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A Photographic Life

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PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf

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In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha and photographer, Mimi Plumb talk about the experience of organizing and editing work from over 30 years ago into books that are meaningful and relevant today. They also discuss the political and autobiographical nature of Mimi's work and how that still motivates her to make work today. https://www.mimiplumb.com https://www.instagram.com/mimi_plumb/ Aperture PhotoBook Club with Wendy Red Star: https://aperture.org/events/aperture-photobook-club-wendy-red-star-delegation/ Mimi Plumb is part of a long tradition of socially engaged photographers concerned with California and the West. In the 1970s, Plumb explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published by TBW Books in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of an American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published by Stanley/Barker in September 2020. The Golden City, her third book, published by Stanley/Barker in March 2022, focuses on her many years living in San Francisco. Plumb is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship. She has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Plumb received her MFA in Photography from SFAI in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. Born in Berkeley, and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California. Find out more at https://photowork.pinecast.co

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha and photographer, Mimi Plumb talk about the experience of organizing and editing work from over 30 years ago into books that are meaningful and relevant today. They also discuss the political and autobiographical nature of Mimi's work and how that still motivates her to make work today. <a href="https://www.mimiplumb.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mimiplumb.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mimi_plumb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mimi_plumb/</a> Aperture PhotoBook Club with Wendy Red Star: <a href="https://aperture.org/events/aperture-photobook-club-wendy-red-star-delegation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aperture.org/events/aperture-photobook-club-wendy-red-star-delegation/</a> Mimi Plumb is part of a long tradition of socially engaged photographers concerned with California and the West. In the 1970s, Plumb explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published by TBW Books in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of an American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published by Stanley/Barker in September 2020. The Golden City, her third book, published by Stanley/Barker in March 2022, focuses on her many years living in San Francisco. Plumb is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship. She has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Plumb received her MFA in Photography from SFAI in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. Born in Berkeley, and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California. Find out more at <a href="https://photowork.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photowork.pinecast.co</a>

Mimi Plumb - Episode 45

In episode 204 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on why photographers feel the need to label themselves, keeping photography simple, the importance of subject matter and trying to buy a camera.Plus this week photographer Mimi Plumb takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’Born in Berkeley, California and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb received her MFA in Photography from SFAI in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. She has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since the 1970s, Plumb has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published in 2018, and is a collection of her images from the 1980s. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published in September, 2020. The Golden City, her third book, was published early this year and focuses on her many years living in San Francisco. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. She lives in Berkeley, California. www.mimiplumb.comDr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).© Grant Scott 2022

In episode 204 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on why photographers feel the need to label themselves, keeping photography simple, the importance of subject matter and trying to buy a camera. Plus this week photographer Mimi Plumb takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’ Born in Berkeley, California and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb received her MFA in Photography from SFAI in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. She has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since the 1970s, Plumb has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published in 2018, and is a collection of her images from the 1980s. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published in September, 2020. The Golden City, her third book, was published early this year and focuses on her many years living in San Francisco. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. She lives in Berkeley, California. <a href="http://www.mimiplumb.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mimiplumb.com</a> Dr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). © Grant Scott 2022

A Photographic Life - 204: Plus Mimi Plumb

171 - Mimi PlumbBorn in Berkeley, California and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California.Since the 1970s, Mimi has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farmworkers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published by TBW Books in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of an American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published by Stanley/Barker in September, 2020. The Golden City, her third book, due to be published by Stanley/Barker in early 2022, focuses on her many years living in San Francisco.Mimi received her MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. On episode 171, Mimi discusses, among other things:Memories of her suburban childhood in California.Her book, The White Sky.Why her it took decades for her work to be published.Memories of the dustbowl drought and the theme of climate change.Chernobyl and her childhood insomnia triggered by a fear of nuclear war.Her first book, Landfall, about the 80s.Her tendancy to shoot people’s backs.Her 70s project on the United Farmworkers Union, Pictures from the Valley.The enthusiastic critical reception that both Landfall and The White Sky were met with.Her soon to be pulished book The Golden City.Working with publisher Stanley Barker.Having no idea what to do with her colour work on women and girls.Referenced:Diane ArbusFarm Security AdministrationJohn Collier Jnr.The Crass song (not The Cure!) Nagasaki NightmarePaul Schiek and Lester Rosso - TBW BooksRachel and Gregory Barker - Stanley Barker publishingWebsite | Instagram“When I picked up the camera it was like, ‘oh my God’, I could just play... I took to it like a fish to water. That element of photography being fun is always something that I think is really important to making work. And I still hold on to that… I want it to be a fun process.”

<h1>171 - Mimi Plumb</h1>Born in Berkeley, California and raised in the suburbs of San Francisco, Mimi Plumb has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California.Since the 1970s, Mimi has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farm_Workers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Farmworkers</a> movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, <a href="https://tbwbooks.com/products/landfall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landfall</a>, published by <a href="https://tbwbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TBW Books</a> in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of an American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/products/white-sky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The White Sky</a>, a memoir of her childhood growing up in suburbia, was published by Stanley/Barker in September, 2020. <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/collections/coming-soon/products/the-golden-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Golden City</a>, her third book, due to be published by Stanley/Barker in early 2022, focuses on her many years living in San Francisco.Mimi received her MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986, and her BFA in Photography from SFAI in 1976. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Art Collection Deutsche Börse in Germany, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council. On episode 171, Mimi discusses, among other things:<ul><li>Memories of her suburban childhood in California.</li><li>Her book, <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/products/white-sky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The White Sky</a>.</li><li>Why her it took decades for her work to be published.</li><li>Memories of the dustbowl drought and the theme of climate change.</li><li>Chernobyl and her childhood insomnia triggered by a fear of nuclear war.</li><li>Her first book, <a href="https://tbwbooks.com/products/landfall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landfall</a>, about the 80s.</li><li>Her tendancy to shoot people’s backs.</li><li>Her 70s project on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farm_Workers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Farmworkers</a> Union, <a href="https://www.mimiplumb.com/the-valley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pictures from the Valley</a>.</li><li>The enthusiastic critical reception that both <a href="https://tbwbooks.com/products/landfall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Landfall</a> and <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/products/white-sky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The White Sky</a> were met with.</li><li>Her soon to be pulished book <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/collections/coming-soon/products/the-golden-city" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Golden City</a>.</li><li>Working with publisher <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanley Barker.</a></li><li>Having no idea what to do with her colour work on women and girls.</li></ul>Referenced:<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diane Arbus</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Security_Administration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Security Administration</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Collier_Jr." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Collier Jnr.</a></li><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crass</a> song (not The Cure!) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfVzeiZsOk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nagasaki Nightmare</a></li><li>Paul Schiek and Lester Rosso - <a href="https://tbwbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TBW Books</a></li><li>Rachel and Gregory Barker - <a href="https://www.stanleybarker.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanley Barker publishing</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.mimiplumb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mimi_plumb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><blockquote>“When I picked up the camera it was like, ‘oh my God’, I could just play... I took to it like a fish to water. That element of photography being fun is always something that I think is really important to making work. And I still hold on to that… I want it to be a fun process.”</blockquote>

171 - Mimi Plumb

Mimi Plumb (Berkeley, CA) has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California. Since the 1970s, Plumb has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published by TBW Books in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, was published by Stanley/Barker  in September, 2020. Plumb received her MFA in photography from SFAI in 1986. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support

Mimi Plumb (Berkeley, CA) has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California. Since the 1970s, Plumb has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her first book, Landfall, published by TBW Books in 2018, is a collection of her images from the 1980s, a dreamlike vision of American dystopia encapsulating the anxieties of a world spinning out of balance. Landfall was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2019, and the Lucie Photo Book Prize 2019. Her second book, The White Sky, was published by Stanley/Barker  in September, 2020. Plumb received her MFA in photography from SFAI in 1986. Her photographs are in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pier 24, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is a 2017 recipient of the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, and has received grants and fellowships from the California Humanities, the California Arts Council, the James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, and the Marin Arts Council.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support</a>

Born and raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi Plumb has recently released some of the most captivating and important photobooks.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support

Born and raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi Plumb has recently released some of the most captivating and important photobooks.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opencurtain/support</a>