Predavanje / Glasgow Zine Library: The Radical Present of Self-Publishing

11. 9. 2025 ob 19.00 / DobraVaga
𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 | 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
javno predavanje
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Naslovna fotografija: Sean Patrick Campbell

Zini (samozaložniške publikacije) so orodje komunikacije. Kot umetniška oblika brez vstopnih ovir omogočajo platformo za lokalne organizatorje in marginalizirane skupnosti. Ponujajo tudi prostor za osebno refleksijo, ustvarjalna potovanja in pogumne poskuse, da bi zaobšli »visoka pričakovanja«, ki jih zahteva današnja kreativna kultura. Skozi zgodovino so jih umetnice_ in skupnosti uporabljale za lastno izražanje, gradnjo gibanj ter da so na svoj način svetu povedale, kdo so.

Dobrodelna samozaložniška organizacija 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 deluje od leta 2012 in hrani več kot 4.000 katalogiziranih zinov od 50-ih let 20. stoletja do danes. Njihove vsebine segajo od umetnosti in fotografije do tem socialne pravičnosti in osebnih dnevnikov, vendar v GZL zine vidijo kot izhodišče, ne kot končno točko. Kot dejaven skupnostni prostor GZL letno obišče več kot 9.000 ljudi, ki sodelujejo v programu dogodkov za skupnost in koristijo razne brezplačne vire. V sproščenem predavanju bo Chris Yeoh, sodirektor GZL, predstavil, kako si v skladu z načeli kulture zinov prizadevajo spodbuditi ljudi, da v svojem življenju in pri delovanju v skupnosti uporabijo isto miselnost kot pri ustvarjanju zinov – naredi-sam, egalitarnost in demokratičnost.

𝗗𝗼𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗸 𝗯𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗹 𝘃 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀̌𝗰̌𝗶𝗻𝗶.
𝗩𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁.

*𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘻̌𝘯𝘪𝘴̌𝘵𝘷𝘢
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Fokus letošnjega niza javnih dogodkov Svet umetnosti so sodobni zini na presečišču med umetnostjo in skupnostjo.

𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮, 𝟭𝟬. 𝟵., 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗩𝗮𝗴𝗮

𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬 – 𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 | 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀!, odprtje razstave

𝗰̌𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗸, 𝟭𝟭. 𝟵., 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗩𝗮𝗴𝗮

𝟭𝟱.𝟬𝟬 – 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 – 𝗔𝗵𝗼𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀!, delavnica
𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬 – 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴!, predavanje
𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬 – 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, predavanje

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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗼𝗵 je sodirektor Glasgow Zine Library, skupnostnega umetniškega prostora in arhiva na Škotskem, kjer je leta 2018 začel kot prostovoljec. Prek GZL sodeluje s skupinami, šolami in univerzami po vsej državi z namenom ozaveščanja o moči zinov za spreminjanje mišljenja in življenja posameznic_ ter skupnosti, širjenje znanja in demokratizacijo informacij. Njegova pot skozi delovanje nekoč majhnega skupnostnega združenja, ki je danes uveljavljena dobrodelna organizacija, mu je dala vpogled v to, kako je lahko kultura zinov izkušnja z radikalnim pomenom tako na osebni kot na univerzalni ravni.

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Izvirno besedilo: Chris Yeoh

𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘫𝘢: 𝘚𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪/𝘚𝘊𝘊𝘈-𝘓𝘫𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘢 & 𝘋𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘝𝘢𝘨𝘢/𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘚̌𝘪𝘴̌𝘬𝘢
𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢: 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘷𝘰 𝘻𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘫𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘯𝘢 𝘰𝘣𝘤̌𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘓𝘫𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘢 – 𝘖𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘬 𝘻𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰

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11. 9. 2025 at 19.00 / DobraVaga
𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 | 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
public lecture

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Cover photo: Sean Patrick Campbell

Zines (self-published magazines) are a tool for communication. As an art form with no barriers of entry, they provide a platform for grassroots organisers and marginalised communities, but they also have space for personal reflection, creative journeys, and proud attempts to break down the ‘expectations of excellence’ demanded by our creative culture. Throughout their history, they have been used by artists and communities alike to express themselves, build movements, and tell the world who they are, in their own way.

𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, a self-publishing charity that has been operating since 2012, is now the grateful host and conserver of over 4000 catalogued zines, whose own histories range from the 1950s to now. Their topics range from art and photography to social justice causes and personal diaries. But Glasgow Zine Library uses zines as a starting point, not an end point. As an active community space, it sees over 9000 visitors a year who engage with its community-focused programme of events and free resources. In this relaxed talk by co-director Chris Yeoh, you will see how, led by the principles of zine culture, GZL aims to provoke people to use the same mindset key to zine-making (DIY, egalitarian, and democratic) in their own lives and in the way that they participate in their community.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵.
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.
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This year, the focus of World of Art’s series of public events is contemporary zines at the intersection of art and community.

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗩𝗮𝗴𝗮

𝟳 𝗽𝗺 – 𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 | 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀!, exhibition opening

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗩𝗮𝗴𝗮

𝟯 𝗽𝗺 – 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 – 𝗔𝗵𝗼𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀!, workshop
𝟲 𝗽𝗺 – 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴!, lecture
𝟳 𝗽𝗺 – 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, lecture

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𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝗼𝗵 is a co-director of Glasgow Zine Library, a community art space and archive in Scotland, having started as a volunteer in 2018. Through the library’s outreach programme, he works with groups, schools, and universities across the country to spread the power of zines to change the minds and lives of individuals and communities, distribute knowledge and democratise information. His journey through the workings of what was once a small community group, and is now an established charity, has given him insight into how zine culture can be an experience that holds radical relevance for people on both a personal and a universal level.

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Original text: Chris Yeoh

𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘳𝘵/𝘚𝘊𝘊𝘈-𝘓𝘫𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘢 & 𝘋𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘝𝘢𝘨𝘢/𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘚̌𝘪𝘴̌𝘬𝘢
𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺: 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘫𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘢 – 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦