ZINE is the purest form of paper-based media for conveying one's thoughts and ideas.flotsam booksWe deal with a large number of zines on a daily basis.
It was in 2022 that "flotsam books" first held the "flotsam zine tour," a project focusing on zines.You can read about that time in this article.The following is a list of the most common problems with the
And after 2022 and 2023, this year's "flotsam zine tour 2024" will begin this weekend, with more than 150 groups participating and will tour 12 locations throughout Japan this year.
The three rules for participating in the "flotsam zine tour 2024" are that the zine must be produced within a year, the sales price must be within 3,000 yen, and the size of the zine must fit in a letter-pack. The fact that we respect the freedom and fairness inherent in zines by daring to select and screen works can be said to be a characteristic of "flotsam books".
As a related project, Mayumi Hosokura, photographer, and Yumiko Ochi, representative of publishing label MARGINAL PRESS, will participate as special selection committee members and select one book from their unique perspectives. The selected zine will be published and sold as a new zine by Flotsam Books.
-Tour Schedule
June 7 (Fri.) - 9 (Sun.), 2024: flotsambooks (Tokyo)
Sunday, June 16 - Thursday, June 20, 2024: Dekay (Tokyo)
June 22 (Sat.) & 23 (Sun.), 2024: Staple coffee (Ibaraki)
Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 2024: Mukta (Kobe)
July 6 (Sat.) & 7 (Sun.), 2024: Colloquium (Sendai)
July 13 (Sat.) & 14 (Sun.), 2024: kivi (Kyoto)
July 20 (Sat.) and 21 (Sun.), 2024 READAN DEAT (Hiroshima)
July 27 (Sat.) & 28 (Sun.), 2024: IACK (Kanazawa)
August 2 (Fri.) - 4 (Sun.), 2024: C7C gallery and shop (Nagoya)
August 17 (Sat.) - 19 (Mon.), 2024: LIBRIS KOBACO (Fukuoka)
August 24 (Sat) - September 2 (Mon), 2024: 229 (Tokyo)
September 6 (Fri.)-8 (Sun.), 2024: ISEEALL (Osaka)
Just take a zine, enjoy it, and feel it. You will find the personality of the creator in the zine.
