Artwork: Ioana Simion
Price: Free, book via link
What stories live inside us and the places we inhabit? What memories do we carry, and how do we keep them alive?
Join artist Ioana Simion (artizine) for this hands-on creative workshop exploring the idea of archives. Forget the image of dusty boxes or museum files—we believe an archive can be living, personal, and full of feeling.
Your Story is Our History
We’ll use zine-making (DIY self-published booklets) as a playful, powerful tool for self-archiving and giving people a voice. Using collage, writing, and drawing, you’ll spend this session crafting your own unique zine.
This is your space to document your everyday experiences and reflections, exploring fundamental questions like: Can an archive truly be messy, handmade, or emotional? Your creation will help connect your personal stories to the rich local history of the Tate Institute.
Who Should Join?
No art experience needed! Just bring your curiosity and a passion for sharing your stories. We encourage you to bring along friends, family, or any personal ephemera, photographs, or memories you have of living in the area to inspire your zine.
This is a FREE event but please quickly grab a ticket using the button above.
Note on Attending:
You do not need to attend both sessions. This workshop is a complete experience on its own.
Want to do more? Session 2 is dedicated to co-designing the Zine-Making Toolkit—a tangible guide that will live on at REinsTate and in local libraries. If you want to contribute to this ongoing project legacy, please also sign up for
Session 2.
About Ioana Simion (Artizine)
Ioana Simion is an artist, educator and facilitator based in Forest Gate. She runs community workshops under the artistic identity of Artizine. Her socially-engaged practice explores the use of zine-making as a vehicle for encouraging individuals to share their stories, develop imaginative skills and practice well-being in a social setting. Ioana’s practice centres the intuitive quality of play and participation to amplify community spaces where individuals receive support to expand on their lived-experience and document it through a creative, radical outlet.
About The Living Archive
The Living Archive project is a collaboration between artist Ioana Simion and the communities of REinsTate. It was commissioned through Culture Within Newham’s East London Creative Communities project.
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