Episode 8｜Alec Soth

Alec Soth, St-Paul, MN, 2016. Photo by Jordan Weitzman

Recorded in St-Paul, MN
Episode Length: 43:42
Air Date: December 28, 2016

Produced by: Jordan Weitzman
Edited by: Cristal Duhaime

Ever since Alec Soth put out his first book, Sleeping by The Mississippi in 2004, he has had a prominent presence in the world of photography.  At the time, he sent copies of the book to the photographers and curators he most admired. One copy landed on the desk of the curator for the Whitney Biennial, who selected his work for the exhibition. That show sparked a meteoric rise for him in the photo and art world and since then, he has not slowed down a bit. He is the author of eight photo books including Broken Manual, Songbook and most recently, a collection of his work called Gathered Leaves. Through Little Brown Mushroom, the homegrown imprint that he founded to explore the relationship between image and text, he is also a publisher.  He teaches as well, both at the graduate level with a post at Hartford University's MFA program and through his own educational initiative, The Winnebago Workshop, a travelling school for teenagers aspiring to be artists.

In this conversation, Soth sits down with host Jordan Weitzman at Soth's studio in St-Paul, Minnesota, and tells him about a revelation that he recently had, which has changed how he's been thinking about his work and his life. 

Photos by Alec Soth

Links
www.alecsoth.com
www.littlebrownmushroom.com
www.magnumphotos.com