As the greater part of my self-publishing practice I make zines, mostly in a portrait A5 format with drawings, sometimes photo and / or text. I make editions of 15-100 and I never re-print. My main form for distribution is thru trading my zines, prints and originals with others over mail and / or at fairs (my Instagram seems to be the best place to meet traders it seems). I truly appreciate the contact and the possibility to take part of other peoples work thru the act of giving. I keep a map with the trades, which also in itself becomes a narrative of trust and connections.
HDK Zine Archive
In 2016 I started an archive of zines and self-published work in collaboration with the University library at the Academy of Design and Crafts (HDK). The archive is open for anyone and if one holds a library card the publications can be borrowed as any book. It is a donation based archive within the library system, and it is slowly growing with contributions from both students, staff and people outside both HDK and even Sweden. Today (June 2019) it hold a bit over 300 titles from many different parts of the world.
Most of the zines that I trade go in to this archive.
If you are interested in trading zines with me, or to donate to the HDK Zine Archive ---> DM me or email: [email protected]