We are pleased to share an invitation to this years Small Press Project which has been partly funded by the Institute of Advanced Studies. Initiated in 2015 by Print and Photography staff at the Slade School of Fine Art and the UCL Art Librarian, the Small Press Project is an annual event inspired by the Little Magazines, Alternative Press & Poetry Store Collections held in UCL Library Services Special Collections, and encompasses a one-day symposium, a publication project, an exhibition and a mini artists’ book fair. The UCL Special Collections hold one of the most significant collections of independently published magazines, newspapers and pamphlets in the world. It contains influential artists’ publications dating from the mid 19th century to the present day, many of which reflect the social, political, and cultural context of printing and publishing as well as the evolution and development of the artists’ book as a method of making. Utilising the collection as a teaching tool, the Small Press Project provides an open forum to examine and re-examine printed matter, specifically experimental literature, visual art and countercultural topics, the status of contemporary independent publications and how the innovative practices of print, photography and publishing can influence the ways in which me make or re-make them today. The mechanical act of copying lies at the heart of print and publishing and this year the project looks towards this as a means through which to discuss the wider issues of ‘the copy’; reproduction, the reprint, the economics of production, translation, language, collaboration, appropriation, transformation, imitation, camouflage, repetition and difference, forgery, piracy and plagiarism, copyright, xerography, cut and paste cultures, commodity fetishism, mimicry and collecting. The event brings together educational institutions, small press artists, publishers, distributors and researchers in London to discuss ‘the copy’ within the independent publishing movement and the mini artists’ book fair provides a unique opportunity to buy some artists’ publications within the context of the history of the medium. A selection of works from the Small Press Collections held by UCL Special Collections will also be on display during the event. Speakers/participants Clive Phillpot; RCA students; Camberwell School of Art students; Tamsin Clark, Tenderbooks; Elizabeth Lawes, UCL Small Press Collections; Eleanor Von Browne; Sharon Morris, UCL; Morel Books; Banner Repeater; Central Saint Martin students; Arnaud Desjardin, The Everyday Press, Bunker Basement; Hannah Dargavel-Leafe. Schedule 09.30 Set up for exhibitors 10.30 Doors open 11.00 Clive Phillpot in conversation with UCL Art Librarian, Elizabeth Lawes 12.00 Sharon Morris 13.00 Refrain by Hannah Dargavel-Leafe will be on show during lunch 14.00 Arnaud Desjardin 15.00 Eleanor Von Browne 17.00-19.00 Private View - Small Press Project Exhibition. Comedy The Project is a New Zealand current affairs show hosted by Jesse Mulligan, Josh Thomson and Kanoa Lloyd with rotating guest panelists. It draws topical and controversial current affairs content as well as comedy from recent news stories. The 2017 Carter Work Project will be held in Canada July 9-14, helping 150 families, including Indigenous families, access affordable homeownership. Exhibition The Small Press Project coincides with an exhibition of publications inspired by the UCL Collection made by students and staff at the Slade School of Fine Art. The exhibition will run from 26th April – 28th April in the North Lodge, Main Entrance of UCL on Gower Street, and will be open between 11.00am - 5.00pm daily. Follow the Small Press Project on Instagram. For more information contact Lesley Sharpe (). When aspiring horror filmmakers post an online casting call looking for 'real life' monsters to interview for their upcoming documentary called, The Monster Project, they find three individuals claiming to be a skin-walker, a vampire, and a demon. Meeting these monsters at a remote mansion in the woods on the night of a total lunar eclipse, the filmmakers invite the three subjects to share their haunting, personal experiences. Working on the crew is a recovering drug addict who suffers withdrawal and paranoia. As a person of faith, he fears his friends underestimate the dark powers they are summoning. When the interviews turn deadly, he must battle the demons, inside and out, to escape the house and defeat the rise of evil incarnate. I saw the trailer for this film, and I thought the premise was unique, interesting and could potentially yield an entertaining and thoughtfully made film, and I was almost completely right in my assessment. From the onset, the film makes no qualms about what it is trying to achieve. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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