Zine-Workshop: Hauptbahnhof-Schnipsel

Together, we wander through the neighborhood around the Central Station and collect scraps of paper.

What stories do they tell about the people who spend time, live, and work there? What memories are embedded in them, and what might they become in the future?

Afterward, you’ll design your own zine using the scraps, beautiful old magazines, books, and postcards. Feel free to bring your own materials, too. 

Along the way, I’ll share tips and tricks to make zine-making even more fun.
 

Very important: You don’t need to know how to do anything, have any prior knowledge, or prepare anything. Anyone can make zines. And they’re best when they’re imperfect :)

🩷 Ages 14 and up.

🩷 Duration: 3 hours. Please be on time—we’ll get started right away.

🩷 English-speaking participants are also very welcome.

💖 Free and no registration required.

What is a zine?

“Zine” is short for “magazine.” It’s a small booklet that’s handmade and can be easily reproduced and distributed.
 

Zine culture has its origins in the African American Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. In the 1930s, the science fiction fan community flourished in zines. Zines then established themselves in the punk scene in the ’70s; in the ’80s, they served as a voice for AIDS awareness; and in the ’90s, for feminism. To this day, they remain a popular medium within subcultures for informing and entertaining others.
 

In the workshop, Tante Trash will show you a few examples so you can get a better sense of what all these terms mean. There will also be a small exhibition on the history of zines. 

💖 Come on by and treat yourself to some creative time with other wonderful people!