Post by Freek Kuin

The visual artist @biekedepoorter met Agata in a strip club in Paris, 2017. Over the next three years, the women dove deep into a collaboration, resulting in Agata. The book tells both the story of a young woman using a photographer to find some sense of identity, and the story of a photographer using a young woman to better understand photographic authorship and herself. These intertwined narratives are threaded via a combination of images, letters, and notes, but what defines the dialogue is the ever-present reflex of self-awareness and self-reflection. The special design helps present the different storylines: the book is Japanese bound, with perforations on the fold. This leaves the reader with the choice of whether to tear open the pages and see a hidden story; alternative narratives, versions of truth that do not fit squarely with the truth the photographer originally presents. Concept: @tomcallemin, @ramon.pez & Bieke Depoorter Design: Ramon Pez & Bieke Depoorter Editing: Bieke Depoorter Text: Agata Korbus and Bieke Depoorter Text editing: Kim Schepens & Rein Deslé Self published by Des Palais, a collaboration between Tom Callemin & Bieke Depoorter #robstolk •⁠ •⁠ #despalaisbooks #MagnumPhotos #tomcallemin #photography #photobook #bookdesign