black joy archive v.iii
a project by zoë pulley
irl workshop session
March 1st & 2nd
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https://blackjoyarchive.com
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The first edition of Black Joy Archive was created in the summer of 2020 — an urgent call amidst the global racial reckoning of 2020; asking contributors to reflect on their past histories, stories and personal archives. The second volume of this project was released the summer of 2022, contributors then reflecting on what their “Black joy” meant to them now; entrenched in a consumer American landscape that has transformed this term into low-hanging fruit easily co-opted to signal performative allyship. The third volume of this project is simple —
how will your black joy persevere into our future unknown?
As we enter a new geo-political age that threatens the livelihoods of many, we wonder — what are the methods, objects, knowledge and traditions our communities have held onto and practiced in the face of uncertain pathways forward? And what ways are these methods lighting the path into the vast unknown? More importantly— how can we ensure that our global communities will indeed, persist?
how will your black joy persevere into our future unknown?
As we enter a new geo-political age that threatens the livelihoods of many, we wonder — what are the methods, objects, knowledge and traditions our communities have held onto and practiced in the face of uncertain pathways forward? And what ways are these methods lighting the path into the vast unknown? More importantly— how can we ensure that our global communities will indeed, persist?
black joy archive v.iii invites Black individuals to convene for a two-day workshop to share, ideate and map ideologies in times of uncertainty. We have seen time and time again, that regardless of the terror / pain / contempt / unrest of our social environment, our joy lives on.
The first session will entail us collectively writing and creating images that will be part of v.iii of this project. In session two, each contributor will learn how to scan their makings from the previous session and print with the risograph machine. All writing and images created will then be incorporated into the final version of this publication, which will be released in the summer of 2025.
The first session will entail us collectively writing and creating images that will be part of v.iii of this project. In session two, each contributor will learn how to scan their makings from the previous session and print with the risograph machine. All writing and images created will then be incorporated into the final version of this publication, which will be released in the summer of 2025.
THE WORKSHOP:
Who this course is for:
Black individuals interested in narrative, archives and DIY publishing.
What you’ll need:
bring items, books, excerpts and whatever else that feels like a guiding light towards your joy. This could be a saying you’ve always believed in, a manifesto text, photographs that remind you of a story of perseverance, an idea illustrated in written word or image, etc. In addition, in art-making tools you like to use (markers, crayons, instax cameras, ribbons, hole punchers, glitter, tapes, etc.)
Black individuals interested in narrative, archives and DIY publishing.
What you’ll need:
bring items, books, excerpts and whatever else that feels like a guiding light towards your joy. This could be a saying you’ve always believed in, a manifesto text, photographs that remind you of a story of perseverance, an idea illustrated in written word or image, etc. In addition, in art-making tools you like to use (markers, crayons, instax cameras, ribbons, hole punchers, glitter, tapes, etc.)
Takeaway :
(what will participants leave with): each contributor will leave with risoprint copies of the images we create. Additionally, each contributor will receive a copy of v.iii once released. They will also each be welcomed to join and share their work at the launch event in the summer of 2025.
(what will participants leave with): each contributor will leave with risoprint copies of the images we create. Additionally, each contributor will receive a copy of v.iii once released. They will also each be welcomed to join and share their work at the launch event in the summer of 2025.
