INSTANT ART BOOKS

The Magic is Revealed Only by Leafing Through Page by Page

By Alan Marcheselli

The world of instant photography lives on the very material of its product, digitization for sharing is an mandatory step, but certainly not the most complete one. Thus arises for many polaroiders the need to present their work to the public, in addition to exhibitions, in a physical format that keeps the artist’s photographic imagery unchanged as much as possible; the book.
The following is a small cross-section of the publishing dedicated to instant photography presented at INSTANT ART PARIS 2024.

Livio Morabito

Poalroids a 2 Years Journey

A collection of polaroids SX 70 and 600 shot in the studio during a period of 2 years, just prior to the Covid pandemics. Livio started using the SX70 and 600 then he bought 2 Polaroid’s Mint cameras and was able to have almost full control of light and flashes.

Livio says “I made the book because I think it is a very suitable way to show your work.”

Alan Marcheselli

Istanti Musicali

A book inspired by Schubert’s 6 musical moments for piano, where the Instant composition takes on of free and imaginative structure, typical of the romantic era.

Herr Merzi

“Kizuna – a Kinbaku Series”

“Kizuna – a Kinbaku Series” the new handmade Book by Herr Merzi & Olivia Linz. 46 Pages, printed on Munken Print Cream, a high Volume uncoated Paper. Each Book is handmade by Herr Merzi and the total number of Copys is 100

Ong Ngoc Phuong

“TÂM SỰ”

“TÂM SỰ” is the first ART BOOK of Ong Ngoc Phuong, painter, model and photographer, which contains 103 polaroids hand painted, cut and shot between 2019 and 2024.

Ifa Brand

BUDOIR

BOUDOIR is the first hardcover photobook by Belgian Playboy cover model turned self-portraitist Ifa Brand, published by CircaPress (UK). With BOUDOIR, Ifa Brand takes us to an erotic image world constructed entirely from a female perspective. It showcases over 70+ self-portraits captured on Polaroid film.