Zines
If it is not documented it is forgotten, so will we ever know the truth?
Two art school students document their lives over a ten day lockdown.
They do not share their work with each other until print.
Both artists assign a title to every day, so each of the ten days has two titles.
In the curation of images they notice overlaps in mood.
They do not share their work with each other until print.
Both artists assign a title to every day, so each of the ten days has two titles.
In the curation of images they notice overlaps in mood.
Ten Day Memoir /2020
15.5 x 20cm
Zine
A Mears and Maclennan Collaboration
We aim to accurately convey a ten day period in 2020.
Tiny problems, minor setbacks and microtraumas are amplified and come to define the lockdown experience.
Tiny problems, minor setbacks and microtraumas are amplified and come to define the lockdown experience.
This zine is an unfiltered documentation of our stories through multiple media.
The physical action of reading the zine is important to appreciate its tactile sharing quality.
The physical action of reading the zine is important to appreciate its tactile sharing quality.
Despite the honest accounts featured in the zine, moments within these ten days were not documented for fear of embarassment or exploiting others.
Here lies the issue with documenting history. If it is not documented it is forgotten, so will we ever know the truth?