Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
Winnipegger’s new book explores self-isolation through the lens of a Polaroid camera. On December 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM CST, David Firman will hold a virtual book launch and reading via Zoom. The event is free but pre-registration is required. The registration form is here: https://www.firmangallery.com/BookLaunchRegistration. David Firman’s new photography book, From Our Windows, tells... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/IZdhYVqehU8 This recording of “The POD Option: Using Print-On-Demand for Artist Book Projects,” is a Zoom meeting presented on October 21, 2020. Self-publishing through print-on-demand (POD) services such as Blurb Books offer an affordable way for artists to develop and present complete artistic visions or projects and distribute their work in a print run of... Continue Reading →
Join me for this Zoom presentation on October 21, 2020 at 15:00 CST. You will find more information and a registration form here.
Ordinarily, I would recommend a walk down the frozen surface of Omand’s Creek, the perfect antidote for these COVID-19 days of uncertainty and social-distancing. At its mid-winter best, this is a walk with some risk—crawling on ice through a steel conduit, for example—but spring is closing in, temperatures are rising and water can already be... Continue Reading →
I’m proud to announce the publication of Navigating Hope. This is the seventh in my Ways To Walk series of small softcover books documenting—through photography, prose and map graphics— a number of my short, mostly Winnipeg walks in search of nothing in particular other than some vague understanding of where I am at any particular... Continue Reading →
I am pleased to announce that, starting October 2, 2017, Ramen Rambles: Words and Photos by David Firman will be on exhibit at Winnipeg’s Gas Station Arts Centre. Here are the details: Gas Station Arts Centre 445 River Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3L 0C3 October 2-31, 2017 (but it will likely run until mid-January 2018) Monday-Friday,... Continue Reading →
This Saturday, I’ll be at the Canzine Central (Winnipeg) and the Winnipeg Anarchist Book Fair to show off six walk-related art books as well as a new “product” related to my art books. If you happen to be in Winnipeg this weekend and have a chance, please drop by my table and say hello. Canzine... Continue Reading →
Coming Event: Canzine Winnipeg I hope to meet some of you at my table of small press books on Saturday, October 22, 2016. That's the date of Canzine Central and The Winnipeg Anarchist Bookfair at the downtown Millennium Library, 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. It's billed as a "giant zine fair including comics, zines, small... Continue Reading →
The last two posts to WalkClickMake have focussed on a small project I am working on, a walk down Winnipeg’s Arlington Street in Winnipeg and across the splendid landmark at its midpoint, the Arlington Bridge. The idea began innocently enough last May, with a casual walk across the bridge and an opportunity to play with... Continue Reading →
The title of my blog is WalkClickMake. As the subtitle says, my goal is to explore the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making. One of those “unlikely intersections” is my growing collection of small, affordable books. Each volume is at the “making” end of a process that begins with a walk, leads to a... Continue Reading →