May 16, 2025

Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025

Compound Press attended with Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025 stallholder fair in the evocative setting of the Great Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria, as part of the Expensive Hobby Independent Distribution collective.

We launched The Tranquility of Solitude by photographer Derek Henderson in a book signing event with the artist in attendance from Sydney.

Bookfair stand photos

Signing event photos

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