This year, as part of the publishing section, Daphné Mookherjee and Mélodie Zagury - editors and founders of the magazine aleï journal - have invited young publishers, philosophers and enthusiasts of rare editions to present their personal collections and their thoughts on the world of independent publishing.

Located in the breakfast room of the Château, they collaborated with architects Myriam K. Treiber, Emmanuelle Augustoni, Sergio Antonio Torres Escobar and Marija Urbaite to create a surrealist scenography on the theme of the forest. For the presentations, visitors were invited to sit on tree trunks placed in a bed of fresh moss and lit by neon lights.

Twice a day, during a breakfast and then a sweet snack orchestrated by chef Julia Zagury using local products, participants had the opportunity to discuss the future of the object of publishing, the choice of independent publishing, as well as to attend performative readings by authors and artists present at the festival.

This year, the publishing department of Feÿ, Daphné Mookherjee and Mélodie Zagury - founders and editors of aleï journal magazine - invited publishers, philosophers, and lovers of rare publications to present their personal collections and their thoughts on the independent publication's field.

Located in the Château's breakfast room, they collaborated with architects Myriam K.Treiber, Emmanuelle Augustoni, Sergio Antonio Torres Escobar and Marija Urbaite to create a surreal scenography with a forest theme. Visitors were invited during the presentations to sit on tree trunks on a carpet of fresh moss lit by neon lights.

Twice a day, for a sweet breakfast and tasting orchestrated by the chef Julia Zagury and based on local products, visitors had the opportunity to discuss the future of the object of edition and the choice of independent publication. Visitors were also able to attend readings by the authors and artists present at the festival.

Frederico Nicolao ©Katia_Benhaim

Federico Nicolao - author, teacher and philosopher who, at the crossroads of several languages and disciplines, has turned the book into a dialectical and collective process of thought - presented some of his publications and spoke about his many artistic and literary collaborations.

Federico Nicolao - author, professor, and philosopher at the crossroads of several languages and disciplines, has made the book a dialectical and collective thought process. Nicolao presented a part of his publications and reviewed his many artistic and literary collaborations.

First Laid ©Katia_Benhaim

First laid, an independent publisher of artists' monographs offering its publications as a "creative space" other than a gallery, introduced its four editorial projects. Founders Zoé Sylvestre, Thomas Collinet and Jesse Wallace had created an exhibition booth for the occasion, presenting some of the work of Theodore Dumas, the latest artist invited by First Laid and who gave a reading of some of his writings presented in the monograph. The kiosk was then made available to festival-goers in several locations outside the castle during the weekend.

First laid, an independent publishing house of artist's monographs that offers its editions as an alternative creative space to the gallery, introduced its four editorial projects. The founders--Zoé Sylvestre, Thomas Collinet, and Jesse Wallace--created an exhibition booth that displayed some of the artworks of Theodore Dumas, the last artist invited by First Laid. He read a small part of his monograph during the presentation. The booth was put on display in several exterior areas of the château during the weekend.

Klima ©Katia_Benhaim

Klima, created by Loucia Carlier, Valentine Etiévant and Antonine Scali, is a young magazine that proposes a collective and artistic reflection based on a doctoral student's article, revealing the multidisciplinarity of artistic, activist and academic circles in the form of a beautiful literary object. The Klima team also invited the artist Monika E. Kazi, a contributor to the publication, to give a performance reading of her thesis on racism and robotics.

Klima, a young literary magazine created by Loucia Carlier, Valentine Etiévant and Antonine Scali, was invited to present its first issue, a collective and artistic reflection based on an article by a doctoral student that explores the multidisciplinary nature of the art, activist, and academic worlds in the form of a beautiful literary object. Artist Monika E. Kazi, a contributor to the publication, was invited by the editors to do a reading of her thesis on racism and robotics.

Eric Namont ©Katia_Benhaim

Eric Namont - founder of the distributor KD presse - and an avid collector of photography, art and fashion magazines, made his personal collection available. His presentation focused on the transition from paper to digital in the magazine world from the 1990s to today, and on the evolution of the independent magazine world with the help of rare editions, very recent magazines and unique publications.

Eric Namont-founder of the distribution company KD presse and a keen collector of photography, art and fashion magazines and editions--put his personal collection on display. His presentation focused on the discussion on the transition from paper to digital in the magazine world from the 1990s to today, and the evolution of the world of independent reviews through rare editions, very recent magazines, and unique publications.

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