PER Personal

Zines that primarily consist of first-person narrative stories and discussions of emotions and personal experiences rather than focusing on a specific subject and providing information or opinions.

Hewin' a Nutshell: Tales from Past Lives

Made during the Anchor Archive's 24 Hour Zine Challenge in 2012. "Digging through old notebooks inspired me to go with a zine about stuff in my old notebooks. Most of the things in my notebooks are funny, embarrassing, revealing, endearing, and cringe-inducing - all at the same time... There are poems and doodles and lists and quotes." Funny random thoughts, realizations, to-do lists, and stories.

Commodity: experiences living in late capitalism

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Bell reflects on her experience as an artist surviving in a capitalist society. She paints a vision of Toronto in the ’90s and what’s happened to the thriving indie art scene in subsequent years. The neighbourhood she grew up in has been gradually swallowed by gentrification. Small family-run shops have taken turns being over- taken by national corporations, and marginalized groups have been forced to vacate the communities they once formed amidst scarcity.