Hamlet’s observation that the world is out of joint has been quoted so often that it became a truism long ago. Although the phrase thus may appear to be hollowed out by overuse, it still holds a morsel worthy of reflection: a world out of joint is not a world in chaos. Its pieces – people, society, economy, ecology – remain, but the fabric holding them together is weak, crumbling, torn.

A similar observation can be made concerning photography. Its pieces – image, politics, technology, truth, light, memory, process – are still there, but as a concept, photography is swaying: is what we’re so used to calling photography still holding together? Or does it come undone into a disarray of erratically moving parts, spawning interpretations catering to the needs of those in power and those trusting them more than their own good judgment and their own eyes? Has photography as a concept of producing technical images with the help of electromagnetic radiations been flawed from the very beginning, and does this moment of crisis then come in handy to rethink what we want from, and for, photography – and maybe even what photography wants?

The 10th After Post-Photography conference is calling for papers from all perspectives: historical and theoretical, applied and experimental on any subject related to photography – be it on the indexicality of AI generated images, early professional studios in Argentina, the exhibition Family of Man in the Soviet Union or whatever you are into.

To find out more and submit please go to the direct link.