Salon #35 – Pixy Liao, Eva Saukane & Federica Chiocchetti

21 October 2018: 10×10 hosted a salon with three How We See contributors: Pixy Liao, Eva Saukane and Federica Chiocchetti at the Magnum Foundation.

Chinese artist Pixy Liao was born and raised in Shanghai and currently resides in Brooklyn. She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including a NYFA Fellowship in photography, En Foco’s New Works Fellowship and a LensCulture Exposure Award. Liao has had artist residencies at the University of Arts London, Pioneer Works, Light Work, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Center for Photography at Woodstock, and Camera Club of New York. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, including He Xiangning Art Museum (China), Museum of Sex (NYC), Asia Society (Houston), Flowers Gallery (NYC), Leo Xu Projects (China), Metro Pictures (NYC) and Firstdraft Gallery (Sydney). Her book Experimental Relationship Vol. 1, 2007 – 2007 is included in 10×10’s How We See Reading Room and publication. It is also shortlisted for the 2018 Paris Photo-Aperture First Photobook Award.

Eva Saukane is a photographer based in Riga, Latvia. She graduated from ISSP in Riga and holds a Master of Arts in Photojournalism from Mid Sweden University (2016). Her work focuses on historical photography and video archives, as well as family albums and found photography. Saukane teaches photography at Riga Art and Media School and is a member of Baltic Analog Lab. Her book Roots is included in 10×10’s How We See Reading Room and publication.

Federica Chiocchetti is a writer, curator, editor and lecturer specializing in photography and literature. Through her platform Photocaptionist she collaborates with institutions such as The Photographers’ Gallery, the V&A and Foam. She is a PhD candidate in Photo-Text Intersections at the University of Westminster, currently transforming her research into a touring exhibition with the support of the Fondation Michalski. Her book Amore e Piombo (AMC Books) won the Kraszna-Krausz 2015 Best Photography Book Award. Federica is a selector for 10×10’s How We See Reading Room and publication.

As always, books were available for purchase and viewing.
A big thank you to Simone Salvo, Kristen Lubben, and Susan Meiselas at the Magnum Foundation for hosting us.

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