A one-day symposium bringing together artists from across the festival for a day of lively discussion, unpacking the ideas behind the festival's exhibition programme.
The symposium is a unique opportunity to hear leading voices from across the photographic world, together in the same room. Throughout the day there will be opportunities for audience questions and the chance to informally meet the artists.
The symposium is co-presented with the British Journal of Photography, FOAM Magazine and the University of the West of England.
THE PROGRAMME
10am | Welcome & introductions Bristol Photo Festival and UWE Bristol
10.20am | Alternative Histories of Photography Sergio Valenzuela Escobedo, Annabelle Lacour & Christine Eyene Chaired by Alejandro Acín
11.15am | Folk tales from the India–Bangladesh border Akshay Mahajan with Julia Carver
11.50am | Family inheritance Yuko Edwards & Kelly O’Brien with Diane Smyth
1.10pm | Remembering the Spanish Civil War Natasha Christia & Anna Jornet with Alejandro Acín
1.45pm | From Armenia to Palestine Kegham Djeghalian Jr
2.40pm | Motherhood and queer belonging Liu Hsing Yu & Annie Wang with Diane Smyth
3.15pm | Catching Flies with Honey Joy Gregory with Shawn Sobers
