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The one shelf in a studio I was in briefly last November. An accumulation of pods and pits after seeds are processed or eaten, papyrus from my Brooklyn garden, a paper ruler and newspaper pencil.

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september! spent an inordinate amount of money at the printed matters fair (💀), but it’s okay bc also in sep i completed my first draft of anything since 2021 (most of which was written on the bus as imessage texts to myself…progress)

also baked a lot and celebrated a birthday, along with the 9827 other virgos in my life <3

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@frommakan Makan, the publishing imprint of Creative Practices ’24 alum, @ibiibrahim is pleased to announce the release of Desert Notes, a new photobook by artist and fellow Creative Practices ’24 alum, @samanthakjensen. Bringing together portraiture, landscape, still life, and scanned journal entries from the artist’s travels, Desert Notes retraces the route of the 19th-century Survey of the Colorado River of the West, approaching the desert as a living archive shaped by absence, extraction, and instability.

Congrats to Samantha and Ibi on the release of Desert Notes.

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أسماء لامعة تكتب معنا فصلاً جديداً من معرض الكتب الفنية – PaperBack.

تعرّفوا على المجموعة الأولى من الناشرين العائدين للمشاركة في نسخة 2026، حيث يقدم كل منهم أسلوبه الخاص في الطباعة والنشر والتصميم والإخراج.

📍 حي جاكس، الدرعية
🗓️ الخميس 3 ديسمبر حتى السبت 5 ديسمبر 2026

Familiar names are tracing the new chapter of PaperBack with us.

Swipe through to see the first group of publishers returning for the 2026 edition, each bringing their own approach to print, publishing, design, and making.

📍 JAX District, Diriyah
🗓️ Thursday, December 3 to Saturday, December 5, 2026⁩

⁨ ⁨ ⁨ مكان برس يعود إلى معرض الكتب الفنية – PaperBack 🔙

مكان برس دار نشر مستقلة تعمل في مجالات التصوير والتصميم والبحث. ومن خلال تعاونها الوثيق مع الفنانين، تستكشف كتبها ومشاريعها المطبوعة التجارب المعاشة والذاكرة الثقافية، كما تتيح
مساحة أوسع للسرديات البصرية من الجنوب العالمي.

اكتشفوا إصداراتهم في معرض الكتب الفنية – PaperBack 2026.

📍حي جاكس، الدرعية
7–5🗓️ نوفمبر 2026

Back at PaperBack: MAKAN Press 🔙

Amplifying visual narratives from the Global South.

MAKAN Press is an independent publisher working across photography, design, and research. Through close collaboration with artists, its books and printed projects explore lived experience, cultural memory, and material experimentation.

Discover their publications at PaperBack 2026.

📍 JAX District, Diriyah
🗓️ November 5–7, 2026⁩⁩⁩

⁨ ⁨ كان كان برس يعود إلى معرض الكتب الفنية – PaperBack 🔙

يعد كان كان برس استوديو إبداعي ودار نشر تعمل في مجالات الهويات البصرية والتصميم التحريري ومشاريع الفن والتصميم، ويشكّل التعاون والتجريب متعدد التخصصات جوهر أعمالهم.

اكتشفوا أعمالهم في معرض الكتب الفنية – PaperBack 2026.

📍حي جاكس، الدرعية
7–5🗓️ نوفمبر 2026

Back at PaperBack: Can Can Press 🔙

Publishing through collaboration and experimentation.

Can Can Press is a creative studio and publishing label working across visual identities, editorial design, and art and design projects, with multidisciplinary experimentation at the heart of its practice.

Discover their work at PaperBack 2026.

📍 JAX District, Diriyah
🗓️ November 5–7, 2026⁩⁩

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If you’re going to @printedmatter_artbookfairs this weekend, please go flip and consider take home “Until the sky collapses and the land shatters,”at @frommakan table i2. 🫶

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A different way to see Yemen, one photograph at a time 📸🤍
طريقة مختلفة لرؤية اليمن، صورة تلو الأخرى📸🤍
Get your copy at @yemenliving

Visit us on 5th street, Haddah Sakania, Sana’a
‎زورونا في شارع خمسة، حدة السكنية، صنعاء

Download Yemen Living app
Yemen Living حمّل تطبيق
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/yemen-living/id6736944426
Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yemen.living

#coffee #art #yemen#yemenliving #craftsmanship

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A new favorite for your collection 🔥
Discover our collection of timeless Yemeni silver pieces, now available at @yemenliving ♥️
قطعة جديدة مفضّلة لتضيفيها إلى مجموعتكِ 🔥
اكتشفي مجموعتنا من قطع الفضة اليمنية الخالدة، والمتوفرة الآن في @yemenliving ♥️

Visit us on 5th street, Haddah Sakania, Sana’a
‎زورونا في شارع خمسة، حدة السكنية، صنعاء

Download Yemen Living app
Yemen Living حمّل تطبيق
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/yemen-living/id6736944426
Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yemen.living

#coffee #art #yemen#yemenliving #craftsmanship

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Where the منا crowd is this weekend. 🗓️ 7/31–8/2

Three nights, all free, to meet like minded swana folks. Take your pick 👇

🎬 Thu 7/31 — Arab Women in the Arts: Filmmaker & Creators Mixer · Tribeca · 8:30PM

📚 Fri 8/1 — Makan turns 2! Anniversary party for the indie publishing platform · East Village · 6–9PM

🎶 Fri 8/1 — globalFEST at Lincoln Center: Gnawa + Sudanese music · 6:05PM

All free, all RSVP. Save this and bring your people. 📌

Which one are we seeing you at? 👇

🎟️ All tickets & info → itsmenna.com (link in bio)

#swananyc #arabsnyc

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BIG PETTY SALE

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BOMB’s Small Press Flea 2026 is now less than three weeks away! As we gear up for SPF, we want to share an inside look at the incredible, unique small and independent presses joining us this year. This week, check out three presses vending at SPF for the first time: Makan, Bungee Space / Ten Books, and Changes Press—and one press returning to vend with us: OR Books.

Stay tuned for more insights into the presses tabling with us at SPF 2026.

We hope to see you all at SPF on August 15 from 12–6 PM at Amant, 316 Ten Eyck St, Brooklyn, NY! Follow our link in bio to RSVP.

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MAKAN x Common Things

A month-long publishing residency.

Both Makan and Common Things share a deep love for objects, cultural exchange, craftsmanship, and the stories held within material culture. Through a curated selection of artist books, printed matter, and objects, Makan is creating a temporary publishing space inside the store and an intimate way to discover contemporary artists and photographers.

Join us for three events throughout the residency 👇

📖 July 18, 7pm - 9pm
Meet the Artist: Samantha Jensen
An evening celebrating the publication of Desert Notes with artist Samantha Jensen.

🎉August 1, 6pm-8pm
MAKAN Turns Two
An evening celebration marking two years of MAKAN. This gathering brings together the artists, collaborators, readers, and friends who’ve shaped the journey so far.

✂️August 19, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Postcards from Taipei
Postcard-Making Workshop with Ibi Ibrahim
A hands-on collage workshop using photographs from the Taipei publication. Through collage, cutting, layering, and composition, participants will create original postcards exploring place, architecture, memory, and belonging. All materials provided, no experience necessary. DM for details.

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Fun discoveries @brooklynartbookfair

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