There was a time when I liked add-n-passes as part of receiving and sending mail art. The idea is that you add something to a piece of mail art and then send it on and so forth. Eventually it returns to the original sender. I even started a few myself. In 2012 I launched an add-n-pass based on geological layers that got a great response. I have always found the better ones have some sort of theme.
But like many mail artists, I have gone off the add-n-pass. In my opinion, scrawling “add-n-pass” on a piece of paper and mailing it to me, is far from the idea of mail art. It all reminds me of those cursed chain letters when I was a kid.
I still like doing truly collaborative pieces with other mail artists, but the add-n-pass is usually annoying. On a rare occasion when I receive one that is all but finished, I will complete it and return to the original sender. Nowadays I scavenge the good bits for one of mail art, artist scrapbooks (see image below ).
The new year began with a brilliant solution to the add-n-pass problem. I received this little zine from Josh Ronsen made from add-n-pass scraps and I LOVE it. Josh has come up with a great way to start my mail art year.
I still like doing truly collaborative pieces with other mail artists, but the add-n-pass is usually annoying. On a rare occasion when I receive one that is all but finished, I will complete it and return to the original sender. Nowadays I scavenge the good bits for one of mail art, artist scrapbooks (see image below ).
The new year began with a brilliant solution to the add-n-pass problem. I received this little zine from Josh Ronsen made from add-n-pass scraps and I LOVE it. Josh has come up with a great way to start my mail art year.
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