TALKING BOOKS EXPANDED with Myriam Boulos + Olivia Arthur

Most of the works in the exhibition – all long-term, in-depth projects – have also been published as photobooks. Some of them appeared after the initial exhibition in New York and were directly inspired by it. This raises key questions: How does a photobook differ from an exhibition? What role does the book play in their practice? And what is the future of the medium as an independent form?

This time with Myriam Boulos and Olivia Arthur who will present her book project, followed by an open Q&A with the audience

 

Myriam Boulos’ work documents life in Beirut over a period of ten years, reflecting personal and societal realities in a Lebanon shaped by war, trauma, and protest. Her photographs are an act of resistance and self-empowerment, telling local stories from the perspective of those affected, thereby creating space for visibility and understanding.

 
Olivia Arthur’s installation presents a photographic exploration of the body and its significance, inspired by her own pregnancy. She investigates how people feel comfortable in their skin, their physical relationships, and intimacies—also in the contexts of the pandemic, sexuality, and technology.


Olivia Arthur (b. 1980, UK) is known for her deep, reflective photography exploring personal and cultural identities. She has documented the daily lives of women in Saudi Arabia, India, and across Europe. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, Vogue, and Time Magazine. She co-founded Fishbar, a publisher and exhibition space for photography, with Philipp Ebeling in 2010.


Myriam Boulos (b. 1992, Lebanon) began using her camera at sixteen to explore questions about Beirut and her place within the city. She earned a Master’s degree in photography from L'Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts in 2015. Her work has been shown in exhibitions like Infinite Identities (2020–2021) at Huis Marseille and C’est Beyrouth (2019) at the Institut des Cultures d'Islam, Paris. She uses photography as a means to challenge and resist societal norms and joined Magnum in 2021.


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