Zines of the Zone – Travelling Exhibition
Posted: January 10, 2014 Filed under: Artwork, Blog | Tags: artwork, Christopher Brown, exhibition, karen tang, kirsten tambling, library, lines underwater, Meredith Knowles, mermaids, Michele Brenton, photobooks, photography, Zines of the zone Leave a commentZines of the Zone is a travelling library of independent and self-published printed works containing, and relating to, photography. It’s going everywhere from Barcelona to Athens, and will be exhibiting the pieces it’s collected at special events in every city it visits.
Find out more about their project
We were very happy to hear about this fantastic project, and to donate a copy of our mermaid anthology ‘Lines Underwater’ for inclusion in the travelling library and exhibition.
Here on our website, you can read about some of the photography in our anthology, which ranges from a semi-animate bench and a romantic turtle to a mermaid’s-eye view with an underwater camera and a wiry siren (seen here in its fleshless glory), as well as lots of photographs by Kirsten Tambling. You can also take a look at some of the other artwork involved in our project.
And make sure to try and catch us at Zines of the Zone when it comes to a city near you. If you’d like to buy a copy of the anthology for yourself, it’s only £10 + p&p.
Exhibition at the Undercurrents Gallery now open
Posted: October 7, 2013 Filed under: The project, Undercurrents Gallery | Tags: deptford, events, exhibition, lines underwater, Undercurrents Gallery 1 CommentThanks to everyone who came to our launch event at The Bird’s Nest on Friday 4 October. We are now open and on display in the Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford, until 30 October, so do pop by (there are also some events planned at the gallery as part of the exhibition).
Here are some photos from the installation:
Undersea Zines – Call for submissions
Posted: September 30, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: london 2013, residency, the birds nest, Undercurrents Gallery, zine fair, zines Leave a commentAs part of our residency at the Undercurrents Gallery throughout October, we’ll be hosting a zine and DIY fair open to all and free entry.
TABLES
We have a limited number of tables available for artists or zine-makers who want to sell their work during the day. If you’d like a spot, please send some mermaid-related samples to poemsunderwater @t gmail.com.
BRING AND SWAP
We’re also inviting people to come along and bring their own work to swap or share. As long as it’s mermaid-related, we’d love to see it.
You can also find out more and join the event on our Facebook page.
Maritime Urban Legends: Residency at the Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford
Posted: September 26, 2013 Filed under: Blog | Tags: anthology, call for submissions, deptford, exhibition, the birds nest, Undercurrents Gallery, zine fair, zines Leave a commentDon’t miss our residency at the Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford from next Friday, 4 October 2013!
We’ll be collaborating with the Minesweeper Collective (who hosted our launch event on the 14th) to offer a programme of events around the theme of maritime urban legends.
Lots still to come, but the following have all been confirmed:
Friday 4 October
Exhibition opens.
Launch event hosted by the Minesweeper Collective, featuring live music and poetry.
Wednesday 16 October
Open mic session, including Luciana Francis, Oswaldo Santos, and Jan Lee
Wednesday 23 October
Open mic session including Andrew Souter and Tony Winn
Sunday 27 October
Mer-zine and craft fair in the Undercurrents Gallery – line up TBC (email poemsunderwater @t gmail.com if you’re interested in selling your own work)
Wednesday 30 October
Open mic session including Charlotte Higgins
Thursday 31 October
Last night of the exhibition! Live sea shanties from 7pm till 1am.
Each event will also include an opportunity to buy our anthology ‘Lines Underwater’.
If you’ve got your own mermaid stories to tell or mermaid-themed music to play, we’ve got slots available throughout the month – get in touch to tell us your idea.
To stay up to date, you can also join the event on Facebook.
Poems Underwater – Launch event in Deptford
Posted: September 15, 2013 Filed under: Blog | Tags: event, exhibition, lines underwater, minesweeper collective, poetry readings, Undercurrents Gallery 1 CommentPoems Underwater set sail last night on board a boat in Deptford (courtesy of the brilliant Minesweeper Collective).
We launched our new anthology, Lines Underwater, exhibited some of the artworks made as part of the project, and heard readings from some of the poets and writers involved. Musicians Tony Winn, Andrew Souter, Luciana Francis and Sara Eliot performed sets, and we had a splendid mermaid cake (you may remember the original one) courtesy of Alice Saville (RaddingtonB).
Here are some photos from the night…
Thank you so much to everyone who came along, performed and helped make it such a great night.
If you missed it, you can see the artworks from this exhibition, along with a few extra, at the Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford, from 4 October – 1 November 2013. We’ll also be publishing details of events running alongside this in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
Tony Winn – The Mermaid
Posted: September 11, 2013 Filed under: Audio-visual | Tags: Air Sea Rescue, lines underwater, mermaids, sailors, Singing in the Bath, The Mermaid, Tony Winn Leave a comment
Tony Winn’s great song The Mermaid is featured in our anthology, which you can buy online. He’ll also be performing it at our launch party this Saturday:
Lyrics
I don’t want to sit on this rock for ever
I can’t get to sleep on the sea bed
My complexion has been ruined by salt water
And who wants seaweed – all over her head
she prays for the day when a bold sea captain
will be lured by her mystical charms
and his ship will be wrecked on the rocks below
and the tide will bear him to her arms
but these days sailors are better educated
and they don’t believe in mythical sights
and they know that the sound of the mermaid’s song
is just the wind in the night
there was a time long ago when it was easy pickings
and you just had to hum a little tune
and a thousand sails would appear on the horizon
reflecting the beams of the moon
but these days ships are different
and they’re powered by the diesel engine
and you can’t hear the sound of the mermaids song
above the din of the piston thumping
one day she was sitting on her usual rock
with her tail stretched out in the sun
when a sailing yacht hove into view
she lifted up her head and sung
and the ship hit the rocks & the wind tore her sail
and the sailor was clinging to the wheel
and she knew that if once her eyes met his
his heart she would surely steal
but then a noise she heard
like a chopping sound in the air
and a rope came down and the sailor went up
air sea rescue – it just isn’t fair.
Essex man Tony Winn writes and performs his own songs and poems in a variety of styles covering all aspects of life, love , the universe and whatever else there is or may be!! An actor and member of a number of groups he also performs his one-man-show “Singing in the Bath” – Visit his world at www.tonywinn.org.uk
Launch event next week…
Posted: September 9, 2013 Filed under: Blog | Tags: deptford, launch event, poems underwater sheet, preparations, residency, Undercurrents Gallery 2 CommentsWe’ve had lots of exciting deliveries this week, and many things to do as we prepare for our special launch event on Saturday (including some sheet painting, so we now have a flag).
We’re fully booked for Saturday, but if you’re missing out, don’t worry – you can come and see us for the whole month of October at the Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford. Here, we’ll be exhibiting selected works from the anthology and running a number of projects and events.
Residency at The Undercurrents Gallery, Deptford
Posted: September 5, 2013 Filed under: Blog | Tags: deptford, exhibition, residency, the undercurrents gallery Leave a commentWe’re delighted to announce that we’ll be exhibited selected artworks from the project at Deptford’s Undercurrents Gallery from Friday 4 October 2013 until the end of the month.
As part of this project, we’ll also be holding a few open mic nights and some other mermaid-themed events, so stay tuned for more information coming soon…