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720 (two times around)

Title: 720 (two times around)

Photographer/s: Andrew Phelps

Date of publication: Spring 2010

Place of publication: Salzburg, Austria

Dimensions: 21x16cm

Cover, type of binding: soft bound, spiral binding

Number of pages: 34

Type of paper: standard 250 gram

Number of pictures: 16

Type of printing: digital offset

Printer: DDZ Salzburg

Publisher: Self (Andrew Phelps)

Designer: Self

Editor: Self

Language: English

Category: zine

Price: not for sale

Summary: Its been 20 years since I sliced a transition out of a sheet of plywood and leaned it against a wall, but thankfully photography still manages to get my heart racing from time to time. I made these images with a bit of envy, jealous of the kids who took the relics of a corporate wasteland, and with a few power tools and some ingenuity, created their own world. With those familiar, but long forgotten butterflies that come with breaking-and-entering, I don’t know which pull was stronger, the desire to compose these images or the urge to push along the corridor and ride up a wall.
It took me some years to realize it, but I have taken my unspectacular style of skateboarding with me into my photographic approach. I was always happier with a long, smooth tail-slide than with a flailing, spinning 360. Just as now I am happier with photographs that carry me along for a while than with those that jump out and scream for attention. When I dream of skateboarding, I’m Mike Mcgill. When I dream of photographing, I’m Robert Adams.

Andrew Phelps. Spring, 2010

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: 1967, Mesa, AZ usa

Bio: Andrew Phelps is an American photographer who has been living in Europe since 1990. His work is influenced by the cross-cultural lifestyle he now leads, dividing his time between the deserts of Arizona and the Alps of Austria. He works closely with the Galerie Fotohof in Salzburg as curator and board member and his personal work is represented by the Robert Morat Gallery in Hamburg. Alongside a constant pursuit of new work, Andrew keeps a blog about special edition photography books called Buffet. Andrew is a member of Piece of Cake.

Website: www.andrew-phelps.com

Book website: http://andrew-phelps.blogspot.com/2010/05/andrew-phelps-720-two-times-around.html

Donated by: George Slade

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The Indie Photobook Library is TWO!

This past weekend, the Indie Photobook Library celebrated its 2nd Anniversary. Thank you to all the photographers/artists/bookmakers that have made the collection what it is today! I’d also like to thank Advisory Board members Darius Himes, Andy Adams, Shane Lavalette, and Gabe Reed and all the venues that have welcomed the iPL. In the last two years, the collection has grown to almost 1000 books. The iPL continues to promote and showcase the books in the collection through international pop-up and feature-length exhibitions, articles, conferences, guest lectures, and also preserves them as a non-circulating public library. Having a specific collection dedicated to this contemporary movement in publishing allows for the development of future discourse on trends in self-publishing, the ability to reflect on and compare books in the collection, and for scholarly research to be conducted years, decades, and centuries to come. I am looking forward to continuing the iPL mission.

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Larissa Leclair
Founder, Indie Photobook Library