Archive in Residence: Book Bloc Brigade

For a period of three months, the activist initiative Book Bloc Brigade display their tools for action at de Appel, and make them available to our visitors for short time use. The shields painted in workshops by Book Bloc Brigade can be borrowed for a period of two weeks, after which they return to the archive.

○ If you wish to borrow an object, ask a host at the reception for a library form.
○ Artists are encouraged to add objects to this archive. Send an email to janpieter[at]deappel.nl if you’d like to temporarily donate an object.

About Book Bloc Brigade
Invented by the Italian student movement in November 2010 against Berlusconi's education reform, a book bloc consists of book covers scaled to shield dimensions. They give reasons for revolt and resolve to resist, they protect against police brutality, they provide a walking bibliography and they make great media images. They are never a weapon. This time, the book bloc is back to support the university encampments in solidarity with the Palestinian liberation. With this Brigade, they want to continue to improve the shield design and teach people how to make them, in order to protect and embolden activists in their struggle.

About de Appel’s Archive in Residence
In this program, we invite other archives to find shelter for a short period of time. At de Appel these smaller, forgotten, remarkable or extraordinary cultural archives are open to the public.