Point of departure for this chapter is From Here On: one of the leading exhibitions, in the sense of being the most discussed, during Les Rencontres d’Arles photography festival. With the exhibition's manifesto at the beginning of this chapter it continues with different contributions on the use and abuse of the online image in an artistic context.
Laurel Ptak spoke with artist David Horvitz on the history and politics of the online image in the context of his work. Inspired by the essay ‘Lost Not Found’, which is part of one of our favourite publications Words Without Pictures, the author Marisa Olson has now, two years later, ventured to continue with the theme in the essay titled Postinternet. All of which could indicate the directions to take from here on(line).
Nicholas Mirzoeff contrasts the engaging work of the artist JR with the topics addressed by the exhibition From Here On 41
introduction from here on(line)
in his in-depth essay ‘Photography 2.0’. Marcel Feil (Foam Deputy Director, artistic affairs) invited Clément Chéroux (one of the five curators), Fred Ritchin and Penelope Umbrico (whose work was seen in From Here On) for a conversation open to the public in Foam's What's Next? project space in Arles. Transcriptions are included here.
In the process of making this special issue, we, the editorial team, discussed things that stood out for us over the past year. Key moments, developments and exhibitions that stimulated talks on the state of affairs and called for a critical position for and within one’s own practice (as artist, curator, editor, etc.).