13 March 2026 Virtual Book Launch: "Field Notes on Artistic Participation in Europe’s Trans and Queer Archives"
Field Notes on Artistic Participation in Europe’s Trans and Queer Archives is a study of how contemporary artists access, question, and contribute to archival holdings. Resulting from two years of research into emerging LGBTQI+ archives across European countries, the book shines a light on the dynamics and potentials of creative strategies. How does it actually work out when artists get involved in archives? And what are the pitfalls and promises that need to be negotiated? Drawing on field visits and interviews with artists, community organisers, and archivists, the book offers provisional guidance to the challenges arising from artist-archive collaborations, stressing communication and mutual awareness.
Field Notes on Artistic Participation in Europe's Trans and Queer Archives is by the authors Eliza Steinbock (FASoS, LK, AMC, MACCH and CGD) and Sandro Weilenmann (former Postdoc at FASoS). It is a result of the project PERVERSE COLLECTIONS funded by JPI-CH and NWO 2023-2025.
Download the OA version of the book here.
Register to attend the virtual event here. You will receive a link to the event.
With guest speakers Luan Pertl (Schwules Museum) and Cees Martens (Sound & Vision), followed by an open QA.
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