A ‘Zine’ is a small circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images. They tend to be made, produced and distributed by individuals or small teams, becoming very personal projects.

A lecture with Raw Print’s Matt Gill introduced me to the new Zine library at Nottingham Contemporary. After a particularly interesting talk from Matt, I decided to go along to the opening of the exhibition and I was pleasantly surprised. The library was part of  an exhibition called ‘Still I Rise’- An exhibition exploring the History of Feminism, the Women’s Liberation Movement and Resistance Movements.

Upon browsing the Zines, I picked up on the common trend in subject matter. Recurring Zines about Gender inequality, sexuality and other social matters that were clearly personal to the producer. This made the exhibition incredibly expressive and raw.

I really enjoyed this exhibition, although I wouldn’t particularly class myself as a Feminist, I definitely believe in equal rights and gender equality and I appreciate active feminists and their platforms (Adwoa Aboah and her platform Gurls Talk is my favourite). I will attach some of my images of ‘Still I Rise’ and the Zine Library below along with a few of my favourite Zines I saw.

-Kirsty