FROM YANGON TO PESHAWAR

In the organizer's words:

FROM YANGON TO PESHAWAR

Fraglich Publishing by Lukas Birk

Lukas Birk is a busy Austrian photographer, curator and publisher who is known for his innovative archive work, especially in Asia. As the initiator of Fraglich Publishing, he has made it his mission to track down rare, forgotten and neglected photo archives and make them accessible to the public again through local micropublishing.
accessible to the public again.
With Fraglich, he has been publishing books and organizing exhibitions since 2017 that deal with indigenous historical and contemporary photographic and visual traditions and give us valuable insights into the respective cultural and social function of photography in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mayanmar and India. With his meticulous research, his commitment to the preservation of photographic treasures and his innovative journalistic approach, Lukas Birk makes an important contribution to the appreciation and preservation of the photographic and cultural heritage of these often forgotten countries and their visual treasures.
In 2022, the PhotoBookMuseum was able to acquire the entire catalog of works from Lukas Birk/Fraglich Publishing. In addition to all publications and special editions, this also includes maquettes and unique pieces. We are delighted to finally be able to show you these treasures.

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Lukas Birk is a prolific Austrian photographer, curator and publisher known for his innova- tive archival work, particularly in Asia. As the initiator of Fraglich Publishing, his mission is to track down rare, forgotten and neglected photographic archives and make them available to the public through local micropublishing.
Since 2017, he has been publishing books and organizing exhibitions with Fraglich that focus on indigenous historical and contemporary photographic and visual traditions, giving us valuable insights into the respective cultural and social functions of photography
in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mayanmar and India. With his meticulous research, commitment to the preservation of photographic treasures and innovative jour- nalistic approach, Lukas Birk is making an important contribution to honoring and pre- serving the photographic and cultural heritage of these often forgotten countries and their
visual treasures.
In 2022, the PhotoBookMuseum was able to acquire the entire catalogue from Lukas Birk/ Fraglich Publishing. This includes all publications and special editions, as well as maquettes and unique objects. We are delighted to finally be able to show you these treasures.