ZINZINATTI Multimedia Publishing and Publications Studio

Unique art books, zines and ephemeral prints – are one of the spaces of expression of contemporary art. The more the world of digitally distributed content supersedes traditional, paper-based media, the more the latter resurface in artistic practices. The production of contemporary zines can also be interpreted as a longing for the romantic mood of the underground press and the 20th-century counterculture. Today, art books and zines are becoming a form of resistance against the flood of mass, shallow content intended for quick consumption.

This is demonstrated by the works presented by the Multimedia Publishing and Publications Studio from the Design Faculty at the Academy of Arts in Szczecin, Poland. ZINZINATTI is an ongoing project initiated in 2020 with zines exhibition in TRAFO modern art gallery in Szczecin. Publications from the studio are exhibited in galleries, zine fairs and nationwide art book reviews.

Kornelia Biały, Cold Table, master thesis project, 2024, © Kornelia Biały

Kornelia Biały, extrapolating into the future, proposes a dystopian scenario in which isolated patients assume the role of a modern-day alchemist, attempting to master reality and regain health. The work bears the hallmarks of a future fossil, where the future is told through tools and aesthetics appropriate to the distant past. The thesis comprises a publication, an altar table, and a screen. In "Cold Table," the object-based installation serves as a scenographic illustration, transporting us to a world where the lines between Western medicine, magic, and religion are once again blurred. It is a design for debate on the growing popularity of alternative treatments.

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Aryna Mazheika, Making Kin, student project, 2024, © Aryna Mazheika

Spreads of experimental publication about posthuman connections.

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Original photos taken in allotment houses mixed with experimental editorial design.

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