Curatorials

Considered Environment

Curatorial lead and Exhibition Design Rohan Hutchinson
Centre for contemporary Photography 17, 03, 2022 - 17, 04, 2022
Panel discussion 26 03 22

Centre for Contemporary Photography and Naarm/Melbourne based photographer and ACB Press publisher Rohan Hutchinson present Considered Environment: the Photobooks of Yukio Tabuchi, and Camera Mainichi as a part of Melbourne Design Week 2022.

Considered Environment reveals the pioneering work of Japanese mountaineering photographer Yukio Tabuchi, in dialogue with the influential editorial design of Camera Mainichi, a monthly Japanese camera magazine. The exhibition explores the defining 1960-70s era of Japanese experimental publication design – a period when book layouts and printing techniques broke from tradition and set a radical future vision for publication design practices around the world.

The exhibition design presents a collage of infamous page spreads from Camera Mainichi 1960-70s; adjacent to these, an index, and publication labels, inform the viewer of original editorial dates, in conjunction with forthcoming Photo books where they're included.

The Yukio Tabuchi section of the exhibition illustrates Tabuchi's working process; this includes reproductions of his sketchbook, in preparation for page designs, along with a variance of photographic imagery, both in exhibition and publication form—the inclusion of these assists in guiding the viewer through his working process.

PHOTO 2020,22,24

Co-curator, Photo 2024 Photo Book Weekend
Pannellist, Regional Dialogues 2024
Meet the Maker, 2022
Pannellist, Conceiving and production of the Photo Book 2022
Pannellist, Publishing Photo Books, 2022

Connect, Curate, Create

2024

Podcast, in conversation with Dr Tim Butcher
https://connectcuratecreate.com/podcast

Otomys Gallery

2023

In conversations with Simon Holmes a Court and Climate 200
Dissussing Art and Activism at Otomys Gallery

acb press

2020-2023

Curatorial direction, Design, and production of Photographic publications
Exhibition and event direction in collaboration with National and international institutions
Selling and distributing publications

MEL Photo Book Fair

2023

Founding member
Art direction and branding
Curatorial direction of Book market and event schedule
Administration duties including coordination with stall holders and event participants.

MEL Photobook Fair aims to shine a light on local publishing and welcome exhibitors and visitors to immerse themselves in books and print. With a strong focus on process and output, the event is the perfect opportunity for independent artists books, works in progress, and zines to sit alongside established publishers in an all-encompassing space designed to provide an atmosphere of community and collaboration.

Collarts

2023

Artist presentation, in conversation with Cameron James Cope
Video recording on photo book design

Ballarat International Foto Biennale

2021

Artist presentation, in conversation with Linsey Gosper, festival event curator

Centre for Contemporary Photography

2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Considered environment
Project curator, Melbourne Design Week, 2022
Coordination , in collaboration with the CCP, NGV, and Tabuchi Yukio Memorial Museum, Japan
Research and curatorial lead of exhibited artifacts, including obtaining copyright for use of historic documents
Exhibition and event design, including signage and infographics
Panel discussion participant
Presentation to Master of Communication Design students of RMIT

Open Library
Project curator, Melbourne Artbook fair offsite event, 2021
Curation and event design
Public presentation, the role of the photographer, Designer, and publisher

Polar convergence
Exhibiting artist in conversation with curator, 2019

Judge for Ilford Salon, 2019

Masterclass presentation, 2019
Self-publishing

Tsuka, contemporary Japanese Photography
Photo Book advisor and writer, 2018

Emerging research on Photography
Artist presentation, responses to climate and catastrophe, 2017

Photographic Studies College

2017 - 2026

Assessor for the MA, 2026
Guest lecture for the Master of Photography Program, 2018 - 2020
Mentor for the Master of Photography Program, 2017 - 2020
Assessor for the BA, 2019

National Gallery of Victoria

Fully Booked
Panellist, how do book designer’s work? in conversation, for the Melbourne Art book fair, in collaboration with the Australian Book Design Association and NGV, 2018

Perimeter Editions

MGA Artist in residence, panellist in conversation with Emma Philips, 2018
Perimeter Talks, on self-Publishing, 2017
An error has occurred book launch, in conversation with Dan Rule, Melbourne Art book fair, NGV, 2017

Encounters

Weather drawing #1

Weather drawing #3