Der Greif 14 — Yes to All — Sylvie Fleury

'I chose YES TO ALL as the theme for this issue as a gesture towards freedom and openness after recent restrictions and limitations. From early on in the process, I wanted to bring in a spirit of permissiveness. Looking at the submissions with a strict selection of “yes” and “no” did not feel right. Instead, I used a pendulum to select and create image combinations' Sylvie Fleury

Originating as a computer command, YES TO ALL is a recurring theme in Fleury's oeuvre.

Cover photograph by Alana Celii

Format: 148 x 210 mm (DIN A5)
Pages: 100 + 8 book jacket
Print run: 3000 copies

Der Greif is an award-winning contemporary photography organization. Through crowdsourcing, Der Greif brings together diverse voices and provides a platform and visibility for a range of practitioners and their works. Since 2008, Der Greif has engaged with topics like changing authorship perceptions, image de- and re-contextualization, appropriation, and artistic approaches to photographic archives and remix culture.

Der Greif's publications demonstrate how pairings of images by different authors can generate new meanings. Der Greif explores the creation, distribution, and reception of images - in print, on screens, and in exhibitions. The organization reflects on and questions the role of images: how we construct and perceive our environment and our respective responsibilities within it.

Since issue #11, Der Greif has been guest-edited by artists Jason Fulford, Broomberg & Chanarin, Penelope Umbrico and Sylvie Fleury.

DER GREIF has worked with institutions such as FOAM, Aperture Foundation, C/O Berlin, Fotomuseum Winterthur and published works from about 3.000 photographers, artists and authors in printed publications as well as online.

Der Greif is run by a team of curators, visual artists, photographers and cultural entrepreneurs.