FORO

FORO is a space for meeting and reflection on the issues and aesthetics of contemporary and modern photography. Over the years, it has brought together artists, curators, gallerists, and market specialists to approach photography in a multidisciplinary way.

Friday, October 17

3 PM – Plant-Based Developers for Black-and-White Photography

A project led by Laura Basílico and Paz Secundini in Rosario since 2018, where they use plant infusions as a base to prepare developers for black-and-white photography. Their goal is to practice analog photography while reducing the chemical waste generated by industrial solutions, seeking independence from traditional commercial materials.

Participants: María Paz Secundini (artist) and Leo Mayer (Artistic Director of ALMACÉN Gallery).

4 PM – Photoperformance as an Expanded Genre within Contemporary Art

A conversation exploring the intersection between performance and photography through the artists’ works. The talk will address how their practices push the boundaries of photography toward the body, theatricality, and staging — and the questions these approaches raise.

Participants: Mauro Guzmán (artist), Georgina Valdez (Director of The White Lodge), Malena Pizani (artist), Nicolás Trombetta (artist).
Moderator: Guad Creche (Curator of the RADAR Section).

5 PM – Book Presentation: Up and Down 185 St by Gustavo Di Mario

With his camera, Gustavo captures a New York that now seems hard to imagine: once the epicenter of global migration, the stage for grand parades and festivals, its streets filled with people and a tangible sense of desire in the air. The protagonists of these images look at us, building bridges across time and space through subtle lines of connection.

Participants: Gustavo Di Mario (artist), Virginia Giannoni (Co-editor, Rodeo Ediciones).

6 PM – Encounters and Deviations: The Present of Self-Management

A space for dialogue and reflection on the current situation of artist-led projects that nurture and sustain artistic development across different regions of Argentina. Continuing the effort to expand the maps from which we produce and think, this conversation brings together voices from various latitudes and generations to share perspectives on management, artistic production, and the building of collaborative networks.

Participants: Gustavo Nieto (Director of Rusia, Tucumán), Beatríz Yunes (Director of Yu&Va, Santiago del Estero), Ismael Abrahan (Director of ALMACÉN, San Nicolás de los Arroyos), Hans Petersen (Director of Departamento 112, Martínez, Buenos Aires).
Moderators: Joaquín Rodríguez and Carlos Gutiérrez (Curators of the NEXT | Out of Focus Section).

7 PM – Proyecto CALLE

CALLE is a resilient photographic project that offers people living in vulnerable conditions (on the streets, in shelters, or temporary homes) the opportunity to show their reality to the community through photographs taken with mobile devices. The project has built a significant image archive, and a selection of 120 works has been published across three volumes.

Participants: Guillermo Kirsch (Coordinator of the Proyecto CALLE Photography Workshop), Rodrigo Abd (photographer), Juan Travnik (photographer), and a Proyecto CALLE participant.
Moderators: Jorge Mazzinghi (Creator of Proyecto CALLE), Marina Pellegrini (Director of Vasari Gallery).

Saturday, October 18

3 PM – Prix Pictet: Human at Fundación Proa

The Prix Pictet, dedicated to photography and sustainability, presents works from the Human edition at Fundación Proa. This presentation by Francisco Medail offers a guided exploration of the exhibition, highlighting the visual and narrative approaches of the featured photographers.

Presenter: Francisco Medail.

4 PM – ARTISTS as ARCHIVISTS

Whether accidental or professional, managing personal, family, or inherited archives, artists often work with documents as part of their creative practice.

Participants: Vivian Galban (artist), Cintia Mezza (Art Historian and Collection Management Specialist).

5 PM – Homage Artist: An Approach to the Anatole Saderman Archive

A discussion on the ongoing process of inventorying, cataloguing, and valuing the archive of Anatole Saderman.

Participants: Alejandro Saderman (Anatole’s son), Pedro Aparicio (Anatole’s nephew), Martina López (archivist).
Moderator: Francisco Medail (Curator of the Homage Artist Section).

6 PM – Fundación MAPFRE and its Commitment to Contemporary Photography

This conversation will highlight Fundación MAPFRE’s steadfast commitment to contemporary photography through a diverse, internationally-reaching program that includes exhibitions and collaborations with institutions around the world, workshops and lectures, support for young creators through the KBr Flama program, recognition of unpublished projects via the KBr Photo Award, and its own photography collection.

Participant: Victoria del Val (Touring Exhibitions / KBr Photo Award Curator, Fundación MAPFRE).
Moderator: María Paula Zacharías (Visual Arts Journalist).

7 PM – Hidden Archives

A talk about the archives of photographers: often poorly classified, neglected, or even discarded on the streets. It explores the rediscovery of images that went unappreciated in their time and the new meanings they acquire through the lens of history.

Participants: Cora Gamarnik (PhD in Social Sciences), Eduardo Longoni (photographer).
Moderator: María Galarza (Arte al Día Internacional Journalist).
Talk presented by Arte al Día Internacional.

Sunday, October 19

3 PM – Screening: Sara Facio: Haber Estado Ahí

In the mid-1950s, Sara Facio entered the world of photography and discovered it as an art form, a way of seeing, and a way of thinking. A tireless pioneer, a photographer with a singular vision, and an audacious photojournalist, she always “was there” — camera in hand, wherever she wanted to be.

Participant: Cinthia Rajschmir (Film Director).

5 PM – Journey to the End of Culture: Exhibición fundamental de arte en los libros de la poesía y la ficción and El libro de las diez mil cosas

A journey through two projects that, while reflecting on the relationship between books and visual arts, also question our cultural frameworks. What editorial structures of the past shaped our literary imagination? And do escape lines exist toward non-anthropocentric creative practices?

Participants: Virginia Buitrón (visual artist), Belén Coluccio (curator-artist), Juan Cruz Pedroni (art historian), Paula Fleisner (philosopher).
Moderator: Sol Echevarría (Curator of Espacio FAN).

6 PM – Conversation with Artists Donna Conlon and Marina De Caro

A conversation about each artist’s project within the curatorial framework of the fair, and about photography as an expanded field.

Participants: Donna Conlon (artist, Video Project Section), Marina De Caro (artist, Special Project Section).
Moderator: María Paula Zacharías (Visual Arts Journalist).