Hum
Risograph zine collaboration w/ Tasman Richardson, founded 2020. Hum: Drone Listening Walks are risograph printed zines and maps poetically detailing resonant spots for audio. Readers are encouraged to walk to the sites on the map at their leisure and participate in a guided sound tour. So often art requires spectacle. Even the readymades, experimental composition, and industrial music require gallery space, an assembly of people, or recorded transmission. During the Covid-19 lockdown one of our only pass-times is to walk. As environmental noise is blocked, muffled, and chastised in our neighbourhood, we are inspired by the pockets of ambiance that persist to make tactile, collectible guides that share our deep appreciation of the ordinary with other explorers of sound. In a time where accessing live music is challenging at best, Hum offers readers an IRL concert experience, a chance to get outside, and, may we HUMbly say, a different way of listening.
Pseudonym Studio: Etsy Instagram: @humzine Contact: humzinemaps@gmail.com Tag your resonant spots: #resonantspots
Spring 2021
Hum issue #4, Spring 2021, is a 2-colour risograph printed pocket book printed in kelly green & teal by Vide Press in a limited edition of 30 on warm white, matte, uncoated, 80lb paper, staple-stitched. Hum's Spring 2021 issue is a walking tour of Toronto's historic St Lawrence neighbourhood. The drones range from symphonic back alleys to terraces over pits of noise. The walk should take less than an hour, depending how much you stand still.
Winter 2020/21
Hum issue #3, Winter 2021, is a 2-colour risograph printed pocket book printed in federal blue & mint green by Vide Press in a limited edition of 30 on bright-white, matte, uncoated, 80lb paper, staple-stitched. Hum's Winter 2021 issue is a walking tour of Toronto's King West neighbourhood. The drones range from chugging motors over streen corners, to ever-changing harmonies in secret alcoves. The walk should take less than an hour, depending how much you stand still.
Fall 2020
Hum Issue #2, Autumn 2020, is a 2-colour risograph printed pocket book in metallic gold and burgundy by Vide Press on tan, matte, uncoated, 60lb paper, staple-stitched. Hum's Autumn 2020 issue is a walking tour of Toronto's Roncesvalles neighbourhood. The drone spots range from insignificant looking alleyways to vast networks of machines. The walk will take about an hour or two, depending how much you stand still.
Summer 2020
Hum Issue #1, Summer 2020, is a 2-colour risograph printed pocket book printed in coral pink and hunter green by Vide Press in a limited edition of 30 on off-white, matte, uncoated, 60lb paper, staple-stitched. Hum's Summer 2020 issue is a walking tour of Toronto's Queen West West neighbourhood. The drones range from mysterious, high frequency hums from above, to rattling industrial rumbles from below. The walk will take about an hour or two, depending how much you stand still.