Neumatofora

We created this magazine as a fictional archive of a women-only strip club, which never existed, but is hypothetically set in the 1970s in Pigalle, Paris.

We created this magazine as a testament to that era, basing it on a real archive we have of porn magazines between Bogotá and Paris, from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Revolutionary nostalgia in the time of the dystopia we are living in. Reading and learning from the stories of our ancestors to understand the challenges of the sex workers' struggle, their community history. Rewriting history, harder, to remind ourselves of what has already been done and what can still be done. You are invited to contribute by accessing the archives you have.

A compilation of texts by members of the El Alto Community Archive collective, bringing together various key themes that shape the history of the city of El Alto (Bolivia). The edition was produced in collaboration with Neumatofora.

The texts were compiled as if they were a musical selection of cumbia-chicha or huayños, as were the reused images and fonts found in magazines, books, and on 16 de Julio Street in El Alto, La Paz, and at the Tiwanaku archaeological site.

The following texts make up this first issue:
✿ ‘Aymar thuqt ́awinakax jiwasamp chikaw aka Altupata markasar puriniwayataya’, Kullakita Nayra ✿ ‘Shield’, Samuel Hilari
✿ ‘The Extraterritorial Dance of the Chiwiñas in El Alto’, Vania Calle
✿ ‘From Your Envy My Fame Is Born (Part 1)’
Fher Masi Pérez
✿ ‘El Alto/Los Altos Through Footage (Vol. 1)’, Pedro Alroc Aliaga Mollinedo
✿ ‘Feminist Chicha Huayno 2025’, Luli Micelio
✿ ‘From One of the Twenty Provinces, to Begin with’, Alexis Argüello Sandoval

In this zine, you'll find a glimpse of the gathering processes carried out by Textiles Semillas, as well as pieces of the history, techniques, and other details of each of the 12 collectives involved in this project. These are companions who allowed me to be part of this little journey and to learn from them during the months of May and July.

This publication was made for the weavers' meeting in Amaicha, which took place last August.

Collectives:
❀Teleras de Huila Catina ❀ Cooperativa Pachamama ❀Teleras de Atamisqui ❀ Flor de Altea ❀ Tejedoras Quilmes ❀ Flor en Piedra ❀ Achalay ❀ Randeras de El Cercado ❀ SilÄt ❀ Tejedores Andinos ❀ Tinku Kamayu ❀ Warmipura