EDITIONS JOJO
Editions JOJO is a publishing imprint, bookshop, library and platform for visual culture based in Mumbai, India.
‘Glass Eye: A Podcast on South Asian Visual Culture’ is a podcast that talks to photographers, critics, publishers, educators and other professionals contributing to the evolution of contemporary visual culture, exploring the ways in which images shape our understanding of South Asia. Hosted by three visual artists - Adira Thekkuveettil, Akshay Mahajan & Kaamna Patel - it delves into the story of photographic practice in South Asia, exploring its unique concerns, vocabulary, and possible trajectories.
Editions JOJO began as a self-publishing imprint in 2019 and has since developed into an artist-led platform for contemporary visual culture in India and at the centre of which is a public photobook library based in Mumbai. As an organisation, Editions JOJO has spearheaded & executed a wide range of projects and currently operates under multiple rubrics. The library regularly organises travelling pop-up reading rooms and curated shows around India and internationally. ‘The Lab’ is an interactive space for cultural production responding to visual culture in South Asia and building bridges from our region to the wider world through dialogue, exchange and pedagogy. Our programs include talks, workshops, lectures and other activities that help activate Editions JOJO’s library collection and engage in critical discussions from our region.
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The photobook exhibition ‘Kaghazi Pairahan: Publishing & Resistance in South Asia’ was produced by JOJO and DoubleDummy opened alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles 2023 at the double dummy studio. The selection was curated by Akshay Mahajan & Devadeep Gupta and designed by Adira Thekkuveettil. Weaving stories and histories of resistance in South Asia, Kaghazi Pairahan is a travelling library of photobooks, dummies, artist books, zines, posters, digital publications, and pamphlets.
In 2021, CPB Learning Lab and Editions JOJO collaboratively organised a series of pop-up reading rooms across the country. As the Covid-19 lockdown slowly lifted, we invited our friends who share the love for the medium to join us by opening up their collections in their respective cities across India. Pictured here is a section of Editions JOJO’s pop-up during that week hosted by G5A in Mumbai, one of 9 cities that Papertrail was held in.
A zine making workshop in collaboration with Asia Art Archive and Goa Familia, an exhibition curated by Akshay Mahajan, at Serendipity Arts festival 2022. The workshop responds to the first Editions JOJO publication called ‘In Today’s News: Alpha Males & Women Power.’ After discussing briefly the history of appropriation in photography, participants are invited to work with images & texts in newspapers & magazines to construct their narratives in the form of a booklet.
Rohit Goel’s lecture ‘Intimate Photography in Times of Exposure’ at the JOJO library in Mumbai. The lecture was a fundraiser for the JOJO library in collaboration with BICAR.
