Book arts artist, teacher, and photographer, Alexander Mouton joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his work from the former East Germany and his imprint, Unseen Press.
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Alexander Mouton discusses his artistic work and research related to East Germany and his imprint, Unseen Press.
2026 Chico Attendees Series Book arts artist, teacher, and photographer, Alexander Mouton joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his work from the former East Germany and his research in the German National Archives in Berlin. They will also discuss his imprint, Unseen Press. http://www.unseenproductions.net https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpress/ Alexander Mouton has an MFA in photography from Indiana University, where he studied photography, film, literature, book arts, and digital media. For four years Alexander lived in Berlin directly following the fall of the Berlin Wall, during which time he was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. In the early 2000's he developed his photographic processes to include net art, interactive video installations, and hypermedia performances. With a primary interest in sequencing images, Alexander's Unseen Press has been producing limited-edition photo books and zines since the nineties, many of which are in collections internationally including MoMA, NYC; the Getty Research Institute, LA; the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin; and most recently Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka, Riga, Latvia. Alexander's time-based media…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Chovan-Dalton
Guest: Alexander Mouton
Topics covered
- book arts
- photography
- East Germany
- Unseen Press
- art education
- German National Archives
Keywords
- Alexander Mouton
- Unseen Press
- East Germany
- photography
- book arts
- German National Archives
- art education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Unseen Press, Indiana University, MoMA, Getty Research Institute, Kunstbibliothek, Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka, Rhizome.org, SFcamerawork, Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum, Walker Art Center
Places: East Germany, Berlin, Seattle
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