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"The Den is a series of meditative works in sound and other media that gather material from Sop's regular trips to their 'den'. As someone in the "clinically extremely vulnerable" category for coronavirus, Sop has been shielding. In response to circumstances during lockdown, they take solitary walks at dawn in a nearby wood and cemetery, socially distancing from all but the buried, rediscovering the healing power of nature. There they have made their own secret den, which has become a calm, nature refuge where they can hide in public and go 'off-grid'."--From Disability Arts Online website. <a href="https://disabilityarts.online/magazine/showcase/sop-the-den-meditative-sound-art-in-response-to-lockdown/">https://disabilityarts.online/magazine/showcase/sop-the-den-meditative-sound-art-in-response-to-lockdown/</a>

1 online resource (1 WAV audio file (18:08 min.)) + 1 PDF transcript

Den. 3

The Den is a series of meditative works in sound and other media that gather material from Sop's regular trips to their 'den'. As someone in the "clinically extremely vulnerable" category for coronavirus, Sop has been shielding. In response to circumstances during lockdown, they take solitary walks at dawn in a nearby wood and cemetery, socially distancing from all but the buried, rediscovering the healing power of nature. There they have made their own secret den, which has become a calm, nature refuge where they can hide in public and go 'off grid'.--Summarised from Artquest's website. <a href="https://artquest.org.uk/project/wfh-residency/">https://artquest.org.uk/project/wfh-residency/</a>

1 online resource (1 WAV audio file (16:52 min.)) + 1 PDF transcript

Den. 1

Audio recording for an event held online by Wellcome Collection, London, 11 March 2021. Artist and musician Sop and their collaborators reflect on how it felt to be shielding during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sop asked their network of chronically ill friends to respond to the idea proposed in their sound work 'The Den 1'. The recorded responses are from artist and musician Camille Francis Lerner, curator and writer Irene Revell, bookseller Ollie Simpson, Sarah P, and artist and cultural producer Zuleika Lebow, and relate to their contributions to 'Your den', a poster designed by Sop and Yves Sanglante (Wellcome Collection no. 3288057i). The video accompanying the audio is of the poster. <a href="https://wellcomecollection.org/events/YBwu-xMAACEAuwI0">https://wellcomecollection.org/events/YBwu-xMAACEAuwI0</a>

1 online resource (1 video file (19.54 min.)) : sound, colour

Your den, a project by Sop.

"The 37th issue of Artificial Womb zine. Part of phase three of AW, with front covers drawn by Ana Hine. This issue... was slightly overwhelmed by the Covid-19 global pandemic. There's poetry and artwork about that."--From zinester's Etsy. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/792377677/artificial-womb-37-april-2020?ref=shop_home_active_12">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/792377677/artificial-womb-37-april-2020?ref=shop_home_active_12</a>

Artificial Womb

15 pages : black and white illustrations ; 21 cm

Artificial womb : Covid-19 issue. #37.

Colour photograph looking out from a den made of branches and leaves, in an outdoor woodland setting. The image looks out from the darkness of the den to the dawn light shining through the trees.
The Den is a series of meditative works in sound and other media that gather material from Sop's regular trips to their 'den'. In response to circumstances during lockdown, they take solitary walks at dawn in a nearby wood and cemetery, socially distancing from all but the buried, rediscovering the healing power of nature. There they have made their own secret den, which has become a calm, nature refuge where they can hide in public and go 'off grid'.--Summarised from Artquest's website. <a href="https://artquest.org.uk/project/wfh-residency/">https://artquest.org.uk/project/wfh-residency/</a>

1 photograph : chromogenic colour print on paper ; image 61.1 x 92 cm, sheet 76 x 101 cm

06.09 am.

"This perzine is about my first few weeks of lockdown. It's personal and deals with mental well-being, addiction, diagnosis and how our environment influences all of that (also tarot and being obsessed with moving house). It's quite a self-reflecting, positive zine all in all, but not sappy or inspirational, that's not my style!"--From zinester's Etsy. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/794362038/new-normal-a-perzine-about-almost-moving">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/794362038/new-normal-a-perzine-about-almost-moving</a>

New normal : a perzine about almost moving house during the 2020 pandemic.

"This issue is all about nature. The seeds of this idea were partly sown due to the amount of time we've spent inside over the past few months. Some of us left yearning to be back amongst the trees and flowers again, some of us doing everything we can to bring elements of nature into our homes, our gardens and our balconies. Nature can calm us and it can give us purpose. It persists, it resists and it continues to exist in the face of untold hardships. Maybe this is why we feel such a kinship for our green friends. We received more submissions [essays, illustrations, poems, comics] for this issues than we've ever had before. As always, we're so grateful to everyone who contributes whatever energy they have to this issue."--From cover verso.

Drawn Poorly

1 volume : chiefly colour illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 insert (15 cm)

Drawn poorly : nature. Issue six.

"A compilation zine with submissions from people who work/volunteer in libraries, archives, and museums (or are working towards a related degree) exploring the intersections of mental health, mental illness, and library/archives work."--Page 1.

Reserve and renew

30 unnumbered pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 22 cm

Reserve and renew : the LIS mental health zine. Issue 4 / editorial team: Annie Pho, Abigail Williams, Liz Chenevey, Jess Donovan, Kelly McElroy, Nicole Gustavsen, Violet Fox, Kate Deibel.

"At the start of lockdown I started drawing weekly comics as a way to cope, as a distraction, as a way to communicate with pals I couldn't see in real life. I shared the comics online and it made me feel connected to so many people. [...] This is an accidental issue of Cool Schmool collecting those first 4 months of weekly comics as well as some additional comics which never made it online. Making these comics I felt immense pressure to respond to big world events rather than just me and my OCD and my daily boring life."--[Page 1]

34 unnumbered pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 22 cm

Cool schmool / Holly Casio.

"Features the work of 45 artists, writers, photographers, poets who responded to an open call at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdowns all over the world. The brief was open, contributors responded to ‘where are you at right now’? The results are a huge mixture of stories and imagery of life in quarantine in March/April 2020."--From website. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/807555983/quarantine-zine-48-page-black-and-white">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/807555983/quarantine-zine-48-page-black-and-white</a>

48 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 21 cm

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Drawn poorly : nature. Issue six.

Reserve and renew : the LIS mental health zine. Issue 4 / editorial team: Annie Pho, Abigail Williams, Liz Chenevey, Jess Donovan, Kelly McElroy, Nicole Gustavsen, Violet Fox, Kate Deibel.

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Reserve and renew : the LIS mental health zine. Issue 4 / editorial team: Annie Pho, Abigail Williams, Liz Chenevey, Jess Donovan, Kelly McElroy, Nicole Gustavsen, Violet Fox, Kate Deibel.

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