Contemporary Codex is a celebration of the multitude of ways that we can engage with photography in the book form. This afternoon of conversation, held in conjunction with a photo book exhibition on the 3rd Floor of Detroit Public Library | Main Branch and curated in partnership between NOVA24 and Hamtramck gallery + photo book resource The Barbershop, examines the unique space that the physical page occupies in the photographic landscape.

Contemporary Codex, the exhibition, will be on display through Wednesday, August 12th on the 3rd Floor of Detroit Public Library | Main Branch.

Featuring the following speakers and topics:

Jaclyn Iskow | Book Talk - Iczkowicz: The Modern Philosophy of a Woman
Teilo Wessels | Book Talk - Pulse
Graham Cassano | Performance
Sierra R. Aguilar | Making Curatorial Choices on Small Print + Zines
Mara Magyarosi-Laytner | A Conversation on Self Publishing
Daniel Eller | Bound in Detroit: LEDGER, The Barbershop, and the Case for Collecting Photobooks