Livor Mortis Zine

Established in 2017.

What is Livor Mortis Zine?

Livor Mortis Zine is primarily a lo-fi D.I.Y. "photozine" series from London (UK) that focuses on themes of decay and despair by way of urban inspection, graffiti/street art and cemetery exploration.

"I got to peruse your zines and wow never seen anything like them! Disturbing, original and unexpected". - Dick Lucas

Guest Artists

Guest artists featuring in Livor Mortis Zine:

• Fairuz Machtoune (#2)

• Jason EVIL Covelli (#11)

• Niklas Stephenson (#12)

Libraries

Find Livor Mortis Zine at these libraries:

• The Shelf Library, Ghent, Belgium

• Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Toronto Zine Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Zines of the Zone, Brest, France

• Schikkimikki Zine Distro & Library, Berlin, Germany

• The Athens Zine Bibliotheque, Athens, Greece

• Dutch Graffiti Library, Amsterdam, Holland

• The Little Zine Library, Rotterdam, Holland

• Bombay Zine Library, Mumbai, India

• The Forgotten Zine Archive, Dublin, Ireland

• Five o'clock Zine Library, Tokyo, Japan

• Mount Zine Student Library, Tokyo, Japan

• Leicester Zine Library, Leicestershire, UK

• 56a Infoshop Zine Library, Walworth, London, UK

• British Library, King's Cross, London, UK

• London College of Communication Library, Elephant and Castle, London, UK

• National Poetry Library, South Bank, London, UK

• Nomadic Youth Zine Library, London, UK

• Tate Britain Library, Millbank, London, UK

• V&A National Art Library, London, UK

• Wellcome Collection, Euston, London, UK

• Grrrl Zine Library, Southend-on-Sea, UK

• Notts Zine Library, Gallery Zero, Nottingham, UK

• Zineopolis, Portsmouth, UK

• Scarborough Zine Library, Scarborough, UK

• AB-Z Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

• Edinburgh Zine Library, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

• Glasgow Zine Library, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

• CSATF/State Prison Library, Corcoran, California, USA

• Oceanside Public Library, Oceanside, California, USA

• Gleeson Zine Library, San Francisco, California, USA

• Denver Zine Library, Denver, Colorado, USA

• Main Library, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

• University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

• Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, USA

• New Cult Zine Library, Chillicothe, Ohio, USA

• The Soapbox, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

• Sherwood Forest Zine Library, Austin, Texas, USA

• Bellingham Alt. Library, Bellingham, Washington, USA

Reviews & Interviews

• Sea Green Zines, September 2018

• 1 Minuto De Gloria, October 2018

• War Glitter Zines, October 2018

• Sea Green Zines, February 2019

• Zine Love, March 2019

• Hey Ghoul Friend Vol.3, September 2019

• The Graffiti Review, September 2019

• Feral Publication, October 2019

• Five o'clock Zine, November 2020

• Rob's Video Zine #1, January 2021

• DEATHPROOF MAG 004, March 2021

Past Events & Exhibitions

• Zines of the World, 2017, London, UK

• End of Summer Skate Jam Pt.2, 2018, London, UK

• Zine Fair, 2018, London, UK

• Unlock Book Fair, 2018, Amsterdam, Holland

• A Xerox Show, 2019, London, UK

• Fanzineist Artbook & Zine Fair, 2019, Vienna, Austria

• Overlock Arts Presents 'Snazz', 2019, London, UK

• Hungry Eyes Zinefest, 2019, Berlin, Germany

• Quaranzine Fest, 2020, Online via IS Press, USA

• Snail Mail Zine Fair, 2020, Online via San Anto Zine Fest, USA

• Rise Collective Decay Exhibition, 2021, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Virtual Swansea Zine Fest, 2021, Online via SZF, UK

• AZB @ Sikinos Vol.3, 2021, Sikinos, Greece

• Fanzineist Artbook & Zine Fair, 2021, Online via Fanzineist Vienna, Austria

• Hackney Comic + Zine Fair, 2021, Online via HCZF, UK

Charities

Livor Mortis Zine has fundraised for:

• Izzy's Promise/RANS

• Depaul Homeless Charity

• Teenage Cancer Trust

• Happy Mattress Project

• Blue Dragon

Collaborations

So far, Livor Mortis Zine has collaborated with the following artists:

• Strange Way To Love Zine aka Mario

• Totenhound Art aka Dead Fox aka Crypt Possum

• Lawrence James Bailey

• Berliner Mauern

• iesorno

• Perfect Day Zine

• Daz Reject

• Mikey Bharj

• Geist

• Fairuz Machtoune

• Aqeel Parvez

• Cameron Zavala

• Algarade

• Serial Killers Unite Zine

• Alexandra Montclair

• Asher Yeo | Tororo.aoi

Side Projects

Shut Up and collaborative zine series Stone Garden & Doornography.

External Links

• Livor Mortis Zine Store

• Livor Mortis Zine IG ‏‎