Row 770 

A library to be built entirely out of books people bring, Row 770 draws on our community’s love for photographs and books – and we’d love for you to come build it with us.

Initiated by alumni of the Angkor Photo Workshops, this collaborative project is a community-organised photobook library, reading and communal space for everyone to share, discover, and engage with each other over photobooks we love, or can’t seem to get over, or forget.

Row 770 is built entirely through community contributions, and we invite everyone to participate through one, or several, of the following ways:

1. Bringing one photobook that holds significance to you (or up to three if it becomes impossible to choose only one)

2. Writing a note, by hand, about why it just had to be this book, at this time

In addition to individual contributions, we extend the invitation to organisations, collectives and groups across Asia interested in creating a little section of their own books inside Row 770.

The space will be casual, informal and run by volunteer librarians who will be more than happy to recommend books to visitors if they don’t know where to start.

There will also be a corner available for sales of photobooks, zines and other items, and of course, snacks and really, really good coffee (or tea).

This collaborative approach aims to create additional avenues for both our current community and for new visitors to participate in the festival – to meet and to engage with each other – as bookmakers, curators, readers, authors and lovers.

If you’re interested in participating by bringing a book and/or selling yours, please sign up using the form below.

If you’re unable to come to Siem Reap in February, but would like to share a book – you can sign up using the same form and we’ll try to find someone near you to bring your book on your behalf.

If you’re interested in spending a day or two, or five, at the library as a volunteer, please also sign up using the form below.

Row 770 comes from alumni Anshika Varma (Offset Projects), Withit Chanthamarit (Vacilando Bookshop) and Dennese Victoria.

All books will be returned to their owners (their original lovers) at the closing of the library at the end of the 20th Edition of Angkor Photo Festival unless requested or discussed otherwise.