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Wednesday 13 July 2011
Monday 30 May 2011
International Alternative Press Fair 2011
On Saturday we had the pleasure of attending the International Alternative Press Fair 2011
as stallholders!
This was our first time at the fair and we travelled to Conway Hall with much anticipation.
Arriving just before 10am we were escorted to our stall by organiser Jimi, which we were to
share with Malcom and Layla of Housmans radical book shop. Setting up shop we chatted with
our neighbors, feeling very lucky to have been put alongside such lovely people.
With over 100 individual and collective sellers, the modest hall was crammed with tables full
of all sorts of print from comics and graphic posters to books, zines and journals.
The energy in the room was vibrant and positive, with a steady flow of visitors all day come
3pm it became extremly busy; at our stall we sold out of the Swiss Issue!
The best parts of the day were meeting fellow publishing peers and devotees, sharing stories
and interests and receiving such positive feedback from people, even when not making a sale.
This was also the first fair that we have both attended which was fantastic.
Our favourite seller of the day was Jamie Mills, who had a stall with the Pittville Press.
His stunning graphic illustrations are somewhat seen to the be believed, the detail
so impressive they have a photographic quality, with a strong personal quirk.
Someone to watch out for!
as stallholders!
This was our first time at the fair and we travelled to Conway Hall with much anticipation.
Arriving just before 10am we were escorted to our stall by organiser Jimi, which we were to
share with Malcom and Layla of Housmans radical book shop. Setting up shop we chatted with
our neighbors, feeling very lucky to have been put alongside such lovely people.
With over 100 individual and collective sellers, the modest hall was crammed with tables full
of all sorts of print from comics and graphic posters to books, zines and journals.
The energy in the room was vibrant and positive, with a steady flow of visitors all day come
3pm it became extremly busy; at our stall we sold out of the Swiss Issue!
The best parts of the day were meeting fellow publishing peers and devotees, sharing stories
and interests and receiving such positive feedback from people, even when not making a sale.
This was also the first fair that we have both attended which was fantastic.
Our favourite seller of the day was Jamie Mills, who had a stall with the Pittville Press.
His stunning graphic illustrations are somewhat seen to the be believed, the detail
so impressive they have a photographic quality, with a strong personal quirk.
Someone to watch out for!
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Double Take
As The Mill Press is a cross-city project, based in both London and Manchester, we have decided to explore the similarities and differences between the two cities. Double Take will present a photograph of each city taken on the same day, at the same time, of a similar subject. To begin, we both visited our local cinemas on Friday 25th February; The Cornerhouse and The Rio.
Photo by J.Panatti
The Rio is situated on Dalston Kingsland highstreet, east London. It was first opened as the Kingsland Empire in 1915, and with its 1930s facade it is now of of the last working art deco cinemas in the city.
Photo by A.Mostyn
The Tatler News Theatre is perhaps the last working classic cinema in Greater Manchester. Built in May of 1935 as a 'drop in' cinema by Oxford Road Station, it has gone through a few names and genres including censored films as the 'Tatler Cinema Club'. It is now been part of Cornerhouse since 1977. With a move now planned for Cornerhouse, will Tatler's legacy continue? Heres hoping.
Photo by J.Panatti
The Rio is situated on Dalston Kingsland highstreet, east London. It was first opened as the Kingsland Empire in 1915, and with its 1930s facade it is now of of the last working art deco cinemas in the city.
Photo by A.Mostyn
The Tatler News Theatre is perhaps the last working classic cinema in Greater Manchester. Built in May of 1935 as a 'drop in' cinema by Oxford Road Station, it has gone through a few names and genres including censored films as the 'Tatler Cinema Club'. It is now been part of Cornerhouse since 1977. With a move now planned for Cornerhouse, will Tatler's legacy continue? Heres hoping.
Tuesday 1 March 2011
John Stezaker at Whitechapel Gallery
Last week I visited the John Stezaker’s exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in east London. Stezaker’s work involves collages of photographs which create illusory, surreal and often humorous juxtapositions. Each wall in the gallery is devoted to particular themes - including the marrying of famous faces, film stills with missing characters and 1940s beauties with faces hidden behind natural scenes.
The simplicity of the work is its key appeal, and its strong graphic element is at balance with the surrealist humour. After viewing countless Stezaker collages, one does find them somewhat transmutable. Nonetheless, the strength of his visual statement is enough for me to research him further. I look forward to exploring his published work, including Tabula Rasa and Masks.
The exhibition is on at Whitechapel Gallery until March 18.
The simplicity of the work is its key appeal, and its strong graphic element is at balance with the surrealist humour. After viewing countless Stezaker collages, one does find them somewhat transmutable. Nonetheless, the strength of his visual statement is enough for me to research him further. I look forward to exploring his published work, including Tabula Rasa and Masks.
The exhibition is on at Whitechapel Gallery until March 18.
Monday 21 February 2011
Owt exhibition: PHOTO UPDATE
On Saturday I revisited Cord bar to take some snaps of the Owt exhibition, and catch up with Sarah over some noodles.
With some brilliant lighting assistance from Sarah, I got some good shots of the show, hopefully capturing the very downtown creative feel of the space and the work.
Enjoy.
With some brilliant lighting assistance from Sarah, I got some good shots of the show, hopefully capturing the very downtown creative feel of the space and the work.
Enjoy.
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Zine Fair @ The Art Corner
This Saturday The Mill Press took part in a Zine and Self Publishing fair at The Art Corner in Manchester.
In a top room of Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, The Art Corner is a project that was formed last year to house exhibitions of local artists and as a venue for creative events. Hollie was our host for this event, alongside a scattering of other collectives including: Good Grief, Owt Creative, Parlour Press, and The Shrieking Violet.
The building itself is a great space for creativity; the dozen empty rooms connect together to form a little house of its own, somewhat ramshackled it could be a postmodern theatre set, or a community art studio, one room only including a tressel table and a retro floor lamp, another only a single chandelier resting on the wooden floor.
The main room where our stalls were set up had a great open ceiling, the exposed brick and wood giving a very free feeling to the room, and with a lamp here and there and our tables covered in a variety of fabrics and papers it felt very homelike.
With a easy flow of people through out the day, it was great to chat to new people and familiar faces, receiving some very nice comments about our work and selling a few things here and there it was a good day. The best thing about fairs like this is to grow relationships with your fellow publishers, swap tips, products and make plans for future events.
Thanks to Hollie & Trof for inviting us.
In a top room of Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, The Art Corner is a project that was formed last year to house exhibitions of local artists and as a venue for creative events. Hollie was our host for this event, alongside a scattering of other collectives including: Good Grief, Owt Creative, Parlour Press, and The Shrieking Violet.
The building itself is a great space for creativity; the dozen empty rooms connect together to form a little house of its own, somewhat ramshackled it could be a postmodern theatre set, or a community art studio, one room only including a tressel table and a retro floor lamp, another only a single chandelier resting on the wooden floor.
The main room where our stalls were set up had a great open ceiling, the exposed brick and wood giving a very free feeling to the room, and with a lamp here and there and our tables covered in a variety of fabrics and papers it felt very homelike.
With a easy flow of people through out the day, it was great to chat to new people and familiar faces, receiving some very nice comments about our work and selling a few things here and there it was a good day. The best thing about fairs like this is to grow relationships with your fellow publishers, swap tips, products and make plans for future events.
Thanks to Hollie & Trof for inviting us.
Saturday 12 February 2011
Zine Fair : This Saturday!
Today The Mill Press is attending the Zine Fair @ The Art Corner, Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, Manchester.
Not only will we be selling our current 2 issues, posters, prints and stationary but so will GOOD GREIF, Article Magazine, Owt creative and many more.
Like all good Manchester book fairs the rain looks eminent but why not pop down to Trof for a nice cuppa and a tasty bit of print.
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