ADD & PASS - The X Files

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In the Mail Art activity, there are interesting ideas that are explored, like Mail Art Calls, Collaborative Books, Visual Poetry etc, and we also have the ADD & PASS, which are created somewhere in the world by a Mail Artist who send by mail one "object", proposing that it be changed or simply Added an Artistic Intervention by another Mail Artist, appealing that the "object" being referred back to an following artist, chosen randomly or not.The original creator Add its Address on the "object" in hopes that later return him, filled with interventions of Mail Artists from different places and countries, giving him a great satisfaction to see the "object" with a new "life".

This group aims to be the dissemination place to the Add and Pass, and a ARCHIVE of it, however, giving preference to " Booklets",becouse it is here that the individuals have their own space to give wings to is imagination and technique.

Location: IUOMA
Members: 127
Latest Activity: Jan 13

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Hello.I've done add and pass swaps before and love them. In those swaps, we passed a postcard from one person to another through the mail, using a predetermined online list. I am a bit unclear on the…Continue

Started by Terry Owenby. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace Nov 21, 2024.

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Here are two pages of Jon Foster's larger magazine A & P. Or maybe it is MomKat's? It has been through a few people already. Would anyone else like to add to this? There are some nice pages…Continue

Started by Pam McVay. Last reply by Pam McVay Dec 2, 2018.

started by Jon Foster with adds by Sabela Baña

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Comment by Amy Irwen on August 22, 2013 at 8:59pm: Susan, no expert....

Comment by Susan McAllister on August 22, 2013 at 7:57pm: Thanks, Amy. I just didn't want to be screwing up. You're a great IUOMA expert.

Comment by Amy Irwen on August 22, 2013 at 2:46pm: Haha...hi Susan....you are so right...I never make copies....I am with you, not worthwhile in my book and I have never received a copy of an actually finished AP. I even believe the originators don't know where they are. What I always do is post it on this site...that's all I can do...I keep a scanned copy of all my adds in a file for my use. There is a new add and Pass site on FB which seems to be a little more formal and controlled...I like that...bit I won't stop participating in the X Files.

Comment by Susan McAllister on August 22, 2013 at 2:31am: Hi Amy. In my head I have designated you as my IUOMA expert. I'm hoping you can answer an add, copy and pass question. I am unclear about who actually copies. The order suggests that each person who works on a piece makes a copy and and mails it to all previous people. That doesn't seem worthwhile to me. It seem like it would be better if the originator mailed a copy of the final piece tp all contributors. I have never received a copy of any piece I have worked on, so experience hasn't helped me figure this out. What do you think? Ms. Expert?

Comment by Amy Irwen on August 21, 2013 at 9:24pm: Received this add and pass yesterday..Don't know who started it but Cyndi O'leary and Jessy Kendall added and Willemien Visser, IUOMA, member passed it along to me...I have added mine and it will go out the door tomorrow...

Comment by borderlinegrafix on August 21, 2013 at 7:31pm: Add and Pass from Diane Keys, Eduardo Cardoso originated, with my additions and other unknowns.

Comment by Claudia Ligorria on August 19, 2013 at 5:57pm: Convocatoria 2013 "Intervenir y enviar"

Comment by Michael Orr on August 19, 2013 at 3:37pm: Add and Pass. Recieved from Angie Cope(US). Started by Eduardo Cardoso(Portugal). Includes: Carina Granlund(Finland), Katerina Nikoltsou(Greece), Michael Orr(US)

Comment by Helder on August 5, 2013 at 8:29pm: Greetings, nice to see that this group have been active, Michael i will join the group on Face.

I have now a ongoing Add & Pass project, i will send a lot of this to some of you, but each Add & Pass have a particularity...soon i will explain this

Comment by Michael Orr on August 5, 2013 at 3:53pm: From C.Z. Lovecraft, my additions included. Also, I've created an 'Add and Pass' group on the FB if anyone would like to join or get involved. Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/427872147325326/

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