Why does SWISP Lab make collage zines?

Abstract

This 8-page pop-and-fold zine by SWISP Lab explores the creative and pedagogical rationale for making “collage zines” within participatory climate education and research. Designed as an A5 zine generated from a single A3 printout, the work brings together two Hacking the Anthropocene Kit (HAK.io) methods—zine making and collage it—to demonstrate how low-tech, hands-on practices can become critical tools for inquiry, reflection, and collective storytelling. Developed across diverse educational and community contexts, the collage zine operates as both method and artefact. It invites users to cut, assemble, layer, and reconfigure images and ideas, enabling embodied, speculative engagement with ..