Livor Mortis Zine

Established in 2017.

What is Livor Mortis Zine?

Livor Mortis Zine is primarily a lo-fi D.I.Y. "photozine" series from London (UK) that focuses on themes of decay and despair by way of urban inspection, graffiti/street art and cemetery exploration.

"I got to peruse your zines and wow never seen anything like them! Disturbing, original and unexpected". - Dick Lucas

Issues

1 'Hype in the Hypogeum' - A collection of images from the depths of subterranean chambers and catacombs - 32 pages - b&w - 2017
2 'Party Hits Vol.2' - A crude collection of graves and cemetery / graveyard scenes - 36 pages - b&w - 2018
3 'Assemblage Pack' - #3 contains x3 zines - Each zine displays a different collection of anatomy and art - 33 pages - full colour - 2018
4 Untitled - An explore of a rotten suburbia. Heavy on the UKDK and general gloom - 28 pages - b&w - 2018
5 'Spraycan Stories' - A tight look at graffiti and street art images from across Scandinavia and Europe - 32 pages - b&w - 2018
6(66) 'The Number of the Beast' - A shadowy collection of decay and darkness feat. graffiti - 28 pages - b&w - 2019
7 'Home Invasion' - Hostile images capturing domestic violation. Also a loose tribute to actor/composer/director David Alexander Hess (RIP) - 28 pages - b&w - 2019
8 'Green Inferno' - Cemeteries and graveyards ooozing with nature and decay - 28 pages - b&w cover/full colour content - 2019
9 'Graffiti Special' - A bumper collection of graffiti images - 40 pages - b&w - 2020
10 'Football Italia' - An exploration of a decayed stadium - 28 pages - full colour cover/b&w content - 2020
11 'Staring at the Walls' - A boasting collection of graffiti images. Features art from Jason EVIL Covelli - 40 pages - b&w - 2020
12 'El Bimbo' - A super array of cemetery and graveyard scenes from across London, UK. Features art from Niklas Stephenson - 40 pages - b&w - 2020
13 'Mo Honey Mo Problems' - A butt-smacking exploration of a decayed factory out in the suburbs of London - 44 pages - b&w - 2021
14 'Home Invasion Part II' - A follow-up sequel continuing the thrill of domestic violation from LMZ #7 - 40 pages - b&w - 2021

Side Issues

TRAINS (FTBP) - Trains, tracks and graffiti - 1st Edition 28 pages (mini-zine) - 2nd Edition 32 pages (A5 zine) - 2019/2021
The Paradise Lost Trilogy - Three 8-panel folded zines, in the rudest form - b&w - 2020

Collaborations

So far, Livor Mortis Zine has collaborated with the following artists:

• Strange Way To Love Zine aka Mario

• Totenhound Art aka Dead Fox aka Crypt Possum

• Lawrence James Bailey

• Berliner Mauern

• iesorno

• Perfect Day Zine

• Daz Reject

• Mikey Bharj

• Geist

• Fairuz Machtoune

• Aqeel Parvez

• Cameron Zavala

• Algarade

• Serial Killers Unite Zine

Charities

Livor Mortis Zine has fundraised for:

• Izzy's Promise/RANS

• Depaul Homeless Charity

• Teenage Cancer Trust

• Happy Mattress Project

• Blue Dragon

Libraries

Find Livor Mortis Zine at these libraries:

• 56a Infoshop Zine Library, Walworth, London, UK

• British Library, King's Cross, London, UK

• Nomadic Youth Zine Library, London, UK

• Tate Britain Library, Millbank, London, UK

• Grrrl Zine Library, Southend, Kent, UK

• Zineopolis, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

• Notts Zine Library, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, UK

• AB-Z Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

• Edinburgh Zine Library, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

• The Shelf Library, Ghent, Belgium

• Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Schikkimikki Zine Distro & Library, Berlin, Germany

• The Little Zine Library, Rotterdam, Holland

• Five o'clock Zine Library, Tokyo, Japan

• Mount Zine Student Library, Tokyo, Japan

• CSATF/State Prison Library, Corcoran, California, USA

• Oceanside Public Library, Oceanside, California, USA

• Denver Zine Library, Denver, Colorado, USA

• The Soapbox, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

• Sherwood Forest Zine Library, Austin, Texas, USA

• Bellingham Alt. Library, Bellingham, Washington, USA

Reviews & Interviews

• Sea Green Zines, September 2018

• 1 Minuto De Gloria, October 2018

• War Glitter Zines, October 2018

• Sea Green Zines, February 2019

• Zine Love, March 2019

• Hey Ghoul Friend Vol.3, September 2019

• The Graffiti Review, September 2019

• Feral Publication, October 2019

• Five o'clock Zine, November 2020

• Rob's Video Zine #1, January 2021

• DEATHPROOF INC. #3, 2021

Past Events & Exhibitions

• Zines of the World, 2017, London, UK

• End of Summer Skate Jam Pt.2, 2018, London, UK

• Zine Fair, 2018, London, UK

• Unlock Book Fair, 2018, Amsterdam, Holland

• A Xerox Show, 2019, London, UK

• Fanzineist Artbook & Zine Fair, 2019, Vienna, Austria

• Overlock Arts Presents 'Snazz', 2019, London, UK

• Hungry Eyes Zinefest, 2019, Berlin, Germany

• Quaranzine Fest, 2020, Online via IS Press, USA

• Snail Mail Zine Fair, 2020, Online via San Anto Zine Fest, USA

• Rise Collective Decay Exhibition, 2021, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Virtual Swansea Zine Fest, 2021, Online via Swansea Zine Fest, UK

Side Projects

Collaborative zine series Stone Garden & Doornography and props/art direction via Feed Mee Productions.

External Links

• Livor Mortis Zine Store

• Livor Mortis Zine IG ‏‎