enjoy a wonderful discussion on independent publishing, collective organizing, and why sometimes the most important thing you can publish is a space for others to participate.
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Produced and hosted by Justina Nekrašaitė | The Book Photographer
Audio productions: Jasper Drexhage | Drexhage Media
Design: Thom Niessink
Recorded at Stedelijk Museum Library
Communication & promotion: Chana Levy
Intern: Chiara Tamborrino
❤️ Season 2 is supported by Pictoright, Het Cultuurfonds and many big-hearted individuals via Voordekunst.
With particular appreciation to our principal supporters:
Ruth Higgins, Luminosity Lab, Eleonoor Jap Sam / Jap Sam Books, Silvia Robertelli, Wilco Art Books Amersfoort, and Marc Gijzen.
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