Tropik Talks 2: A SEA Speaker Series featuring Superblooom* and Hardcoresoftcover
Tropik Talks gathers Southeast Asian self-publishers to discuss mediums of independent distribution.
Tropik Talks gathers Southeast Asian self-publishers to discuss mediums of independent distribution as a tool for cultural preservation, exchange and self-definition within the diaspora. This session features Vietnamese-American small publishing group Superblooom*, and Filipino-American designers Margo and Jojo Dela Cruz of hardcoresoftcover.
Superblooom* presents: “How to Not Turn Your Small Zine-Making Practice Into a Tool for Self Tokenization”, a critical look at our journey as diasporic artists as we reconnect with our roots through small publishing.
hardcoresoftcover presents: “we wear our hearts on our t-shirt sleeves”, a look into how being raised by the 2010s Internet led them to incorporate their fangirl passion into their work.
Program
1:00-1:15pm: Opening remarks
1:15-2:00 pm: Superblooom* (followed by Q&A)
2:00-2:15 pm: Break
2:15- 3:00 pm: Hardcoresoftcover (followed by Q&A)
3:00 - 3:15 pm: Closing remarks
3:15 - 4:00pm: Mini mixer, opportunity to purchase printed matter
Speakers
Superblooom* is a Vietnamese-American small publishing group dedicated to promoting the culture, arts, stories, and design of the Vietnamese Diaspora and Global South. Founded in Richmond, Virginia, and made up of various Vietnamese-American artists, creatives, and innovators, Superblooom* strives to bring new perspectives towards “Vietnamese-American art” and what it means to be Vietnamese in a global community.
hardcoresoftcover is an experimental playground for creative twins Margo and Jojo Dela Cruz, split between Brooklyn and New Jersey, intertwining internet/music subculture and their Filipino-American identities to express their humor through printed matter, ephemera, and merch. We're sincere about silliness! ^__^ <3
Facilitator
Neue Sans Press is run by Erin May Cochanco, a Filipino designer, and self-publisher.
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