From today, artist duo, The Girls are barricading themselves inside Selfridges for a month with the sole aim of churning out three issues of The Paper Eaters: Long Live the Photo-Story! an instore photo-story magazine. Before your eyes swiftly avert to the date of this post, nope, this ain’t no April Fool.

Selfridges Ultralounge space on the lower ground floor has now mutated into a micro-Fleet Street: The Paper Eaters editorial HQ. From here The Girls (Andrea Blood and Zoe Sinclair) will be beavering away amongst paper-inspired found and made objects, compiling their issues featuring photo-stories of staff and customers. All of which will be assembled in a totally old-school cut-and-paste fashion, artfully thumbing their noses at the proliferation of digital technology.

As an utterly multi-layered arts experience, visitors can get in on the action via a drive-in style photo-story viewing booth, 1980’s makeovers, shaking their thang on a dance floor and tap-tapping away on manual typewriters. They’ll also have the chance to talk to the artists to ask them just what the hell this is all about, plus even get involved in editorial meetings. Art and fashion bods will be getting in on the project - the progress of which will be followable via a blog and podcasts.

Viva la DIY revolution!

The Paper Eaters: Long Live the Photo-Story! is a collaboration with The Photographers’ Gallery and Selfridges

1st - 29th April, Ultralounge, lower ground floor, Selfridges Oxford Street, W1

Posted on April 01, 2010 at 6:21:09 by The Real Runway