Number of participants: max10
Cost: £235 (Note: This does not cover printing costs)
TBC
Little Bogota, Rönnestraße 4, D-14057 Berlin
This two-day workshop will focus on editing, layout design, and preparing documents for printing.
FAQs
About the workshop
No knowledge of editing programs is necessary. For the designing document for printing we will use inDesign or Canva (free online app).
We will concentrate on the following aspects of bookmaking: theory of editing, editing combined with exercises, designing the layout of a dummy, introduction to bookbinding, sawing exercises, introduction to papers, designing the cover, introduction to printing techniques.
Minimum of 6; maximum of 10 people.
Aimed at: photographers with projects developed that they want to turn into book dummy, artists intending to turn their work into the form of a book; and those who wish to create an artist's book as a medium of expression.
Participants are required to upload to miro about 60 pictures as well as text describing their project. Before the workshop, the project will be discussed to find the best design solution for developing it later. The aim is that each participant will finish the workshop with a digital draft dummy ready for printing. We will also cover some technical aspects of making books with practical exercises.
Although we won't be printing on-site, I'll provide guidance on how and where you can get your projects printed later.
We'll also cover different binding options for your projects.
Detailed schedule
29 JUNE SATURDAY start 10:00
10:00 - 10:30 -- introduction of the tutor, introduction to photobook making, samples of handmade books
10:30 - 11:30 -- short introduction to the projects of each participant
11:30-12:30 -- Editing and visual narration introduction
12:30 - 13:30 – lunch break
13:30 - 17:30 – editing (group and individual)
30 JUNE SUNDAY start 10:00
10:00 - 11:30 -- stitching exercise
11:30 - 12:30 -- individual work on a book dummy (digital)
12:30 - 13:30 -- lunch break
13:30 - 15:30 -- individual work on a book dummy for print (digital)
15:30 - 17:30 -- final presentation of each person
Testimonials:
"The workshops Tomasz runs are truly enlightening. They are that rare combination of practice, theory, and something else I'd name intuition, but which sometimes feels almost mystical. He gives time and emotional energy to each project, and helps the artist at whatever level to think and rethink their images in the context of visual narration and as part of the material process of making something, stitching and sticking and cropping. On occasion to even enter the rare rhythm of a fluent visual storyteller - a quality which he personally always seems to possess. Tomasz's processes are both intellectual and physical, and the outcomes I witnessed were always inspiring: suggestive of more thoughtful future works to come. Tomasz makes us look at the book, and the art book, in new ways. An exciting and fulfilling exercise."
Robin Hunt -- participant of 2023 workshop organised by Photobookcafe London
“This workshop with Tomasz allowed me to really put a new work in motion – his generous and precise insight brought a fresh dynamic as well as a new formal approach to the pictures. Since, the project has been shown in two exhibitions and has received a grant to produce the book!”
Matilda Holloway -- participant of 2019 workshop organised by Espace Saint-Cyprien Toulouse 2020
“This is exactly what I expected as a workshop, constructive with a listening group, and a first book’s draft Tomasz understands right now and pays attention to everyone. He's full of ideas and knows how to give each one of the tips that match his project perfectly, with a great organization. Thank you. It was great.”
Daniele Boucon -- participant of 2019 workshop organised by Espace Saint-Cyprien Toulouse 2022
List of things to bring:
-- Computers with either working and installed inDesign, as an alternative we will use Canva (no i pads please)
— mause
— selection of approximately 60 images in two resolutions:
(i) low resolution up to 1300 pix on longer edge
(ii) high resolution images ready for printing
(iii) images printed on low cost paper and printer size approximately A7 (74 x 105 mm)
— white A4 office paper approx 30 sheets
— rubber bands
— paper clips
-- scissors
-- pencil
-- cutter
-- metal ruler (30–50 cm)
-- cutting mat
-- fast drying glue
-- double sided tape
-- bone folder
-- tread and needles
– low-cost A4 paper
About the tutor
Tomasz Laczny is a visual artist and bookmaker who loves to teach and learn about the process of creating photobooks. Since 2015, he has been creating and publishing photo books. He works as a book artist and, most recently, as a book designer for (M)edition and Ibasho Gallery.
His recent photobook, "Erna Helena Ania'' is part of the MoMA collection library. The book won a silver medal at the 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards, a bronze medal at the 2021 International Photographers of the Year, and has been a finalist for the 2021 International Photobook Award. The project is a winner of BUP book competition organised by Blow Up Press (2020). He is a winner of the Reminders Photography Stronghold Grand (2020). His previous books have been nominated for numerous photography awards and exhibited internationally. His first photobook "40/place which does not exist," received an honorable mention at the Kassel Dummy Award in 2016. His recent designed book "Absentee" (author Sayuri Ichida) has been shortlisted for Prix Nadar Prize 2022. He has organised workshops about the subject of photobook making internationally.
Cancellation Policy:
Full refund for cancellations made three weeks before the workshop.
No refunds for cancellations within three weeks of the workshop.
Registration transfer to a waitlisted person possible up to one week before the workshop.
Workshop cancellation by us entitles you to a full refund.
Workshop fee non-transferable to other services or workshops.
Registration implies agreement with this policy.
Contact us for questions or clarifications.
