Blind Date With A Photobook at Paris Photo - Sugar Paper & FOTODOK

Join Sugar Paper for Blind Date With A Photobook, a playful, informal session that starts with a wrapped book and a few clues.

No cover to catch your eye, no author’s name to impress you, no publisher or price to sway your choice. Just short thematic clues to help you pick a book that sparks your curiosity.

Then comes the reveal. In small groups, you’ll unwrap the books, explore their pages and talk about what you find: the images that hold your attention, the connections you make, the things that leave you puzzled.

No photobook expertise required.

Part of A Wider Gaze

The session takes place during Paris Photo, as part of the programme surrounding , an exhibition presented by FOTODOK at Atelier Néerlandais. Bringing together ten artists based in the Netherlands, the exhibition asks: What does it mean to be European today?

About Sugar Paper

Sugar Paper is a cultural space in Modena, Italy, dedicated to contemporary photography and photobooks. Through its library, talks, courses and workshops, it brings people together to look, leaf through and exchange ideas.

Info: Meet Sugar Paper and your fellow book daters. We’ll introduce the format before the matchmaking begins.

Info: Choose a wrapped photobook using only short thematic clues. No peeking.

Info: Gather in small groups, reveal your books and take time to explore them together. Look closely, turn the pages, follow your curiosity.

Info: Share first impressions, unexpected discoveries and questions. See how the same book can tell different stories to different people.

Info: Come back together for a final exchange.

Event venue & nearby stays

Atelier Néerlandais, 22 Avenue Victoria, Paris, France

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.

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