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Somehow people always think that if a group of artists work together that then there must automatically be some kind of organisation that coordinates it all. Well, in mail art there are many groups working together. These groups themselves also work together, but there is NO organisation that arranges all the things that go on in the mail art network. The I.U.O.M.A. is the Union that mail artists can become a member of. The Union has no rules. Everybody who is active in mail art and hears about the Union can become a member just by saying so.

In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. I invented this name and made forms for people to become a member of this (fictive) union. About 300 mail artists reacted in a year, and official membership cards were made, even a official Union Magazine was published. Anybody who was a member of the Union could also claim a special function within the Union.

Even today, people still join the Union. And somehow it gives power, to say that YOU are a member of the International Union too.  It is just the center for archiving all the things that are going on. But I am not in control of the Union. I just invented it. And to make it official, I made myself General-President of this Union. Sure was impressive when I travelled to the USSR in 1991 and went to visit some friends there who were also members of this Union........

Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.

 

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simple comic zinein german language. translated version will follow if anyone is interested.let me know if you want a copy
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Page Trade/Exchange? 3 Replies

I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…Continue

Tags: Sketchbook, page, trade/exchange/collaboration

Started by Josofa in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Denice Newton yesterday.

NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 16 Replies

Calling all mail artists!,I have printed an underground zine fighting back against the corporate "efficiency trap," data-mining, and the trillion-dollar attention economy. It is a call to become illiterate to the algorithm and fluent in each other.I…Continue

Started by Matthew (mm2001) in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Jes Bidlack on Tuesday.

Best adhesive for collage 86 Replies

A friend asks: What's the best adhesive for magazine collage that won't wrinkle the paper? I told him Spray Mount...anybody have any other suggestions?Continue

Started by David Stafford in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Connor Engelsman on Monday.

Worldwide diminishing postal service 18 Replies

Please complete the situation regarding the postal services in your country.Sad news: starting next month, mail will only be delivered three times a week in The Netherlands. Reason: cutbacks. Stamps are becoming more expensive.Continue

Started by Carien van Hest in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Re Schmi on Sunday.

Dear IUOMA people, today, I am wondering..... 32 Replies

Dear IUOMA people,Today, I wonder, if you are a discriminative type of person or a type of person who suspect /has doubts more or less on certain other IUOMA members ?I happen to be Asian myself and so I am sensitive on these issues more or less.For…Continue

Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Re Schmi on Sunday.

ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 32 Replies

are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 7.

After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 2 Replies

Call for ContributorsAFTER RAY JOHNSON MAIL ART PROJECT – INSTRUCTIONS/FAQHELLO!This is an invitation to participate in a mail art project dedicated to Ray Johnson, the founding father of mail art.ALTER OR ADD TO THE ENCLOSED COLLAGEI will send you…Continue

Tags: rayjohnson, mailart, exchange

Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Devin S. Turk Aug 3.

Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 57 Replies

Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue

Tags: mailartists, twitter, blogs

Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Franis Jul 21.

Mail Art as art therapy for victims of online bullying 8 Replies

People who have been harmed online are often expected to keep using digital spaces as though nothing happened. Cyberbullying attacks identity, erodes confidence, and leaves people hypervigilant in the very spaces they are expected to inhabit.  Most…Continue

Started by Kathryn Kennedy in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Eduardo Cardoso Jul 15.

Documentation of sent Mail Art 13 Replies

Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue

Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Kathryn Kennedy Jul 15.

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