Peter Tyndall Zine for Buxton Contemporary

In this zine, I intended to have 1–2 spreads dedicated to each element of Peter Tyndall’s Slave Guitar: the guitar-like instrument, the amplifier, the speaker box, and the cassette tape, as well as a spread dedicated to all the elements coming together. I have also taken into consideration the way Tyndall collects his information. He sees things that may interest him, whether that be an image, text, or a link. In a way this copy and paste method is like collage. He also constructed his slave guitar, amplifier and speaker box with many found items. Thus, I wanted to embrace these aspect in a way and mimic the copy paste technique of Peter’s blog. This is especially achieved in the way I have roughly cut around some of the images and text provided. I have also implemented a collage that has already been created by Peter himself. Whilst Peter has worked with many found items, a lot of his work is very refined. In considering this, there are some more refined elements, such as images of the final artwork in the zine. Therefore, there is somewhat of a contrast between hand-made and refined.

Additionally, to draw on Peter’s constant concept in all his artworks, I made sure to implement the use of the framing device - a square with lines protruding from the top - to represent any piece of art, and how a person came to view that piece of art. In this instance, the viewer may look into the frame and imagine their own performance.

To also bring some personal touches from Peter Tyndall himself, I opted to include some of his sketches and illustrations throughout, as well as him posing with the Slave Guitar as a hero piece featured throughout the zine and on the front cover. Although, what is most significant is the addition of Peter’s handwriting that he included amongst these sketches describing his vision. By including this element , it further adds to the hand-made aesthetic of zines, whilst also giving the publication a sense of authenticity and personality.