The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and Photobooks

Thomas Sauvin - a mine full of silver


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Follow French editor and artist Thomas Sauvin on his journey from a Chinese language student to the collector and editor of an enormous archive that he continually augments from a dumpsite in Beijing. With his project, Beijing Silvermine, he has produced humorous and intelligent publications over the last 10 years, granting us access to a specific period in time in China. Lukas met Thomas in Paris at the Beijing Silvermine studio, and in their conversation, they unravel Thomas’ reflections on his work in the past, present, and future.

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The Photo Vault: A journey into Vernacular Photography, Archives and PhotobooksBy Lukas Birk