ABQZF7 Interview with: Art Luman
WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR ZIINE?
Art Luman, Horrible Vacuum International, etc.
PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE ZINES YOU'LL BE TABLING AT ABQZF7! WHY DID YOU CREATE THEM? WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT?
In addition to the myriad thrilling offerings from Horrible Vacuum Intnl, we will be peddling BANDS! new and old, as well as some other offerings from affiliate producers.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MAKING/WRITING ZINES? HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
At least half of my life but much more actively in the past 7 years.
WHAT MAKES A ZINE A ZINE TO YOU? DEFINE "ZINE," IN YOUR WAY.
The smell of toner and the personal touch of a maniac.
HOW DO ZINES CONTRIBUTE TO LITERARY CULTURE?
The provide a personal, largely off-net, culture of information, thought, and literature that is so much more direct than any other channel of media dissemination. People make zines. People read zines. You get zines from people. There are no gods, no masters, no rules, no committees.
DO YOU HAVE A ZINE CRUSH?! IF SO, ARE YOU WILLING TO REVEAL THE OBJECT OF YOUR ZINE AFFECTION?
The works of Marya Errin Jones, I believe you know her. Also Diane Toepfer's Jagger Hair.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT MAKING ZINES? WHAT DO YOU FIND TO BE MOST FRUSTRATING ABOUT THE PROCESS?
Layout / design. Layout / design.
HOW HAVE ZINES HELPED YOU GROW AS AN ARTIST/WRITER/MUSICIAN/THINKER/MAKER?
I like the creativity of working within the limitations of the format.
HOW MANY ZINES ARE IN YOUR COLLECTION AND WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITES?
Probably > 50. Jagger Hair, Mocha Chocolata Momma, Next Stop Adventure, Freeze Dirtbag, Wig Wam Bam, I Heart Barry Manilow, Non-Hierarchical Lists, Rat Man vs. the Mutant Fungus
WHAT KIND OF ZINE DO YOU WANT TO WRITE/CREATE THAT YOU HAVEN'T EXPLORED YET? (TOPIC, FORMAT, STYLE, ETC.)
mitochondrial zines that can be inserted into cells and be distributed like a virus.
LIST ALL SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITES, OR OTHER ONLINE SPACES WHERE YOUR WORK IS DISPLAYED.
http://horriblevacuum.com
@hvac_international (insta) @horriblevacuum (twitter)
@artluman (twitter) @markgunkhvac (twitter)
https://www.facebook.com/horriblevacuum