equis
WIP / Risograph Printed A5 MagazineProduced by CALACA and SinTesis Studio
EQUIS: is a hand-bound riso-printed magazine published and conceptualised under CALACA, in collaboration with SinTesis Design Studio - both artistic platforms, based in Mexico and the UK. The magazine is printed in the Publications Workshop at Central St. Martins (UAL). Running at a limited edition of 100 copies in A5 size. It is available for purchase in Mexico and the UK through CALACA´s website and select libraries.
ISSUE #1 EQUIS: Futurxs Latinxs aims to envision new futures for the definition of Latin America: Its culture, people, mythology and more; while also celebrating and exploring different voices from artists, designers, activists, and academics based in the UK and Latin America.
Some of the notable collaborators include Desta French, recognized singer in the latinx R&B genre, Fernanda Alonso, PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and former Executive Director of the Drug Policy Program at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Edward Mendoza, most recent recipient of the L’Oreal Professionnel Creative Award, and many other Latinx interdisciplinary creatives including Cristobal Ayala, Pedro Reséndez, Jessica Panchi, Karina Casañas, Victoria Maldonado, Ana M.Flores, Anmy Pazos, Daniela Checa, Andrea Sarahí, Sophie Castillo, and Dante Saram.
ISSUE #2 EQUIS: INTER presents creative encounters related to the three possible definitions of this word/prefix:
1) AMONG: occurring in or shared by, being a member or members of.
2) BETWEEN: at, into, or across the space separating (objects or regions).
3) BURY: place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
INTER presents a network of collaborators based in Milan, Bogota, Berlin, London, Mexico City, Monterrey, Richmond, and New York City. The diversity of the featured voices represents a broad collection of viewpoints that allows the reader to assimilate different creative visions through an approachable object.