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Mine Searching Yours - Publication

Mine Searching Yours
Various contributors
September 9, 2021

Mine Searching Yours is a collaborative publishing project bringing together 15 international artists and writers. Commissioned by Forma during the global lockdown, the project takes inspiration from the rich history of Mail Art and hybrid publishing ventures. It invites artists to connect and correspond with their peers during a time of uncertainty, when we all collectively face the challenges of enforced separation and isolation brought upon us by the Covid-19 crisis and the wider social and political context of 2020.

Mine Searching Yours was released on Thursday 9 September 2021 at FormaHQ, featuring a live reading of Chris McCormack’s contribution and a zoom performance by Erica Scourti. A limited edition by artists Gery Georgieva and Kasia Wozniak is available to buy in our shop.

Artists
The artists taking part in Mine Searching Yours are Gery Georgieva and Kasia Wozniak, Alice Hattrick and Julia Crabtree & William Evans, Hilary Lloyd and Chris McCormack, Himali Singh Soin and Lekha Jandhyala, Erica Baum and Idra Novey, Molly Palmer and Rebecca Jagoe, Erica Scourti and Caspar Heinemann.

Publication
The publication consists of 7 contributions between the artist pairs and was edited by Leila Hasham and Chris Rawcliffe. Studio Mathias Clottu developed a unique design for each submission that vary in size, material and image treatment, and are collated in a white standard mail envelope. The title, borrowed from Chris McCormack’s contribution, is stamped by hand across the paper sleeve. An introduction to the project and each individual work is printed on a sheet of pink paper that wraps around the bundle.

In the spirit of Mail Art, Forma and the participating artists posted the first 300 editions of Mine Searching Yours as gifts to peers and friends across the world. The remaining 200 editions are available for sale on Forma’s online shop and through selected bookshops.

Limited Edition Artwork
As part of their joint contribution, the photographer Kasia Wozniak took a portrait of artist Gery Georgieva using the nineteenth century Wet Plate Collodion technique. The edition of 15 is available both framed and unframed on the launch night and through our website. (W51 x H61 cm, £600.00)

Podcast Series
The podcast continues the exchange by hosting paired artists from the project for a series of discussions. Read more.


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Past Event

Launch
Thursday 9 September 2021

You can purchase an edition of Mine Searching Yours from Presse Books:

Mine Searching Yours



Mine Searching Yours
Various contributors
September 9, 2021

Mine Searching Yours is a collaborative publishing project bringing together 15 international artists and writers. Commissioned by Forma during the global lockdown, the project takes inspiration from the rich history of Mail Art and hybrid publishing ventures. It invites artists to connect and correspond with their peers during a time of uncertainty, when we all collectively face the challenges of enforced separation and isolation brought upon us by the Covid-19 crisis and the wider social and political context of 2020.

Mine Searching Yours was released on Thursday 9 September 2021 at FormaHQ, featuring a live reading of Chris McCormack’s contribution and a zoom performance by Erica Scourti. A limited edition by artists Gery Georgieva and Kasia Wozniak is available to buy in our shop.

Artists
The artists taking part in Mine Searching Yours are Gery Georgieva and Kasia Wozniak, Alice Hattrick and Julia Crabtree & William Evans, Hilary Lloyd and Chris McCormack, Himali Singh Soin and Lekha Jandhyala, Erica Baum and Idra Novey, Molly Palmer and Rebecca Jagoe, Erica Scourti and Caspar Heinemann.

Publication
The publication consists of 7 contributions between the artist pairs and was edited by Leila Hasham and Chris Rawcliffe. Studio Mathias Clottu developed a unique design for each submission that vary in size, material and image treatment, and are collated in a white standard mail envelope. The title, borrowed from Chris McCormack’s contribution, is stamped by hand across the paper sleeve. An introduction to the project and each individual work is printed on a sheet of pink paper that wraps around the bundle.

In the spirit of Mail Art, Forma and the participating artists posted the first 300 editions of Mine Searching Yours as gifts to peers and friends across the world. The remaining 200 editions are available for sale on Forma’s online shop and through selected bookshops.

Limited Edition Artwork
As part of their joint contribution, the photographer Kasia Wozniak took a portrait of artist Gery Georgieva using the nineteenth century Wet Plate Collodion technique. The edition of 15 is available both framed and unframed on the launch night and through our website. (W51 x H61 cm, £600.00)

Podcast Series
The podcast continues the exchange by hosting paired artists from the project for a series of discussions. Read more.

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Launch

As part of the launch night, there will be a live reading by actor Scott Gutteridge of Chris McCormack’s contribution The Biological Systems of Squirrels. Erica Scourti will present 8 Things to be Scared of Instead of Death, a zoom performance connecting Athens and London.

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Past Event

Launch
Thursday 9 September 2021

You can purchase an edition of Mine Searching Yours from Presse Books:

Mine Searching Yours