mat.zine #06
The Con.struc[tive] Cri.tique
Mat.zine 006, the con.struct[ive] cri.tique,
invited contributors to consider approaches to critical thought and comment,
appealing to all thinkers and makers to construct, critique and collaborate.
Submissions display a broad range of approaches to constructing a critical
response and to the idea of thinking through making. The editor hopes that within
the pages of this issue the reader might discover text and image which provoke
interest, intrigue and inquiry.
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Editor: Rowan Mackinnon-Pryde
Contributors:
Kirstin Norwood, Stephen Mackie, Tessa Fox, Cameron Mcewan,
Sean McAlister, Nick Shurey, Ian Pollard, Rowan Mackinnon-Pryde
esmefieldhouse
rowan
ryanmcloughlin
seán
stephen
Ian Pollard
matzine 
Chris – good to hear from you. I’m not sure I understand your particular frustration, and I’m interested in knowing more. Is your ‘criticism’ above a supplementary reflection on your own work, or one concerning its representation in the zine?
I thought it looked good in the printed edition. Although I did desire some context or blurb!
Ian
Its a reflection on my work really, and I should have tested its representation at zine-scale. Although I agree with the need for some text, the portrayal of it as a sketch could have been developed through the image.
It’s conclusion as a painting is being finished at the moment and will pop up on a blog of some sorts.
Chris
I feel somewhat frustrated that i’m using my sketches publication as the point of serious self critique. The drawing was used like a sketch but scaled down appears more like a finished drawing, and a wretched computer drawing at that. Thankfully it looks better printed and it marks a starting point.
Here’s to the next issue.