Four months, one crowdfunding campaign, a fair few InDesign sessions and a courier delivery later: the Processing newspaper has arrived.
Made possible by 62 Sponsume contributors, the newspaper has been printed and delivered – several boxes currently stacked in my living room.
It’s quite strange to hold the newspaper in all honesty. The abstract idea, one that has been constantly discussed between us over the past 5 months, is now a tangible object.
As the newspaper slowly begins to filter out across Liverpool, including at The Cornerstone Gallery for next Thursday’s opening, I wonder what will it’s impact be? When you put any work into the public domain, silence can be unsettling. However I’m hoping that the newspaper will act as a catalyst for critical discussion once the exhibition opens.
I believe that the collaborations between the writers and photographers have already resulted in positive outcomes. However the full extent of these dialogues won’t be evident for a while yet.
Over the next week, in the run upto the private view of Processing, I will be posting extracts from the newspaper.
If you’re based in Liverpool you can pick one up at the Bluecoat, FACT, Open Eye Gallery and The Cornerstone Gallery next week. If you’re not up north please get in touch and I will send you a copy.
