Accumulation and Contextualization of texts and objects: the arbitrary and accidental connection of knowledge produces new ideas and thoughts.
Archive
Dr. Kami Fletcher on Why Death Studies Should be Radical
We chat with one of the founders of the Center for Radical Death Studies on using cemeteries as a source of knowledge, how death changes the archive and how grief transforms into activism in the African American community. TW: Racial violence, sexual violence Read more
An Etalage: Three Ways of Dying
Three instances of death are examined: a preman's ascension into mokṣa, a medical death checklist and programmed cell death found in fermentation. As we leave this world, what traces do we leave behind? Read more
Introduction to the VOLUMES archive
- Anne-Laure Franchette
- Gabriel N. Gee
- Paloma Ayala
- Adriana Domínguezis
- Miwa Negoro
- Giovanna Bragaglia
- Camille Regli
- Jose Cáceres Mardones
Learning together, when doing apart
Not Knowing
04.12.2021, 04.12.21, 17:00 – 18:30
This event will present the findings and paths opened during the realization of the study group, NOT KNOWING, [part of the SLOW BLUR GENTLE], which proposed an approach towards blurriness and indefiniteness. Find out more
Seeds in conversation - A trans-territorial dialogue about seeds, care and resistance
15.01.2022, 15.01.22, 16:00 – 18:00
We are very pleased to invite you to this transgenerational dialogue which will bring together the experiences and knowledge of women who live in distant territories. Find out more
Practical Archives: Navigating Artistic Documentation in a Mundane World
Since the middle of the last century, many efforts have been put into dissolving the distinction between artworks and documents. The liminal space that these practices unravel opens up a debate on productions, materials, and context surrounding such artistic inquiries. Read more
Launch: PODPAST Futures of Arts Education
26.10.2023
Tune in to access time-space zones from both near and far and hear the hottest takes on the presents, pasts, and futures of arts education… Find out more
living library of becomings
10.03.2024 — 13.04.2024, Runs till Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Wed – Sat 14:00-18:00
With Paloma Ayala, Nikita Yingqian Cai, Kyungrim Lim Jang & Hannah Sakai, Tina Omayemi Reden, Salma Shaka, Kanako Tada, Sophie Utikal, VOLUMES Archive, and diverse publishing practices. Find out more
After Ending
- [2021]
- Sid Smith
Books are Bridges: a workshop with backbonebooks
During the month of April, HumDrum Press had the pleasure of being invited to join a workshop led by backbonebooks as part of PrintRoom Rotterdam's Growing the Archive series. Read more