Jernej Čuček Gerbec

With its simple form, colors and materials, the zine Chai focuses on the experience of drinking masala chai and one’s associations to it, to the ritual of drinking tea or simply observing one’s own leisure at a moment of relaxation. Instead of words and pictures, the tea itself takes the central role, creating abstract shapes and a unique rhythm with the help of traces and subtle splotches.

Each zine thus fascinates and attracts with its unique content, which is unencumbered and self-sufficient in its simplicity. Every bit of the zine has been given care, with careful selection of materials, covers that have been hand-dyed with actual tea, a title that has been printed letter by letter, and each copy has been stitched by hand.

The work has been shown at:

ZINE VETRINE: Jernej Čuček Gerbec: Chai, Galerija DobraVaga, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2023. Curated by Maša Žekš.

Foto: Lana Špiler