Superscripte. Texts on Contemporary Photography offers introductory and synthetic texts in French about contemporary photographic practices in all their diversity, through the prism of a single notion – exhibition, violence, the image-object or ecology. By combining works written by artists, researchers or critics, the aim is to promote personal subjectivities and the skills that arise from different ways of thinking about images. Designed for photographers, art historians or simply the curious, this series aims to provide the keys to understanding certain themes or photographic forms, omnipresent in today’s visual culture. The works, published by Éditions du Centre de la photographie Genève, will be printed in pocket format and distributed free of charge in ebook form.
Releases 2024
Superscripte n°1
Femmes – Violences
Aline Bovard Rudaz
ISBN 978-2-940804-00-9
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Who are the photographers who are contributing to the construction of an imagery of violence against women? This text examines photography projects denouncing gender violence in the post-#MeToo era. Social networks have rekindled interest in feminism, influencing visual representations of women’s lives, including images of sexist and sexual violence. This book addresses the ethical dilemmas associated with the display of violent images and proposes alternative strategies for raising awareness, based on fifteen projects by women. The book underlines the importance of regaining control over the representation of women for the purposes of self affirmation, empowerment, care and struggle.
Superscripte n°2
L’exposition de photographie
Nassim Daghigian
ISBN 978-2-940804-02-3
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What is the relationship between exhibitions and photography? Does the exhibition space enhance the malleability of photography and its fluidity within digital media? Does it allow artists to develop experimentation? How do they collaborate with curators? Is the public invited to participate in an original experience? This book sets out to address some of the many questions associated with contemporary photography exhibitions, seen as a means of enriching the experience of art.
Releases 2025
Superscripte n°3
L’image-objet
Claus Gunti
Superscripte n°4
Photographie et écologie
Lisa Mazenauer