CLOSER
12—15.09.2024
Bologna, Italy
PhMuseum Days
International
Photography
Festival
PhMuseum International Photo Festival is back for its fourth edition taking place from 12 to 15 September 2024 in Bologna, Italy.
The chosen theme is CLOSER: we live in an era in which it is not possible to imagine any objective detachment between us and reality. Observation itself touches and changes things, every story is contamination. The works on show do not attempt to achieve an impossible neutrality, but accept the partiality that comes from looking closely. They make intimacy their strength: in interpersonal relationships as much as in that with the territory, with history, and with living beings. An invitation to open up, to share, to observe things more carefully, beyond prejudices and stereotypes.
The event will be held at the DumBO’s Spazio Bianco in Bologna, Italy, a 1600 square meter post-industrial pavilion that will host exhibitions, presentations, a space dedicated to photographic publishing and an outdoor area. Plus, installations across the city of Bologna, events and more.
Exhibitions
Discover moreExhibitions are at the core of the festival. Discover the selection of international artists that will present their work in this 4th edition:
Disruptions
Taysir Batniji
The Skeptics
David De Beyter
Grande Padre
Camilla de Maffei
Trajectories
Beatriz De Souza Lima
Existential Boner
Mahalia Taje Giotto
Härmä / Hoar
Utu-Tuuli Jussila
Only In Good Taste
Kush Kukreja
Decalcomania
Thomas Mailaender
Octopus’s Diary
Matylda Niżegorodcew
High Seas, High Hopes
Carolina Pimenta
Anatomy Of An Oyster
Rita Puig-Serra
Two Ways To Carry A Cauliflower
Emma Sarpaniemi
Close-up
Pacifico Silano
The Studio
Tara L. C. Sood
CLOSER
Various Artists
Screening Room
Various Artists
Dummies & Books From FOLIO 2024
Various Artists
Workshop
Book your spotWorkshops will involve international artists who will share their practices’ methods and analyses with participants. They will allow you to critically engage with gaze, languages and tools, providing a unique space for collective experimentation. Full program yet to be disclosed.
Editing Sickness
A workshop with Walter Costa
Photobook Hub
Discover all the publishersThe Photobook Hub is a space entirely dedicated to independent photobooks, located inside DumBO’s Spazio Bianco. A selection of international and Italian publishers will be presenting their best titles, with book launches and talks being part of the main program.
Be part of the festival
We always look for partners and volunteers to support all the Festival activities: exhibitions, workshops, talks, tours and events.