“T” is a book about the t-shirt cult

T It is the name of this book that brings it all together. Photographed stories of 44 people and t-shirts that mean something to them. The idea comes from David Gil Campesino, who runs screen printing and T-shirt printing workshops and thought about the fetishism of this garment (t-shirt, English) “that ceases to be just a piece of clothing and becomes a way of life.” Suggested “Why we keep some t-shirts for years: From a concert we went to, Because it was a gift from an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend from his first basketball team… and also what we mean by them when we wear them “They were placed because they were a showcase,” points out the author who asks: 44 people -from various generations but mostly culture underground Alicante– and wrote a little something A story based on the experiences told.

While most of the stories surrounding these clothing objects relate to musical groups and concerts, there are others as well. second hand market or responding nerd obsessionsprinting on fabric, youtuber or even Edgar Allan Poe or Knights of the Zodiac.

Therefore, the book is “a collection of stories, people, drawings, photos, memories, music, family, design, concerts, youth, childhood“Relationships, migrations, travels, tattoos, friendships, joys, tantrums, but most of all, many t-shirts,” says the author.

Reduced edition 200 copies made possible thanks to the grant 3,000 euros Through the Alicante Provincial Council’s call for cultural activities in 2023.

They will be shown at Las Cigarreras’ Sala Negre hall, starting at 17:00 this Saturday. Images and sounds of interviews and some of these books will be distributed via the Internet Alicante Municipal Public Libraries.