- Started in the Corn exchange at the end of 2012
- Aim - create a space where creative/independent publications can been seen in the centre of town.
- To bring stuff from outside the city into the city and also provide a space for people working and studying in Leeds can show their work.
- Second floor - Gallery Space, not for profit, opportunity for collaboration and to showcase work of people from Leeds and outside Leeds.
Why Self-Publish?
- In the age of the internet where its so easy to get your work seen by people everywhere there is the issue that everyone is able to do this. By creating a zine it slows the process down and means the only work that is being seen is from that particular person. This also involves the use of more senses such as touch and smell.
What we look for?
- Mainly focus on photography books.
- All elements come together and say a lot about the content inside.
- People need to be able to understand it immediately.
Concept:
- Is it obvious from picking up the book.
- Should be more than collected images and text, it needs to have a meaning.
Format:
- Has the potential to communicate a lot about a book.
- Can drive the idea.
Design:
- Influences how the work is perceived.
- Should you be able to see the hand of the designer?
- Matthew Connors - Fire in Cairo, good example of the designer/photographer relationship.
Print:
- How you print something can drastically change how the book looks.
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