Perceiving history as a resource for alternative narratives, ARCHIVO delves into a comprehensive understanding of lens-based media and photographic practice, recognising their profound impact on knowledge production. Established in 2012, ARCHIVO is dedicated to exploring photography and visual culture through collaborative initiatives spanning research, artistic practice, editorial and curatorial undertakings. Operating as a non-profit, under the auspices of the International Association for Photography and Visual Culture (IAPVC), the project comprises four main sections:
ARCHIVO PLATFORM
A digital hub fostering theoretical and critical interventions that bridge scholarship with artistic practice. This section encompasses an Interdisciplinary Network and a Visual LAB, providing researchers and artists with an enriching environment to share, discuss, and develop work within an international community of peers. It also serves as a platform for publishing and presenting ongoing research to a global audience through a Webinar Series, the Photofile Blog, and Open Sessions freely accessible to visitors. Moreover, serving as an educational resource, the platform hosts a Media Archive where members and visitors can access recordings of past events.
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ARCHIVO PAPERS
A peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal (ISSN 2184-9218) dedicated to the practice, theory and criticism of photography and lens-based media. Embracing an expanded field, it explores photography and visual culture across diverse geographical and cultural contexts.
REFRAMING THE ARCHIVE
An international conference presented annually that aims to reshape perspectives on archival practices and artistic interventions, fostering discussions and insights into contemporary issues within the field.
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ARCHIVO PRESS
An independent publisher dedicated to photography and visual culture. It publishes both open-access and printed original works, as well as exclusive and limited editions of visual arts prints emerging from the platform's annual programs.
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TEAM — ANA CATARINA PINHO Founder / Executive Director acpinho@archivoplatform.com LAURA SINGEOT Photofile Editorial Manager lsingeot@archivoplatform.com MARTA LABAD Archivo LAB Production Manager mlabad@archivoplatform.com
ADVISORY BOARD — ANDRÉS PACHÓN University of Coimbra, Portugal FRANK MÖLLER Tampere University, Finland HELEN STARR Curator, United Kingdom IRIS SIKKING Curator of Photography, Fotomuseum The Hague, Netherlands LOUISE FEDOTOV-CLEMENTS Founder/Patron of FORMAT International Photography Festival, United Kingdom MARGARIDA BRITO ALVES IHA, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal MARK DURDEN University of South Wales, United Kingdom NINA KASSIANOU Artistic director DL Gallery, Return to Ithaca Residency, Greece PAULA RIBEIRO LOBO IHA, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal TOMAZ ZARZA Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain NADYA SHEREMETOVA Director of FotoDepartament, Russia MARC T. VOSS / HEATHER MOORE Regimes Museum, United States ​
REGISTRATION & COPYRIGHT — All work published at ARCHIVO is copyright of its respective owner/author, otherwise © Archivo. ARCHIVO is developed through the International Association of Photography and Visual Culture (IAPVC), a non-profit organisation registered in Portugal. [Reg. n.516352547] ​