eShelf / Friday 18 May, 7pm

This Friday, 18^th of May please join us for the launch a small publication which was produced for the eShelf project,  documenting  the events at X Marks the Bökship and the index of online publishers included in the eShelf. We will also show a selection of publications from produced by the A-Z contributors that we have collected over this time period.

The collection will be showcased at the shop until the 27^th of May.

eShelf is a collection of artists’ online publishing activities and a series of events introducing digital publishing projects, initiatives and resources.

Our aim was to showcase a selection of online independent publishing activities, showing examples of creative and experimental uses of online publishing, and also to bring together publishers working across similar digital platforms.

We wanted to create a platform where we could demonstrate and share a variety of different projects that were happening in such an exciting and diverse field, one that is undergoing a substantial redefinition and having to adapt to so many cultural changes.

eShelf is meant to be a snapshot, or observation, of the here and now. We compiled an A – Z of online publishing activities into the eShelf, which is indexed online at http://www.eshelf.info. We first began posting a countdown from A-Z on the eShelf on the 18^th of April, beginning with A, and ending with Z on the 18^th of May 2012.

We invited publishers and individuals to introduce their publishing activities at a series of talks held at X Marks the Bökship. The first set of talks took place on the 1^st May 2012, where we invited contributors to come discuss their work that were listed in the A-M of the online index. This event was followed by another series of talks on the 9^th May 2012, where a selection from the remaining N-Z eShelf contributors came to talk about their publications.

http://www.eshelf.info

eShelf N – Z / Wednesday 9 May 2012, 7pm

The evening will be the second part of the eShelf A – Z talks and we are inviting online publishers whose projects are listed in the N-Z index of the eShelf to talk about their publications.

Or-bits / Publication Studio / Preston is my Paris / Self Publish, Be Happy / Triple Canopy / Very Small Kitchen
It will be part of the current eShelf program, which is a collection of artists’ online publishing activities and a series of events introducing digital publishing projects, initiatives and resources.

eShelf A – M / Wednesday 2 May 2012, 7pm

eShelf / C D E F

eShelf / C

Close-Up aims to make film culture and history accessible through its library, film screenings and the online publication of Vertigo Magazine. Established in 2005, the company has built up its activities on the basis of reinvesting all its profits into creating an extensive film resource.The Library’s collection of over 15,000 titles specialises in early cinema, classics, world cinema, documentaries, experimental films, video art and independent films. It includes rare films exclusive to Close-Up and by independent filmmakers not represented by distributors.Vertigo Magazine

Vertigo Magazine was established in 1993 to promote and discuss independent film and cinema culture, aimed alike to audiences, academics and practitioners. Vertigo welcomes feedback and dialogue on any aspect of the publication or its contents and actively seeks pieces (image – or text-led) for consideration.

www.closeupfilmcentre.com

eShelf / D

Dracula V is a digital book containing a selection of photographs, press clippings, digital imagery and miscellaneous flat works accumulated by the artist, James Jarrett, in the five years between 2006-2011.
As well as being a variation on the artist book theme, Dracula V is also a reevaluation of Bram Stoker’s original novel Dracula (1897).The work, launched as a digital publication, attempts to develop the manifestation of the body of work beyond the seeming finality of the book format. The launch of Dracula V at New Gallery London started this process by substituting the physicality of the book for a projection of images and a QR code, which enabled visitors to download it onto a Smartphone.
Find publication here.

eShelf / E

Edgwareroad.org is a platform for publishing and archiving possible studies about the Edgware Road, London. Created by artists CAMP during their residency at the Serpentine Gallery. It is an open publishing platform for local research to be printed and distributed as journals, placemats, pamphlets and webcasts.

CAMP is a Mumbai-based organisation of artists and programmers, who test the ground between art and the public, often working with “infrastructures” such as the internet, transportation and trade systems, CCTV systems, radio, electricity, water and video.

www.camputer.org
www.edgwareroad.org

eShelf /  F

Fillip, no.13, Spring, 2011

Fillip is a publication of art, culture, and ideas released three times a year
by the Projectile Publishing Society from Vancouver, British Columbia.

www.fillip.ca

eShelf / B

Booksonline is a project run by the French designer Pierre Hourquet. Using the format of a book as a conventional method of displaying photography, Booksonline is a good example of an updated version of this convention, introducing a refreshing digital form for the art book and zine.
www.booksonline.fr

eShelf / A

AND Public is a platform for the production and dissemination of artists’ self-publishing using print-on-demand.

Print-on-demand is a printing process in which new copies of a book are
not printed until an order has been received, allowing for short runs,
low production costs, immediate response to an audience, and almost no storage.
We see this as an extension of a creative and sustainable practice.

How it works

1. You develop your book – AND give you tips.
2. You decide which print-on-demand service is right.
3. Upload your pdf to the printer’s online server.
4. The printer will process, print, bind and ship to you.
5. AND will feature your book in our online shop and at X Marks the Bökship.

www.andpublishing.org

AND Public is also currently holding a Self-Publishing Surgery.
Find out more information here.

 

eShelf @ X Marks the Bökship

eShelf is a collection of artists’ online publishing activities and a series of events introducing digital publishing projects, initiatives and resources. http://www.eshelf.info/

At eShelf, online publishing activities will be collected and compiled into an A – Z online index.

There will also be a series of live events hosted at X Marks the Bökship, where publishers can introduce their projects to other publishers and individuals working across similar platforms.

The aims are to:
_ Introduce a selection of online independent publishing activities
_ Show examples of creative and experimental uses of online publishing
_ Bring together publishers working across similar digital platforms
_ Offer advice and resources available to artists and independent publishers

Please contact eShelf at hello@eshelf.info
eShelf is a online publishing project initiated by Rahel Zoller.