Here's some photos from a recent visit to Knust Press. The very kind Joyce and Jan Dirk showed me through the shop, the print spaces, binding areas and their incredible small press archive. We ended the day in the office of this legendary site known to many as the first stencil press of experimental comics and traded printed matter. Very happy to say we now have some fine printed works from Knust Press to add to the silent army archive. Some dating as far back as 1984!
That's my story for you.
That's my story for you.
Silent Army print concern Opposights was part of the exhibition at this years Lustr Festival in Prague.
Silent Army Archive will be part of Future Foundations. More info HERE
Silent Army at Same Page Art Book Fair
Cover art by Amanda Baeza
Opposights is our new anthology of short stories from
Amanda Baeza, Natalia Zajaz, Cátia Serrão, Mandy Ord, Rowan Tedge, Bruno Borges, Tom O’Hern, Rui Moura, Merv Heers,
Pedro Burgos, Mariana Pita, Carly Candiliro, Hetamoé, Tia Kass, Meg O’Shea and Gonçalo Duarte.
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Amanda Baeza, Natalia Zajaz, Cátia Serrão, Mandy Ord, Rowan Tedge, Bruno Borges, Tom O’Hern, Rui Moura, Merv Heers,
Pedro Burgos, Mariana Pita, Carly Candiliro, Hetamoé, Tia Kass, Meg O’Shea and Gonçalo Duarte.
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Cover art by Baby Guerrilla
Producing free newsprint publications since 2013 to instigate further discussion on local issues.
Head, Heart, Spirit, Hands is our latest.
HERE
Head, Heart, Spirit, Hands is our latest.
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Silent Army present Doomsday by SENYAWA.
This is a limited edition 7" record with 4 tracks selected from the 'Alkisah' project
+ a booklet of new work from local artist Stewart Cole and a wraparound cover from Oik Wasfuk.
HERE
This is a limited edition 7" record with 4 tracks selected from the 'Alkisah' project
+ a booklet of new work from local artist Stewart Cole and a wraparound cover from Oik Wasfuk.
HERE
Silent Army presents Comics to the End of the World, a new comic work by Bruno Borges.
This has been screen printed in large format by Original Copy Press
and is launching March 27-28 as part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
HERE
This has been screen printed in large format by Original Copy Press
and is launching March 27-28 as part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
HERE
Silent Army Reading Room is our new archiving project in it's early stages and was at Study: 257 Albert Street. Brunswick, Melbourne AU
This residency aims to catalogue a section of titles and will be open to the public for discussion on January 23 and 24 between 2-6pm.
This residency aims to catalogue a section of titles and will be open to the public for discussion on January 23 and 24 between 2-6pm.
Lucky Boys is twoone / Hiroyasu Tsuri and ghostpatrol / David Booth.
Their first release is a 5 song 7" and 16pg booklet available now on silent army recordings.
Their first release is a 5 song 7" and 16pg booklet available now on silent army recordings.
Dancing for Victory is our new artist book by Indonesian printmaker Fitriani Dwi Kurniasih. These 18 block prints are posters of solidarity, equality and justice.
"There are many people around us who experience oppression and injustice who need a voice. I make my work for them. We need more solidarity and more empathy."
Fitri DK 2020
"There are many people around us who experience oppression and injustice who need a voice. I make my work for them. We need more solidarity and more empathy."
Fitri DK 2020
Archival pigment prints on rag paper from HTML Flowers now available in the store.
This is the full cover image commissioned for Down Down Under signed by the artist.
This is the full cover image commissioned for Down Down Under signed by the artist.
Horse Mania 7inch Maxi EP Below Ambition is available HERE
Horse Mania is Simon Hanselmann and Karl Von BamBerger.
Horse Mania is Simon Hanselmann and Karl Von BamBerger.
'The Wisdoms of Methodos' by Vendy Methodos is the first in a new series this year from
Silent Army Print Concern. It will be available for the first time at this years FOTPC
Silent Army Print Concern. It will be available for the first time at this years FOTPC
The latest anthology is being launched at the new storeroom.
Cover: HTMLflowers Contributors: Ashley Ronning, Bailey Sharp, Ben Constantine, Ben Hutchings, Ben Juers,
David Blumenstein, Eleri Mai Harris, Emma Jensen, Evie Cahir, Haein Kim, HTMLflowers, Kangaroo Lü. Q., Lee Lai,
Leigh Rigozzi, Marc Pearson, Michael Fikaris, Michael Hawkins, Nicky Minus, Rachel Ang, Safdar Ahmed,
Sam Wallman, Simon Hanselmann, Tim Danko, Tommi Parrish. Editor: Michael Fikaris
Cover: HTMLflowers Contributors: Ashley Ronning, Bailey Sharp, Ben Constantine, Ben Hutchings, Ben Juers,
David Blumenstein, Eleri Mai Harris, Emma Jensen, Evie Cahir, Haein Kim, HTMLflowers, Kangaroo Lü. Q., Lee Lai,
Leigh Rigozzi, Marc Pearson, Michael Fikaris, Michael Hawkins, Nicky Minus, Rachel Ang, Safdar Ahmed,
Sam Wallman, Simon Hanselmann, Tim Danko, Tommi Parrish. Editor: Michael Fikaris
Recently had a small pop up show from our friends at Krack Studio
Come find Silent Army publications and imports at this festival August 18th
July - Nov 2019 will see Silent Army Comic Club
w/ HTML Flowers, Bailey Sharp, Ben Sea & Nicky Minus
w/ HTML Flowers, Bailey Sharp, Ben Sea & Nicky Minus
This is the latest Silent Army publication. You can read the zine online here too.
New Artist Market curated w/ Silent Army Storeroom
May 18-19 with an exhibition of prints from Le Dernier Cri May 18-20
May 18-19 with an exhibition of prints from Le Dernier Cri May 18-20
On recent travels in Portugal there were stalls, collaborations and talks about contemporary comics.
Thanks to CCC and Ar.Co and Australia Council for the Arts
Thanks to CCC and Ar.Co and Australia Council for the Arts
NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION 'TERMS AND CONDITIONS' MADE WITH LGBTIQAP+ YOUTH
Opens 6pm Wednesday 17 May,
Exhibition continues until 18 June
Krack! Studio
Lapangan Minggiran, Yogyakarta
For this exhibition we invited friends from print studios around the world to design a poster for an imaginary science fiction movie. They interpreted the theme in all sorts of ways; some explored how contemporary global politics is unfolding: do we have hope for the future? Or is resistance futile? Others explored the medium of screenprint itself: is the screenprinted poster still a medium for resistance movements, or has it become a luxury commodity for the Art market? All the works have been screenprinted at Krack in eye-popping sci-fi detail. The future awaits you at Krack!
Artists included are:
Julienne Mei Tan, Raksasa Print (Kuala Lumpur)
Gregor Koerting, Idle Beats (Shanghai)
Olivia Trainor, P-Lab (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Michael Fikaris, Silent Army (Melbourne)
Andy Horne, Flying Pony (Toronto)
Julien Poulsen, Sticky Fingers (Phnom Penh)
Pakito Bolino, Le Dernier Cri (Marseilles)
Adi Setiawan, Adi Sundoro, Amy Zahrawan. Anita Bonit, Angga Cipta, Ariffal Nur Arochmah, Panji Jin, Ramadian Assiayaf, Riezky Hana Putra, Grafis Huruhara (Jakarta)
Syaiful Ardianto, Aditya Fachrizal, Cut & Rescue (Jakarta)
Rakhmad Dwi Septian, Bagus Priyo, Milisi Fotocopi (Surabaya)
Riandi, Perkasa (Bandung)
Dwiky KA, Reja Kut JH, Enkah Nkomr, Chrisna Fernand, Barasub (Yogyakarta)
Antonius Ipur, Danang Catur, Erwan Hersi Susanto, Yudha Sandy, Mulyakarya (Yogyakarta)
Bayu Widodo, Survive Garage (Yogyakarta)
Prihatmoko Moki, Rudi Hermawan, Malcolm Smith, Krack! (Yogyakarta)
NEW ANTHOLOGY 'BREAD & ROSES' IS AVAILABLE NOW - www.breadandroses.com.au
SILENT ARMY UNITES WITH OTHER SMALL PRESS COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
See EVENTS page listings for more details
Photos from the first comic launch for 2017 at the storeroom from Landfill Editions For more pictures go to our instagram
NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION
Silent Army in Germany
EXHIBITION AND LAUNCH AT SILENT ARMY STOREROOM
Trails drawing session 9/7/16. Photos by Sealegs Imagery.
PIXIN is in Australia and doing a display/workshop at the Silent Army Storeroom on June 15th.
NEW SILENT ARMY POSTER PUBLICATION
The latest Silent Army publication is an anthology of single pages called Bread & Roses printed by The Office of Public Works.
NEW SILENT ARMY TEE AVAILABLE NOW
FAREWELL SIMON
NEW SILENT ARMY PUBLICATION WITH SIGNAL ARTS
ALL NEW POP UP SHOWS AT THE SILENT ARMY BUNKER IN MELBOURNE CITY
Three animated comic stories about entrapment now playing in Melbourne CBD for the month of July 2015 READ MORE HERE
New Silent Army Anthology 'Where do I belong?' coming this month in Melbourne JULY 10 4-6pm
at City Library on Flinders Lane. Prints available from the Refugee Art Project. Book edited by Michael Fikaris, Sam Wallman and Safdar Ahmed.
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Fikaris and Heers of Silent Army completed a 120m mural at the South Melbourne light rail station late 2014. It reads "Hop on a train of knowledge and ride with it always." See more pics in PROJECTS.
Our last event of the year is FRIDAY DECEMBER 27th. We'll be screening 'BEST OF HUFF' (Hamilton Underground Film Festival; curated by Snake Beings) from 8pm until about midnight. Film below (Hamburger Dandy - Afrika Psuedobruitisms) is included with 23 other unbeleviably ingenious and underground gems playing on loop with sound and a few refreshments to take us out.
Find us at 110 Franklin st. Melbourne City (Blender Studios) - down the lane and up the back of the warehouse.Hope to C U! xm
Photos above from 'Once' comic book launch at Silent Army Storeroom July 26th. Another fine occassion with the last installment of the Giant Wooden Comic Book drawn live for the people who came throughout the night to meet Tim Danko, snap up his fine 58 page colour comic.
Listen up you little freaks ! Wednesday May 29th at 6pm Merv Heers will be launching ONE full size salary man comic as well as an attention seeking SEVEN mini comics ! That's right ma'am. The big kahuna. Outta sight !
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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at
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There was free stuff all day on May 4th with signings and print packs, a new Anthology and more with a light in the corner.
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Clint QRay Exhibition and Comic launch.
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Simon Hanselmann Exhibition and Comic launch.St. Owls Bay is a gigantic full - colour 8 page broadsheet comic book published by Floating World in Feb. 2013.
Melbourne, Australia Launch Edition comes 'signed' and includes an exclusive colour xerox 'deleted scene' insert. Also on Exhibit 'Truth Zone' the 'criticism comic' made for comics workbook in 2012. Original pages available for viewing and buying. First chance! --PLUS -- Live noise set by Hanselmann w/ special guest HTML Flowers. 
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DAILIES Issue 3 – Second Launch at the Storeroom on February 27
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