opening photos by emanuel mathias http://www.emanuelmathias.com/
Initiated by Gamze Özer, Timothée Huguet and Kristina Kramer this project shows alternative publishings like zines, fanzines, artist books and selfmade editions. Following an open call participants from all around the world submitted their works. The presentation at Manzara Perspectives is the first in a series as the project has the aim to create an archive that will be expanding and travelling through different venues.
During the exhibition people will have the opportunity to make own zines and there will also be workshops on screen printing.
1st workshop: 18 and 19 of September
Costs per person 50TL, maximum number of participants is 5
Those who are interested already can apply to bakkalpress@gmail.com
open call for a zine project
fanzines, zines, independent publications and artist books are acting as a response to the mainstream media with an activist manner. as they are a way of understanding our relation with society and even with ourselves, maybe slower but more attractive for sure.
however in times of limitless possibility to spread information virtually through the network; communication with printed material is decreasing. the proportion of people who make zines and people who write blogs or collect images of everything is a good example for this. but actually arranging collages, drawings, texts, photos etc. on paper, as a medium itself, has so many possibilities that adds more value to our thoughts.
the aim of the project is to bring together independent publications and to encourage people to distribute their ideas, thoughts via printed or handmade materials. it is about to share obsessions, passions and things in your mind on paper that can be shuffled and touched. it is an open call for everyone to enhance these form of expression!
all these publications are going to be collected in form of an archive that is continuously extended and meant to be traveling through different venues in turkey and abroad.
first exhibition will take place in 15th september 2010 in manzara perspectives in istanbul.
so everybody, we are waiting for you to make your own editions, or send the ones you already did. you are completely free about topics and format, you can even ask to your mother to collaborate with you.
we want people to go home and lie on the floor and make zine!
send your editions until 7th of september to:
manzara perspectives
tatar beyi sokak 27 kuledibi
beyoğlu/istanbul turkey.
please include, a short biography, full contact details, date of birth and nationality.
http://www.manzara-perspectives.com/
for more information: frobuk@hotmail.com - timotheehuguet@hotmail.fr
