Calipso Press
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The episode features a discussion with Eva Parra and Camilo Otero about their independent publishing project, Calipso Press, and its impact on community and print culture.
Guests: Eva Parra and Camilo Otero Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded at the Center for Book Arts in New York City on February 20, 2026 Calipso Press is an independent publishing project founded by Eva Parra and Camilo Otero. What began as a small experiment between friends in Madrid found its shape in Cali, Colombia, where Calipso became a space for making books and building community. Today, based in New York, Calipso continues to operate between places, languages, and traditions of print culture. Their work moves between artists’ books, photography, riso printing, exhibitions, and collaborative publishing projects. At the center of it all is a belief that books are more than containers for content: they are social objects that create encounters, preserve relationships, and carry ideas across borders. Whether working with emerging artists, poets, photographers, or long-term research projects, Calipso approaches publishing as a form of conversation shaped as much by friendship and curiosity as by design and production. Eva Parra is an artist, publisher, and educator. Trained in philosophy, her early work focused on color, perception, and the ways we experience images. Over…
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