About

Macaronibook is an independent publishing house founded by the photographer Camille Carbonaro in 2016 based in Brussels. It focuses on photographic and poetic projects that deal about memory, identity, genealogy and exile with a particular attention to the relation between pictures, archives and texts.

It’s driven by a spirit of independence and permanent research of the harmony between paper, printing and images through the publication of hand made book-object and fanzines in a limited number of copies.

Baleine Blanche is the first collection of books published by Macaronibook between 2020 and 2022. Baleine Blanche collection is a desire to bring together six belgian and french photographers: Erell Hemmer, Martin Gallone, Natalie Malisse, Elie Carp, Henri Clément and Camille Carbonaro who work on the father figure, who shape, search and seek an image of the father.

Informations, press, sales & collaborations: macaronibook@gmail.com

Our books are in bookshops:

Tipibookshop, Brussels
Hangar Photo, Brussels
Peinture Fraîche, Brussels
Monte-en-l’air, Paris
Le Bal Book, Paris
Librairie Lame, Paris
Studio Faganel, Gorizia, Italie
Agent Troublant, Marseille
Zoème, Marseille

& in the art collection:

David Solo’s collection
Lille Institut of Photography’s library archives
ZINES OF THE ZONE, Europe
The Belgian Platform for Photobooks, Belgique
Le Château d’eau gallery’s documentation center, Toulouse

Future events

2022 (August) Baleine Blanche Collection’s books at Intime Festival, Namur
2022 ( 22th september ) Talk Collection Baleine Blanche at l’Enfant Sauvage with Martin Gallone, Erell Hemmer & Camille Carbonaro, Brussels
2022 ( 1th & 2 october ) Publishers Hub as part of PhMuseum Days, Bologna

Past events

2022 Photo exhibition Collection Baleine Blanche, Maison Pelgrims, Brussels
2022 TRAFIC #1, FRAC, Marseille
2021 Impressions Multiple #10, Caen
2021 Temple book, Institut pour la photographie, Lille
2020 Online photobook fair, PHmuseum
2019 Photobooks Switzerland, Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne
2019 Photobooks & Glühwein, what else?, L’image sans nom, Liège
2019 Salon d’auto-edition Floreal Belleville, Paris
2018 Monstre Festival, Geneva (with Jean Guichon Editeur)
2017 Anti-Aufklärung #3, Point Ephémère, Paris
2017 Gazebook Photobook Festival, Sicily
2016 Photobook Festival Liège
2016 Festival Tenderete Valencia (with Jean Guichon Editeur)

Workshops and teaching

2022 Workshop personal stories & book ‘Ma Petite Europe’, Le Lierre, Thionville
2022 Second Masterclass Photobook, La Nombreuse, Brussels
2021 Member of the jury “artist’s book” short module, ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels
2021 Masterclass photobook Macaronibook, La Nombreuse, Brussels
2021 Workshop Documentary image & Photobook, Le Lierre, Thionville
2021 Fanzine and family stories workshop, Le Vecteur, Charleroi
2019 Fanzine workshop, Club Antonin Artaud, Brussels
2018 Fanzine workshop, Centre Culturel de Jette, Brussels
2018 Fanzine workshop, Brussels Gallery Weekend 2018
2018 Fanzine & photobook workshop, KASK School of Arts, Gent
2018 Fanzine workshop, La ligue 31 & Résidence 1+2, Lycée Eugène Montel, Colomiers
2018 Fanzine workshop, Sterput Galerie E2, Brussels
2018 Fanzine workshop, Librairie Peinture Fraîche, Brussels
2017 Fanzine workshop, Haute école INRACI, Brussels
2017 Fanzine workshop, Week of the Photobooks, Fotomuseum Antwerp
2017 Fanzine workshop, Medina Asbl & Apomsa, Brussels
2017 Fanzine workshop for children, DiscoKids Recyclart Art Center, Brussels

Talks

2022 La Matinale by Radio Campus with F75 +
2021 T’as cabté #6 in duo with Tipibookshop, hosted by La Cab on LYL Radio +
2020 (deferred) Book & Photography with Anne de Gelas, Sophie Boiron & Sylvie Eyberg organised by David Le Simple, Hangar Center Art, Brussels
2019 How to Photobook? Photobooks Switzerland, Photoforum Pasquart
2019 L’édition indépendante laboratoire de création, ISELP, Brussels
2018 Tique salon #15 Tique Art Space, Anvers
2018 “Hors Format”, Festival Microscopie, Lille

Macaronibook is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) with company number 0788.823.992. Our beautiful logo as made by Lysiane Ambrosino and the book’s visuals by Johan Poezevara