Magali Duzant is an interdisciplinary artist and writer based in NY and Zürich. Her work combines the poetics of perception alongside in-depth research practices to examine the subjectivity of seeing, intimacy, light, and the roles of technology and translation as mediators of lived experience.
Happy to have an interview about my book, La vie is like that, published on Good.is
I spoke with Elyssa Goodman about thinking and writing about dementia. Many thanks to Elyssa for her insightful, compassionate questions about the project.
You can read the piece here: https://www.good.is/how-artist-magali-duzant-developed-an-art-book-to-think-about-dementia-and-honor-her-fathers-life
Happy to have three prints from La vie is like that included in Cross Currents at Gallery 1010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The exhibition opens on Friday, April 4th.
La vie is like that received a lovely, thoughtful review by Daniella Sanader in the February issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Link here to read: https://brooklynrail.org/2025/02/art_books/magali-duzant-la-vie-is-like-that/
On Friday, January 24th at 7 PM I’ll be reading from La vie is like that at Wendy’s Subway. Hope to see you in Brooklyn!
Details here: https://www.wendyssubway.com/programs/events/la-vie-is-like-that
Honored to have La vie is like that included on photo-eye’s Favorite Books of 2024 list. Many thanks to Mary Virginia Swanson for choosing the book and her lovely write up.
La vie is like that is part of the collection of books in consideration for the Volumes Award 2024. If you have a moment check out the books and cast a vote:
Link: https://www.volumeszurich.ch/collection/volumes-award-2024
Liz Sales wrote a wonderful review of La vie is like that for the photography website LensCulture.
Link to her deeply considered review here: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/magali-duzant-la-vie-is-like-that
Very excited to have La vie is like that included in the exhibition Press Print : Risograph Photobooks opening this week at Penumbra Foundation. If you’re in NY do stop by! The show runs through November 1st. More details at: https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/press-print
This weekend in San Francisco I’ll have books at both Conveyor Editions and Seaton Street Press. If you’re in town swing by!
I am incredibly excited to announce the publication of La vie is like that with independent publisher Seaton Street Press. La vie is like that takes its inspiration from the philosophical thought experiment 'The Ship of Theseus,' which reflects on the concept of the persistence of identity - if every part of an object is replaced over time is it the same object? La vie … explores the connection between language and identity. The work, in text and risograph images, touches upon themes of change, immigration, connection, dementia, loss, speech, love, and humor. The book is structured as an alphabet primer (A is for Aphasia... E is for Emerson... U is for Umzug) that blends languages - reflecting my father's combinations of French, Creole, and English, as well as my own study of German. The book will be available for purchase at the Seaton Street Press table (C19) at this year’s NYABF (April 25-28). I will be signing copies Sunday April 28th from 2-4pm.
On October 12th I had the immense pleasure to speak about work in progress alongside Lindsay Buchman from Seaton Street Press. The talk was filmed and archived over on CPW’s site.
Meet the Artist talk at CPW, Kingston