Books continue to grow beyond their historic role as an information medium. Especially in the field of photobooks, the concerted efforts of specialised experts with a shared set of values has led to the production of books going beyond merely reproducing original artworks. When all parts of a photobook’s publishing process are aligned, the result can possess the potential to develop a new, sublime power of expression.

In this talk, Onishi Hiroshi, founder of Case Publishing, Japan, will share his experiences in creating a wide range of photobooks in three main models: photobooks-as-catalogues, which reproduce works with minimal intervention; photobooks-as-books, which allow photographers to express their vision without compromise; and photobooks as a form of collective expression, in which artists and specialists from a diversity of fields work together to create an encompassing, new book form, one that surpasses individual expression.

書此媒介一直在發展，超越其歷史上單純訊息傳遞的角色，尤其是在攝影書的世界：如果具有類似價值觀的專家共同努力，所製作出來的書，不再僅是原攝影作品的複製；如果攝影書的出版過程當中所有部分都相應配合，所完成作品當發輝出嶄新且崇高的表達潛力。

在此講座中，日本Case Publishing創辦人大西 洋先生將分享他就創造攝影書的各種可能性的經驗：從以最少的干預重現作品的展覽圖錄、允許攝影師毫不保留地表達自己的願景的傳統攝影書，到以攝影書作為一種集體表達形式，讓來自不同領域的藝術家和專家，包括設計師、印刷商、作家等，共同創造一種超越個人表達的新形式。

大西 洋 Onishi Hiroshi

於2015年創立Case Publishing，旨在與日本畫廊及世界各地的藝術家合作，將書本這形式拓展成更豐富多元的藝術平台。在2017年9月在東京和鹿特丹開設展覽空間，為當地社群提供文化交流的地方。

Founded Case Publishing in 2015, he has a mission to expand the book form into a rich and multifaceted art platform by working together with Japanese galleries and international artists. In September 2017, Case Publishing opened exhibition spaces in Tokyo and Rotterdam which serve as places of cultural exchange for local communities.

In Japanese with Cantonese interpretation

日語進行，設粵語翻譯