LAYERING HISTORIES: An archives in place workshop with Alexander Stubbs
Through a process of writing, selecting, layering, and archive making, we’ll explore local place-based histories and the people who inhabit them through a new lens. Using visual materials taken from the Historic England ‘England’s Places’ archive and local archives in and around Hackney, we'll discover together the ways in which we might reveal to ourselves unexpected connections, imagined futures, and collective memories for the places we exist in.
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@alexanderstubbss
Alexander Stubbs is a writer and curator based in Hull. Working primarily in text-based practice, his writing explores the world through imaginary landscapes in order to deconstruct and decode memory, grief, and language. Concerned with the political and social power of self publishing, and the ways in which text and image archives can be reanimated in new contexts, Alexander uses books, zines, and digital platforms to present his work physically. Alexander currently publishes a regular Substack column, SPECTATE, an ongoing series of flash essays recording intimate experiences and research. His latest self-publication, I came home, was published as part of a residency at Hull Artist Research Initiative in Summer 2024.
His writing has also been published in Art Review, Aesthetica, and Corridor 8. Alexander has a particular interest in community-building practices, and shared and embodied knowledge through collaboration. He enjoys working with young people and artists at all stages of their careers, especially in settings outside of mainstream education. Alexander currently self-directs the nomadic reading group project, YAK!, an open and communal reading group exploring radical histories through conversation and text. Alexander is also the curator of Hull Zine Library, an open-source library collecting the works of zine artists and self-publishers across the UK and abroad.
Alexander graduated with an MA in Art History from University of Nottingham, and currently works as the Programme Assistant at Humber Street Gallery.
Through a process of writing, selecting, layering, and archive making, we’ll explore local place-based histories and the people who inhabit them through a new lens. Using visual materials taken from the Historic England ‘England’s Places’ archive and local archives in and around Hackney, we'll discover together the ways in which we might reveal to ourselves unexpected connections, imagined futures, and collective memories for the places we exist in.
Social media handles
@alexanderstubbss
Alexander Stubbs is a writer and curator based in Hull. Working primarily in text-based practice, his writing explores the world through imaginary landscapes in order to deconstruct and decode memory, grief, and language. Concerned with the political and social power of self publishing, and the ways in which text and image archives can be reanimated in new contexts, Alexander uses books, zines, and digital platforms to present his work physically. Alexander currently publishes a regular Substack column, SPECTATE, an ongoing series of flash essays recording intimate experiences and research. His latest self-publication, I came home, was published as part of a residency at Hull Artist Research Initiative in Summer 2024.
His writing has also been published in Art Review, Aesthetica, and Corridor 8. Alexander has a particular interest in community-building practices, and shared and embodied knowledge through collaboration. He enjoys working with young people and artists at all stages of their careers, especially in settings outside of mainstream education. Alexander currently self-directs the nomadic reading group project, YAK!, an open and communal reading group exploring radical histories through conversation and text. Alexander is also the curator of Hull Zine Library, an open-source library collecting the works of zine artists and self-publishers across the UK and abroad.
Alexander graduated with an MA in Art History from University of Nottingham, and currently works as the Programme Assistant at Humber Street Gallery.
Through a process of writing, selecting, layering, and archive making, we’ll explore local place-based histories and the people who inhabit them through a new lens. Using visual materials taken from the Historic England ‘England’s Places’ archive and local archives in and around Hackney, we'll discover together the ways in which we might reveal to ourselves unexpected connections, imagined futures, and collective memories for the places we exist in.
Social media handles
@alexanderstubbss
Alexander Stubbs is a writer and curator based in Hull. Working primarily in text-based practice, his writing explores the world through imaginary landscapes in order to deconstruct and decode memory, grief, and language. Concerned with the political and social power of self publishing, and the ways in which text and image archives can be reanimated in new contexts, Alexander uses books, zines, and digital platforms to present his work physically. Alexander currently publishes a regular Substack column, SPECTATE, an ongoing series of flash essays recording intimate experiences and research. His latest self-publication, I came home, was published as part of a residency at Hull Artist Research Initiative in Summer 2024.
His writing has also been published in Art Review, Aesthetica, and Corridor 8. Alexander has a particular interest in community-building practices, and shared and embodied knowledge through collaboration. He enjoys working with young people and artists at all stages of their careers, especially in settings outside of mainstream education. Alexander currently self-directs the nomadic reading group project, YAK!, an open and communal reading group exploring radical histories through conversation and text. Alexander is also the curator of Hull Zine Library, an open-source library collecting the works of zine artists and self-publishers across the UK and abroad.
Alexander graduated with an MA in Art History from University of Nottingham, and currently works as the Programme Assistant at Humber Street Gallery.