Photobooks self-publishing, dummy and more

Open Call Exhibition

Open Call Photobooks
self-publishing, dummy and more

Χώρος: Labattoir (Πρώην Δημοτικά Σφαγεία Θεσσαλονίκης)
26ης Οκτωβρίου 21, 54627, Θεσσαλονίκη
Διάρκεια: 29.11-21.12.2025
Ώρες Λειτουργίας:
Δευ-Πεμ. 10:00-14:00
Παρ. ΚΛΕΙΣΤΑ
Σαβ.-Κυρ. 11:00-17:00

Group Exhibition
Venue: Labattoir (Former Municipal Slaughterhouse of Thessaloniki)
26is Oktovriou 21, 54627, Thessaloniki
Duration: 29.11–21.12.2025
Opening Hours:
Mon–Thu: 10:00–14:00
Fri: CLOSED
Sat–Sun: 11:00–17:00

Έκθεση των καλύτερων photobooks, self-published και dummy εκδόσεων που υποβλήθηκαν μέσω του Open Call του φεστιβάλ, το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε από τις 10 Μαΐου έως τις 30 Ιουνίου 2025.

Η έκθεση παρουσιάζει 34 εκδόσεις από 15 χώρες του κόσμου.

Κριτική Επιτροπή

Έλενα Καραθανάση
Curator and Graphic Design Lead at VAiF

Αλεξάνδρα Μόσχοβη
Academic Scholar, Art Critic, and Curator

Λία Ναλμπαντίδου
Artist, Independent Photographer

Συμμετέχουν οι ακόλουθες εκδόσεις:

Akis Detsis, Imprint, 2024, GRC
Alexandros Zafeiridis, So Much Love, 2023, GRC
Anai Tirado Miranda, To be like everyone else, 2024, MEX
Angelo Del Negro, MALO SUTRA, 2025, ITA
Antigoni Papantoni, you can’t go home again, 2024, CHE
Benedetta Ristori, You Don’t Need Soil To Grow, 2024, ITA
Christos Dimitriou, The field trip, 2024, GRC
Dimitris Mytas, Elephant, 2024, GRC
Dragan Saric, Tomorrow Hotel, 2025, NLD
Ekaterina Fedorova, Who Said It Would Be Easy, 2024, RUS
Elizabeth Maria Karakli, Metamorphism – A process of Metamorphosis and Degradation, 2024, GRC
Emanuele Occhipinti, A’ Muntagna, 2024, ITA
Evgenii Garkusha, Visual guide to Avinyó, 2025, UKR
Gio Chun-Yang HSU, 記憶-祭壇 Alter-Altar, 2024, TWN
Haohui Liu, Secrets to Stirring up a Breeze, 2024, GBR
Herlinde Raeman, the mom/artist notebook, pt.I, 2025, BEL
Juan Rodríguez Morales, Ghost World, 2023, ESP
Justus Lemm, Lithics, 2024, GER
Karol Szymkowiak, 0169-8629 5223-01750, 2024, POL
Katerina Kouzmitcheva, Sorry for the lack of contact, 2025, POL
Katrina Stamatopoulos, DOMESTIC, 2024, BGR
Kostis Argyriadis, DD-MM-YYYY, 2022&2024, GRC
Macarena Peñaloza, Ganas de vivir, ganas de morir, 2024, CHL
Mohamed Hassan, OUR HIDDEN ROOM, 2025, GBR
Nadia Koldaeva, Memory/oversaturated, 2024, RUS
Niels Schabrod, CAN WE SEE, 2022&2023, GER
Samira Gollin, Leave No Stone Unturned, 2023, CHE
Sana Ahmadizadeh, A place to live, 2022, IRN
Sophia Tolika, MUNDUS, 2021, GRC
Uschi Groos, 1.7cm p.a, 2024, GER
Vasily Pindyurin, Littorea, 2021, RUS
Victor Staaf, This City is Yours!, 2022, NZL
Xanthe Hutchinson, Boys Don’t Cry, 2025, BGR
Yogurt Editions, I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears, 2024, ITA

An exhibition showcasing the best photobooks, self-published and dummy editions submitted through the Festival’s Open Call, held between May 10 and June 30, 2025.

The exhibition features 34 publications from 15 countries around the world.

Jury

Elena Karathanasi
Curator and Graphic Design Lead, VAiF

Alexandra Moschovi
Academic Scholar, Art Critic, and Curator

Lia Nalbantidou
Artist, Independent Photographer

Featuring the following publications:

Akis Detsis, Imprint, 2024, GRC
Alexandros Zafeiridis, So Much Love, 2023, GRC
Anai Tirado Miranda, To be like everyone else, 2024, MEX
Angelo Del Negro, MALO SUTRA, 2025, ITA
Antigoni Papantoni, you can’t go home again, 2024, CHE
Benedetta Ristori, You Don’t Need Soil To Grow, 2024, ITA
Christos Dimitriou, The field trip, 2024, GRC
Dimitris Mytas, Elephant, 2024, GRC
Dragan Saric, Tomorrow Hotel, 2025, NLD
Ekaterina Fedorova, Who Said It Would Be Easy, 2024, RUS
Elizabeth Maria Karakli, Metamorphism – A process of Metamorphosis and Degradation, 2024, GRC
Emanuele Occhipinti, A’ Muntagna, 2024, ITA
Evgenii Garkusha, Visual guide to Avinyó, 2025, UKR
Gio Chun-Yang HSU, 記憶-祭壇 Alter-Altar, 2024, TWN
Haohui Liu, Secrets to Stirring up a Breeze, 2024, GBR
Herlinde Raeman, the mom/artist notebook, pt.I, 2025, BEL
Juan Rodríguez Morales, Ghost World, 2023, ESP
Justus Lemm, Lithics, 2024, GER
Karol Szymkowiak, 0169-8629 5223-01750, 2024, POL
Katerina Kouzmitcheva, Sorry for the lack of contact, 2025, POL
Katrina Stamatopoulos, DOMESTIC, 2024, BGR
Kostis Argyriadis, DD-MM-YYYY, 2022&2024, GRC
Macarena Peñaloza, Ganas de vivir, ganas de morir, 2024, CHL
Mohamed Hassan, OUR HIDDEN ROOM, 2025, GBR
Nadia Koldaeva, Memory/oversaturated, 2024, RUS
Niels Schabrod, CAN WE SEE, 2022&2023, GER
Samira Gollin, Leave No Stone Unturned, 2023, CHE
Sana Ahmadizadeh, A place to live, 2022, IRN
Sophia Tolika, MUNDUS, 2021, GRC
Uschi Groos, 1.7cm p.a, 2024, GER
Vasily Pindyurin, Littorea, 2021, RUS
Victor Staaf, This City is Yours!, 2022, NZL
Xanthe Hutchinson, Boys Don’t Cry, 2025, BGR
Yogurt Editions, I saw a tree bearing stones in the place of apples and pears, 2024, ITA