Pale green cover of a spiral bound workbook with a small quaint stamp of an ear and spiral in the center
Open spread of a divider spread with stamps and the title in cursive font
Open spread of workbook with tables and charts
Open spread of an article
Another divider spread for the In Preparation section
Open spread of workbook with worksheets
Open spread of workbook showing forms
An open spread of the Endnotes section in yellow
The back cover of the spiral bound workbook

Speaking the Matter

  • Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
  • East of Borneo
2023
Description

A skill-building and reference book for artists developing oral histories and interview-based projects. This workbook approaches the practice and application of oral narratives as a co-constructed creative endeavor rather than reparative ‘truth’ work. Resisting the idea that a recorded interview is a neutral historical document, this skill-building workbook instead shares perspectives on listening, remembering, gossiping, questioning, and framing, with the aim of telling our stories not as fixed subjects but as artists who are alive and breathing.

Collaborators

Hailey Loman, Saida Largaespada, Adriana Widdoes

Role

Book and Identity Design

Other Credits

Edited by Andrew Freire, Harris Bauer, Vivian Chang, Photos by Alex Delapena