Pics or It Didn't Happen

Arvida Byström ist Künstlerin, Fotografin, Model und Kuratorin, die mit feministischen Themen bekannt wurde und vor allem die neuen Medien für ihre Aktionen und Performances nutzt. Vor ihrem Umzug nach L.A., lebte die Schwedin lange in London.

Molly Soda ist Künstlerin und arbeitet mit unterschiedlichsten Mitteln der neuen Medien. Vom Complex Magazine wurde Soda zu einem der wichtigsten Künstler des Jahres 2013 gekürt. Ihre zweite Einzelausstellung eröffnet in der Annka Kultys Gallery in London im Oktober 2016.

Chris Kraus ist Schriftstellerin (»I Love Dick«), Filmemacherin und Kunstkritikerin. Im Sommer 2017 erscheint eine von ihr verfasste kritische Biographie zu Kathy Acker.

Sarah T. Roberts ist Assistant Professor of Information Studies an der University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Merray Gerges ist Journalistin. Sie publiziert unter anderem für Canadian Art, C Magazine, Hyperallergic und Walker Art Center.

Alexis Anais Avedisian publiziert vorrangig zu Themen rund um Social Media-Theorie und Internetkunst. Sie ist derzeit Communications Manager der NYC Media Lab.

" Pics or It Didn't Happen is a political and historical statement in direct disobedience of corporation-dictated rules of which images are appropriate for viewing and which must be taken off, removed from our feeds and minds. It's an addition to your coffee table that actually explores the power of the image in our collective memory, and how deleting an image is akin to deleting a piece of history - if there aren't any pictures, it didn't happen."

-Paper Magazine
"Through a mix of photos and essays, Pics Or It Didn't Happen serves as a curated map of the current digital landscape and a reflection of a being femme navigating within these realms. But it also sheds light on the inconsistencies of online censorship, raising important questions about how it works in the internet age. Perhaps most importantly, the book provides an uncompromised space for the voices that have been silenced by Instagram's outdated community policies, creating their own outspoken community of online warriors, outcasts and rebels."

-Bullett Magazine
"[ Pics or It Didn't Happen ] is as empowering and as bold as both Byström and Soda's much-loved Instagram accounts and reminds us that the conversation around the restrictions and expectations of women's bodies still has a way to go."

-Dazed
"The book is a photographic journey through topics like sex, nude selfies, body image and menstruation. And it's all beautiful."

-Konbini US