GUTMAG is a one-day, collaborative art magazine assembled by twenty-five artists. Conceived as both a publication and a live event, the project transformed an empty room into a temporary editorial studio. Blank spreads were taped to foam boards and arranged around the space, alongside stations stocked with materials. Over the course of the day, participants generated writing, collage, sculpture, drawing, and photography, adding freely to the pages and often building on one another’s contributions. The process was energetic and chaotic by design: a page might begin in one person’s hands, only to be reshaped hours later by many others.
The inaugural theme, guts, was interpreted broadly—ranging from visceral imagery to explorations of intuition and raw creative impulse. By the end of the session, the magazine had become a surprising blend of mediums and genres, with no single page belonging to any one artist. Instead, it reflected a collective authorship driven by improvisation and accumulation.
The finished work was documented through photographs of the spreads, then printed on uncoated paper stock to preserve the tactile qualities of the original materials. The first issue of GUTMAG is a singer-sewn, 7.5 × 10 inch booklet produced in an edition of 100 copies.