Pictures Plus with Eric William Carroll

Tuesdays April 12th - May 17th via Zoom

7 - 8:30 pm EDT

8 person limit.

Should a photo book just contain photographs? What happens when moving image, text, and ephemera are brought into the mix? What about other sensorial experiences such as audio, smell, and touch? At what point does it cease to be a photo book?

Pictures Plus encourages its participants to think broadly about their potential photo book projects by including a variety of non-photographic material in order to heighten the impact of their work. We’ll begin by looking at a series of books by photographers who’ve pushed the boundaries of the medium with their inclusiveness of all media. Through creative prompts and group discussions, we’ll test out a variety of photographic and non-photographic combinations. The goal by the end of the practice group is that each participant will have a working digital draft of their experimental photo book to share.

Pictures Plus participants do not need to be well-seasoned bookmakers, but should have a curiosity about the potential of photography books and a body of photographs ready to work with.

Participants in this practice group will be given first priority sign-up for Part II: The Hands-on Maquette

All practice groups are offered on a sliding-scale. This is a trust-based system, so please give what you can. Your donations support our facilitators and our ongoing project.

Eric William Carroll’s work on photography, science, and nature explores the differences in how we experience, represent, and organize the world. Through his photographs, installations, and performances, Carroll creates visual and emotional connections that span enormous distances in space and time. At the heart of his practice is a genuine sense of curiosity that questions traditional binary relationships.

Carroll’s work has been shown widely and has been included in exhibitions at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Aperture Foundation, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Pier 24 Photography, among others. Carroll has participated in residencies with the MacDowell Colony, Rayko Photo Center and the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary, and was the winner of the 2012 Baum Award for Emerging Photographers. Born and raised in the Midwest, Carroll currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina.