Through being previously involved in events for Pop-Up Brighton, I was contacted regarding potential space hire for a zine launch event that I had enquired about. I wanted to keep any events local to Brighton and/or London as the majority of my contributors are based around there, as am I, and it keeps the personal, friendly feel of the zine. This is also why I wanted a small, independent and accessible venue to keep this approachable feel for Filler. Brighton has a great scene for pop-up, DIY arts and music events and so I wasn’t short of inspiration or venues/collaborators I could contact.

It was proposed that I could hold a week-long event, which I would base as an exhibition of prints from the zine project, as well as selling the first issue and promoting the project as an ongoing brand. I wanted to hold a ‘launch’ event on the first day of the space hire to encourage people to attend, much like other zines or independent magazines like Ladybeard and Polyester do.

This could involve: a gig featuring local bands, food tasting or a food-based installation, an interactive board or wall that guests can write/doodle/submit their ideas about Filler on, a zine or collage workshop.