Équipe Solitaire zine

$37.00

The Zine is designed and printed in the USA. The paper is imported from Japan. It is A4 (8.268 x 11.693 inches) horizontal format, which I chose so that it must be stored visibly on a table top instead of hidden in a bookshelf. The Zine numbers 68 pages, is litho printed, contains 18 essays, it has weight and feels nice in the hand. I appreciate digital art for convenience and immediacy but I prefer physical art for duration and that it affects all of the senses.

Shipping within the United States is included in the cover price. Shipping to any international destination is very expensive and even with a value of only $9.00 assigned I expect Customs/ Duty fee at the destination will be high as well. Perhaps a tariff will be applied. Who knows? Also, both the EU and the UK have invited me to become a tax collector and to forward all taxes collected to the revenue agencies responsible for those territories. I refuse to do this. For these reasons, if you live outside of the US the web store will not accept your order. If you wish to insist then send me an email and we will discuss possible solution and cost.

The Zine is designed and printed in the USA. The paper is imported from Japan. It is A4 (8.268 x 11.693 inches) horizontal format, which I chose so that it must be stored visibly on a table top instead of hidden in a bookshelf. The Zine numbers 68 pages, is litho printed, contains 18 essays, it has weight and feels nice in the hand. I appreciate digital art for convenience and immediacy but I prefer physical art for duration and that it affects all of the senses.

Shipping within the United States is included in the cover price. Shipping to any international destination is very expensive and even with a value of only $9.00 assigned I expect Customs/ Duty fee at the destination will be high as well. Perhaps a tariff will be applied. Who knows? Also, both the EU and the UK have invited me to become a tax collector and to forward all taxes collected to the revenue agencies responsible for those territories. I refuse to do this. For these reasons, if you live outside of the US the web store will not accept your order. If you wish to insist then send me an email and we will discuss possible solution and cost.

I’ve started and ended things. I have looked ahead and looked back, sought Self on mountains, in what others reflect, in mirrors real and metaphorical, and carved deeply inward. Decades of beginnings and middles and endings proved that the Self in self-knowledge is constantly changing, and ideally, growing, but sometimes not. The right choice for me ten years ago is inappropriate today. I was there and can never be there again. I’m here.

I like digital art for convenience and immediacy, and I like physical art for duration and its effect on all of the senses. The cost of producing physical art and the difficulties of distributing it are barriers I'm not totally sure how to navigate but I'll try. All new Zines will be offered for presale, and what I print will be very high quality, and the price will be high. After the presale printing is done customers who missed it will be able to order a print-on-demand version for a lower price and necessarily lower quality (the automated technology just isn't very good).

Many of these essays were published digitally but not in print. Some were printed in a Zine or book, and some were written for this publication or held back for another project and finally seeing the light of day. All material has been edited and illustrated with new or more images.