The eleventh edition will take place from June 21 to 23 at Encendida
After a gap year, we are back to celebrate the 11th edition of Fiebre Photobook. The support of the industry and the entire photographic community has been essential to return with renewed energy. And here we are again.
From June 21 to 23, 2024, La Casa Encendida will host the long-awaited reunion for photobook lovers, with more summery airs than ever. A center of contemporary culture of reference located in the neighborhood of Lavapiés that promotes the creation, dissemination, understanding and citizen participation through various initiatives.
Since 2013, the festival has been adapting to different venues, dates and formats to create a meeting point where artists and publishers distribute their work and connect with new audiences. With a renewed format, Fiebre Photobook Fest will contribute one more year to the dissemination and enhancement of the photobook as a product of great cultural interest. Caring for the community that surrounds this event is another of the festival’s priority goals, offering visitors the unique experience of discovering and exploring this great universe.
The book fair, particularly focused on photography books, will be the main event of the meeting. A space for dialogue and exchange with the aim of supporting and making visible the latest productions. The open call for taking part in the fair will be open until April 26th, in which all kinds of proposals from artists and collectives, small and large publishers, bookstores and national and international distributors that use the photobook as a means of artistic expression or work in its dissemination will be welcome.
Open and free activities, exhibitions and workshops will be organized around the fair, activating the meeting and bringing the photobook to new audiences, regardless of age. In addition, new connections will be forged with neighboring agents involved in publishing and photographic practices.
As a novelty, we are developing a system aimed at promoting the acquisition of publications in collaboration with collectors, institutions, foundations and public and private libraries that will contribute to the expansion of their collections during the festival. To this end, specialized guided tours and professional breakfasts will be organized prior to the reception of the general public.
In addition to highlighting and promoting the rich national heritage around the photobook, Fiebre Photobook Fest seeks to create new international bridges in a sustainable way. For this reason, once again this year it will promote the hybrid format, so that geographical limitations are not an impediment to take part in the event. Thanks to our virtual platform, all interested people will be able to participate in both the fair and the programme events, thus expanding the reach of the festival.
Finally, the Fiebre team is ever grateful for the unconditional support of our network of collaborators, the commitment of the loyal Somos Fiebre community, the trust of the professional sector, the interest and curiosity of the public, as well as the generosity of the new hosting venue.
If you want to share your passion for creating, producing, discovering and collecting photobooks, just save the date! The universe of the photobook awaits you with the arrival of summer at La Casa Encendida.☀️
Thank you and see you in June,
The Fiebre team
Directed by: Miren Pastor
Coordination: Bonifacio Barrio Hijosa
Communication and content management: Paula Dávila
Design: Jaime Narváez y Rubén García-Castro
Digital platform development: Bestalde Studio
Advisors: Fosi Vegue, Nieves Limón, Marta Martín Nuñez
Production: Olmo González and Daniel Mayrit
Collaborators: La Casa Encendida, Artes Gráficas Palermo, Dalpine, La Troupe, Photobook Club Madrid, Punto de Fuga, La Famosa Productora, Clavoardiendo, Fotocasion and the Library of the Faculty of Fine Arts.
