In The Balance: A Zine

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This limited first-edition zine is a collaboration between artist Kristine Zingeler and writer Ash Slemming developed during Zingeler’s exhibition In the Balance presented in the Project Space from 27 October 2025 to 15 March 2026. The ceramic vessels featured in the exhibition reflect Zingeler’s reverence for the overlooked architectures of wasp nests and her fascination with the ancient evolutions and intricate social structures of this often misunderstood species.

Tenderly combining both image and text, akin to the interconnected structure of a wasp’s paper nest, this zine traces the delicate forms and textures shared by ceramics, natural architectures, and societies. Reverence for the wasp’s under appreciated craft unfolds here as a meditation on fragility, cooperation, and the invisible systems that hold life in balance.

Film Photography and writing by Kristine Zingeler

Poetry, writing and design by Ash Slemming

Colour pages

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