Melifluous

Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Opia: The ambiguous intensity of Looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.

Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.

Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.

Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.

Rubatosis: The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.

Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.

Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.

Jouska: A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.

Chrysalism: The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

Vemödalen: The frustration of photographic something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist.

Anecdoche: A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening

Ellipsism: A sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out.

Kuebiko: A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence.

Lachesism: The desire to be struck by disaster – to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.

Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.

Adronitis: Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.

Rückkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.

Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.

Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.

Liberosis: The desire to care less about things.

Altschmerz: Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years.

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Canvas Prints by Scott Listfield

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Van Gogh letters

Sketches in the Air: Delicate Figures Drawn in the Air with Welded Steel Rods by Gavin Worth

Artist Gavin Worth (previously) works with repurposed steel rods and wire welded into two dimensional sculptures appear as illustrated line drawings. Some of the artworks are meant to be viewed against the dramatic backdrop of the sky, or can be amplified through projected light and shadow. Other pieces, like his 2012 sculpture Thirst, have a kinetic component and can be rotated to reveal opposing images.

“Let’s be cute together!”

We’re extremely excited to announce that DIY Cultures will returning to Rich Mix for a 4th year on 29th May! Apply for table space!! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1122363277796492/

Call for Zines, Artists books, Illustrations, Comics, Distros, Film and Animation for DIY Cultures 2016 at Rich Mix, London

Tables are £9 but spaces are limited. To book a stall email [email protected] with the following info:

- Who are you, what do you do, where are you based? - What kind of zines will be at your table? - Price range? Up for swaps? - Website link (if you have one).

There will be a FREE communal table for people with one-off zines to sell. Bring your zines on the day!

Workshops: We aim to have a few workshops exploring different aspects of DIY culture plus some zine-based workshops. If you are interested in hosting a workshop please e-mail [email protected] with the following details:

- Who are you, what do you do, where are you based? - Workshop title and general content? - What would workshop participants do? - Special requirements, or additional comments? - Website link (if you have one).

Film, animation and gifs: We’re looking for films, animation and gifs to screen at DIY Cultures. Themes we’re interested in this year are justice, activism, radical libraries, mental health, remembrance, unemployment, education, and technology but other theme may also be submitted. Email [email protected] with your name, website or bio and links to your videos on youtube or vimeo.

DEADLINE for workshops/film/animation/gifs 13th March

DIY OR CRY

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