The IPP will be hosting a workshop titled ‘making space’ over the next few weeks starting this Saturday 31 March at 10:30 am sharp. Following the intro, the programme will run every Friday and Saturday until 21 April.
‘Making space’ is about using the physical or virtual space of a publication as a space for critical thought, experimentation and play.
The aim of the workshop is to introduce a small group of students to independent publishing as an artistic or creative strategy. The workshop will facilitate each student’s creation of a personal or collaborative space through the development of a publishable form or structure.
Focused loosely on small-scale print and online publishing, students will interact with a range of different strategies employed by different practitioners – from self-broadcasting to real-time archiving to book binding and layout.
The workshop will be supported by guest participants CUSS (Zamani Xolo, Ravi Govender, Nikki Comninos & Jamal Nxedlana), Rangoato Hlasane, Sebastian Borckenhagen, Josh and Jared Ginsburg and Mark Kannemeyer.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
Saturday 31 March: 10:30—14:00: WORKSHOP INTRO with Jonah Sack and Francis Burger (IPP facilitators).
10:30—11:30 Introductory session
11:30—12:00 Visual research and reading time within IPP library
12:00—13:00 Break
13:00—14:00 Group discussion
14:00—15:00 OPTIONAL individual consultation about ideas
BRING pens/pencils and paper plus any previous works, zines, publications etc…
The remaining workshop dates are each following Friday and Saturday from 10:30 to 18:00, with compulsory contact times from 10:30—16:00 – so that’s 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 of April.
Guest participants will conduct either morning or afternoon sessions consisting of a half to one hour presentation of their work and a 2 hour + session consulting with individual students who are interested.
All workshop contact will be hosted at the Goethe-Institut head office on Jan Smuts Ave.
119 Jan Smuts Ave, entrance on New Port Road, Parkwood 2193,Johannesburg
NB not at Arts on Main … except for Saturday 14 April where we will walk in the CBD with Ra Hlasane.
Details about this and other guest participant sessions will be given during the intro on Saturday 31 March & posted here on the blog. Please let us know if you're coming as space is limited.
For more information please email independentpublishingproject@gmail.com
