Pia-Paulina Guilmoth joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to talk about two of her books, Flowers Drink the River (Stanley/Barker) and Fishworm (Void)

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Pia-Paulina Guilmoth discusses her books and artistic approach with host Michael Chovan-Dalton.

Pia-Paulina Guilmoth joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to talk about two of her books, Flowers Drink the River (Stanley/Barker) and Fishworm (Void), Pia's collaboration with Jesse Bull Saffire, and how different the approach to these bodies of work were and also how Fishworm was a return to what Pia loved about photography when she started out. https://pguilmoth.com https://www.instagram.com/p_guilmoth/ https://charcoalbookclub.com/products/fishworm This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at: https://charcoalbookclub.com Pia Paulina Guilmoth was born in 1993 and lives in rural Maine. She makes work thinking about gender, ritual, class, dysphoria, euphoria, beauty, and relationships to the land. Pia uses large-format photography, sculpture, and collaged found ephemera gathered while wandering around the backroads. Guilmoth has published five monographs. Her third book titled Flowers Drink the River, which was released in November 2024, received the Jurors' Special Mention from Paris Photo / Aperture 2025 PhotoBook Awards. Her work is in the permanent collection of SF MoMA. Guilmoth has won a Google/Aperture Creator Labs…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Chovan-Dalton

Guest: Pia-Paulina Guilmoth

Topics covered

• photography
• books
• art
• gender
• collaboration
• land relationships

Keywords

• Pia-Paulina Guilmoth
• Flowers Drink the River
• Fishworm
• photography
• art books
• gender
• collaboration

Sponsors

Charcoal Book Club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SF MoMA, Google/Aperture Creator Labs, Peter Reed Foundation

Books & works: Flowers Drink the River, Fishworm

Places: Maine

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