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Hello there, I'm Mikofanclub! I am very excited to be joining this online community. My “real” name is Tim Hilton and I’ve self-published a few zines in the last 10 years, usually in collaboration with other artists. One of my other personas “Miko” is a shy, glamorous mute with a ghostly pallor, into platform shoes, severe bob haircuts and fishnet stockings. She likes to think she can commune with the gods through her kooky spirit dance. This is Miko...

Miko’s name was inspired by a lost name tag found on a train and passed on by a friend. “Mikofanclub” is the adopted name of an anonymous Internet user commenting on one of Miko’s online photos. I liked the sound of it and out of homage to shy little Miko, who has a very special place in my heart, I decided to use it.

Zineography

1. Poem Thingies – for my Pussyfoot show at Pendulum (poems/text)

2. Working Dog - With Lucas Ihlein to accompany our "Unwanted Gift" art exhibition at 151 Regent St Gallery (red and white – Kinkos once offered this fabulous choice on their regular machines!)

3. Drawing - yeah like it's something new – with Lucas Ihelin, Falcon Hender and Not Susan for an art exhibition of the same name at Shoebox gallery, Darlinghurst (A6 - black and white drawings and text)

4. Wild Boys I - accompanying the Wild Boys exhibition at Phatspace (A5 – featuring original drawings by Lionel Bawden)

5. Wild Boys II - to accompany art exhibition at mememememe Gallery with Trevor Fry and Richard Gurney

6. Lives of the Artists – edited by The Wild Boys featuring a stunning Shirley Valentine as The Birth of Venus centrefold

7. It's a Knockout – for a Phatspace show that I've forgotten the name of - based on (YOU GUESSED IT) the fabulous It’s a Knockout series, filled with awesome screengrabs and featuring a stunning Fiona McDonald and Billie Jean King centrefold! (full colour)

8. I Require Your Full Attention – A sadomasochistic saga played out over the Internet published for the MCA ZINE FAIR May 24th 2009!! (A4 online chat script)

9. Diary - Photocopies of diary work in A5 (B&W)

10. Blueprint - Drawings inspired by extraterrestrial flora for 'Blueprint' exhibition at Blaugrau, Sydney (A5 B&W)


Most of these Zines were made to accompany visual arts exhibitions and served as a kind of Claytons catalogue.

I come form a visual arts background, majoring in installation and interdisciplinary studies. That means sound/performance/text/video/photography/installation/sculpture focus jack (*jill?) of all trades - master of none - dipping into lots of areas.

ATM I've been inspired by Zina Kook to get back into doing zines. I'm also very into making music (loops/noize based), drag, photography, hulahooping, perfomance art, creating sound for performance and playing with my MY NEW KITTEN MOMO!

My performance partner Sari Kivinen and I work under the name of screwsLoose. Yes we have a few screws loose and we don't mind a loose screw.

Please add me if any or all of this sounds interesting to you.