2026/06/04
Talk
Intermission Books: Crea tu propia antología. Cómo curar y construir una colección que refleje tu mundo
Talk
Intermission Books: Crea tu propia antología. Cómo curar y construir una colección que refleje tu mundo
19:00 CST
This talk explores rare and out-of-print books as more than collectible objects but rather as cultural traces, personal archives, and ways of constructing identity. Drawing from the curatorial approach behind intermission books, the session looks at how collections are built through obsession, intuition, visual sensitivity, and research.
We will discuss the difference between simply selling books and building a curatorial language: how certain titles disappear, why some books become culturally significant over time, and how collections create unexpected dialogues between photography, music, art, underground culture, fashion, cinema, and independent publishing.
The talk also reflects on the book as an object, its materiality, design, sequencing, and presence. And on collecting as a practice of memory, preservation, and storytelling.
At its core, the session proposes that every specialized library becomes an indirect self-portrait: a map of personal influences, fascinations, and ways of seeing the world.
Ponente
intermission books es una librería con base en Ciudad de México de libros raros y fuera de circulación fundada por Isabel Maciel & Fher Mendiola, enfocada en fotografía, arte, música, moda, cultura underground, publicaciones independientes y cultura impresa independiente. A través de selecciones cuidadosamente curadas, el proyecto explora los libros como artefactos culturales y archivos vivos. Objetos que preservan historias visuales, movimientos subculturales y narrativas poco visibilizadas. Especializada en publicaciones difíciles de encontrar, libros de artista, revistas vintage, ephemera y ediciones de culto, intermission books desarrolla un enfoque curatorial moldeado por la investigación visual, la cultura del coleccionismo y referencias transdisciplinarias.