Join Aperture and Leica Store San Francisco for a conversation between artists Diana Markosian and Todd Hido, during which they will discuss Markosian’s most recent publication, “Father” (Aperture, 2024), an intimate and engrossing diaristic portrayal of estrangement and reconnection. This conversation will be followed by a book signing.
The event will be held on Thursday, February 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Leica Store San Francisco, located at 463 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108.
“Diana Markosian: Father” presents the photographer’s journey to another place and another time, where Markosian attempts to piece together an image of a familiar stranger—her long-lost father. The book explores her father’s absence, her reconciliation with him, and the shared emptiness of their prolonged estrangement. The images, made over the course of a decade, take place in her father’s home in Armenia. “Father” follows her first monograph, “Santa Barbara” (Aperture, 2020), in which Markosian recreates the story of her family’s journey from post–Soviet Russia to the US in the 1990s.
This event is presented in partnership with Leica Store San Francisco. RSVP is required.
“Father” is now available for purchase online.
