“Zines! (re) make history” at Mira Costa College
The opening of “Zines! (re) make of history at Mira Costa College, on February 3, 2008, was an interactive exhibition right from the start. The “zines” or small, personal, handmade magazines were displayed hanging from strings around the perimeter of The Kruglak Gallery. We were encouraged to touch and read the hanging zines, as well as, make a page of our own to be incorporated into their compilation book.
The exhibit seemed to be more like a party than an opening, because of its interactive nature. Two tables with glue sticks and scissors, a pile of xeroxed images, a printer, and a type writer were all setup in the middle of the gallery/workshop. The two-hour time frame flew by fast, once I began to create a page of my own.
The gallery, cluttered with voices, calmed, when one of the artists climbed on a chair and spoke about the history and contemporary uses of the Zine.
The full room began to dwendle down as closing hours came near, and the artists “Grrl Zines A Go-Go”, began to group, on the floor, all of the pages that were created that night by the public, CSUSM and MCC students.
It was nice for a change to create your own art for the visiting artists.
