Myriam Boulos, “What’s Ours” | Aperture PhotoBook Club

In her debut monograph, “What’s Ours,” which includes images made over a decade, Magnum nominee Myriam Boulos casts a determined eye on the revolution that began in Lebanon in 2019 with protests against government corruption and austerity-culminating with the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion of August 2020. She photographs her friends and family with startling energy and intimacy, in states of pleasure and protest. Boulos renders the body in public space as a powerful motif, both visceral and vulnerable in the face of state neglect and violence. Of her approach to photography, Boulos states: “It’s more of a need than a choice. I obsess about things and I don’t know how to deal with these obsessions in any other way but photography.”
For our November Aperture PhotoBook Club gathering, Aperture executive director Sarah Meister joined Boulos, Aperture editor in chief, Michael Famighetti, and graphic designer Maya Moumne.
Order “What’s Ours” here: bit.ly/boulos-whats-ours
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This event was originally streamed on November 29, 2023. Support for the 2023 Aperture PhotoBook Club is generously provided by FotoFocus.
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Footnotes:
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In an essay featured in “What’s Ours,” Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy writes of Myriam, “Her eyes, heart, and camera are the holy trinity.” Read the essay online and grab your own copy of “What’s Ours” to read it in print: aperture.org/editorial/myriam...
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Proceeds from a limited-edition print by Myriam support the artist and Aperture’s award-winning publications, educational initiatives, exhibitions, and public programming. Email [e-mail] for more information and to reserve your print in advance of its January release.
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Michael first eyed Myriam’s work for the 2022 spring issue of Aperture magazine, “Celebrations.” Subscribe to Aperture magazine today to learn about more photographers and artists at the forefront of image-making today: ezsubscription.com/ape/subscr...
MORE MAGAZINES
Learn more about the uncompromising, feminist, Arabic, women’s magazine Al Hayya, which Maya helms as editor in chief, along with creative support from Myriam: alhayyamagazine.com/
And, check out her related projects-Studio Safar and Journal Safar for a deeper insight into her design and publishing practices: www.studiosafar.com/; www.journalsafar.com/store/p/...

[@ApertureNewYork]

Thank you to everyone for joining us for our November gathering to wrap up our 2023 season of the Aperture PhotoBook Club! We were so humbled to host these wonderful, uncompromising, and thoughtful artists. For those looking to dive deeper into the work, we've dropped additional resources in the description above. Enjoy! ✨
A reminder: Subscribers to the Aperture PhotoBook Club receive a 30% discount on “What’s Ours” Join the Club today (it's free and open to all!) and get your discount code for this title and all future featured titles: bit.ly/Aperture-PhotoBook-Club

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Absolutely Love this! Thank you