After Life by Michele Baron

Publisher: Smut

Year: 2025

Format: Softcover

Edition: First, unsigned

Condition: New

SMUT Press is proud to announce the release of After Life, the debut photobook by London-based, Italian photographer Michele Baron, launching at the 2025 edition of Paris Ass Book Fair at Palais de Tokyo from May 16th-18th and at Reference Point in London on May 23rd.

Known for his spontaneous and punchy photographic style, Baron captures the underground queer communities and techno clubbing scenes of London, Paris, and Berlin. Through intimate portrayals of friends, lovers, and vibrant subcultures, After Life presents one of the largest selections of Baron’s impressive archive and offers an unflinching visual diary of these marginalized yet dynamic worlds. Thoughtfully assembled and designed by John Philip Sage, the hardcover publication features over 250 images that immortalise the striking figures that have made the club their life’s devotion.

Featuring accompanying texts by Davide Meneghello and Nimco Kulmiye Hussein, After Life speaks to a duality of the human experience — simultaneously raw and vulnerable, celebratory and somber — echoing the influence of celebrated artists Nan Goldin, Larry Clark and Harmony Korine, amongst others.

Baron’s work has appeared in numerous acclaimed publications, including Dazed, i-D, Playful, and Uncertain Magazine. His zines, which have been self-published and showcased at renowned fairs, have garnered attention for their candid, unfiltered look at underground queer life. Most recently, his photography was featured in the In Between: A Latinx Takeover exhibition at V&A East, where images from the iconic London party 2C-Perrea were displayed.