"The Session manufactures theme-zines in the finest DIY spirit, serving serious readers through a distribution network consisting of
dealers. (...) The Session will favourize, focus and execute. It will
continue to be committed and maintain a strong balance sheet with an
anarchistic yet anal leadership.”
The Session takes place for one day every second month, during which works around a specific theme are being made. The group uses different methods and media, from drawing to research to songwriting. There are as few rules as possible in order to keep things open and uncomplicated. Setting borders creates a frame, The Session chose to remain frame-less and as diverse as the group it consists of.
The members of the group are taking turns in deciding the theme to work with, members can invite other people to join a session. The one deciding for the theme is the publisher of the issue and responsible for editing, design and (re-)production. This means that every issue will look different, that every issue will be compiled with a different approach and produced in a different way, testing out formats and techniques. The Session is a flexible container for any kind of content, trusting in the spontaneous quality of its Sunday-afternoon outburst. The Session works proto-democratic which means that who comes late still gets a coffee. The Session is nervous because it just quit smoking.
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The Session 1 ‘The Banana Session’ took place on September 16th, 2007.The group was at that moment: Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson and Orpheu De Jong.
The Session 2 'The Colo(u)r Session' took place in December 2007 and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Katja Mater, Simon Wald-Lasowski, and Janneke Raaphorst.
The Session 3 'The Weapons & Armour Session' took place in February 2008 and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Alexis Holmqvist, Steinunn Marta Jonsdottir, Jonas Ohlsson and Barbara Amalie Skovmand Thomsen.
The Session 4 'The Secret Session' took place in March 2008 and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Marco Sterk, Karin Wolters and Gert-Jan Davelaar.
The Session 5 'The Holiday Session' took place on June 1th 2008 and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Magali Reus, Els Moors and Dan Park.
The Session 6 'The Psychedelic Session' took place in September 2008 and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Experimental Jetset, Kalle Runeson and Piet Parra.
The Session 7 'The Obession' took place on the 18th of January 2009 in the European Zen Center and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Noa Giniger, Johann Kauth, Carl Johan Högberg, Femke Dekker & Nicole Martens..
The Session 8 'The Amsterdam Session' took place on May 9, 2009 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost a.k.a. De Bijlmer and contains contributions by: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Matthias Kreutzer, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Kalle Mattsson, Orpheu De Jong, Jacqueline Schoemaker, Karl Nawrot, Bart de Baets and Elise van Iterson.
The Session 9 'The Last Session', takes place in 'de Brakke Grond', Amsterdam and contains contributions by: Tomas Adolfs, Stephan Balleux, Paulien Barbas, Delphine Bedel, Staffan Björk, Adolf Butler, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Fia Cielen, Christine Clinckx, Martha Colburn, Orpheu de Jong, Hadassah Emmerich, Fienden, FNNNN, Andrea Galvani, Tony Garifalakis, Joris Ghekiere, John R. Hall, Ignatz, ioulex, Jeniferever, Experimental Jetset, Ruba Katrib, Gert Jan Kocken, Komplot, Matthias Kreutzer, Alexandra Leykauf, Jen Liu, Liesbeth Marit, Kalle Mattsson, Moon & Sun, Oskar Nilsson, Nick Oberthaler, Ben Overlaet, Dear Reader, Rafael Rozendaal, Kalle Runeson, Etta Säfve, Steve Schepens, Jens Schildt, Seher Shah, Helmut Stallaerts, Tarja Szaraniec, Niels van Tomme, Monica Tormell, Dennis Tyfus, Philippe Vandenberg, Filip Vervaet, Chad VanGaalen, Anne Wenzel, Jan Van Woensel, Fabio Wuytack and 1982. Edited by: Jan Van Woensel in collaboration with the Session.
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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Year: 2007-2008
Genre:DIY/Fanzine.
Frequency: every second month
Edition: variable
Distribution: get in touch!
Price: 6 EUR, 6 GBP, 7 USD
Contact: theamsterdamsessions@gmail.com
Web: www.thesession.nl
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Sales Points:
Look Boutique, San Francisco
Krets, Malmö
Printed Matter, New York
Random Walk, Kyoto
Athenaeum, Amsterdam
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