Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
Braubachstraße 30-32, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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MARIKO TAKEUCHI“THE CURATORIAL PERSPECTIVE: ON SELECTION, PRESENTATION, AND MEANING”
“THE CURATORIAL PERSPECTIVE: ON SELECTION, PRESENTATION, AND MEANING”
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 10 am–1 pm
Subjects
Fundamentals of Curating, Curatorial Practice and Processes, Book Publication & Curatorial Concepts, Image Selection & Thematic Structure, Title, Presentation & Narrative, Exhibition Planning & Visualization, Presentation Methods
Workshop schedule
Saturday, May 24, 2025: Meet 10 am at FFF. After a short introduction, insight into the curatorial process, analysis & curatorial exercises will be given.
Equipment
Participants are asked to bring max. 10 images on a specific topic and to introduce three photographers who inspire them.
Location
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt,
Braubachstraße 30–32, 60311 Frankfurt
Portrait Mariko Takeuchi, © 2025
Language: English
Price members: 150 €
Price non members: 250 €
Number of participants: Min. 6 / max. 8 persons
Registration deadline: May 6, 2025
Duration: 3 hours
How does an exhibition come to life? What steps lead from an initial idea to a final presentation in a physical space or a book? This workshop offers curators, art historians, editors, and photographers hands-on insights into the curatorial process.
At the beginning, workshop leader Mariko Takeuchi will introduce the fundamentals of curatorial work and, using the exhibition I’m So Happy You Are Here as an example, will demonstrate how concepts develop and are implemented. An insight into the current FFF exhibition will further facilitate discussions on curatorial decisions and concepts.
In the practical part of this workshop, participants will develop their own exhibition ideas. They are invited to bring a selection of max. 10 images on a specific theme or suggest photographers who inspire them. These suggestions will be analyzed and discussed individually: How can these images or works be integrated into a coherent exhibition? What titles, presentation formats, or narrative approaches are suitable?
The results will also be collectively reflected upon in the group. Finally, we will develop a selection of concept ideas, presentation forms, or potential events around the exhibition.
This workshop is designed for those who wish to gain a deeper insight into curatorial thinking and practice or have already gathered initial experience.
Mariko Takeuchi is a writer and photography critic. She earned an M.A. in Art from Waseda University. In 2008, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. Takeuchi has also been a visiting researcher at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo (2004–2009) and the National Museum of Art in Osaka (2011–2014).
She has curated numerous exhibitions, including Spotlight on Japan at Paris Photo (2008) as a guest curator, the Japan section of the Dubai Photo Exhibition (2016), and the traveling exhibition I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now, which premiered at Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles in 2024, as a co-curator.
Her published works include the bilingual essay collection Silence and Image: Essays on Japanese Photographers, as well as her bilingual translation of Disclosure: Rwandan Children Born of Rape by Jonathan Torgovnik. Mariko Takeuchi is a professor at Kyoto University of the Arts.
Sign up here for workshop with Mariko Takeuchi on May 24, 2025:
Please note that for this event the access is limited and a previous registration is necessary.
After the submission of your data we will send you a confirmation by e-mail. This e-mail also includes the bank information for the transfer of the workshop fee. Your payment should reach our account fourteen days before the start of the workshop and is necessary for the participation. In the event of your absence without prior notice of at least 14 days we can unfortunately not refund the fee of the workshop.
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FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
