ALMANACPRESS - Key Persons
Iona Roisin is a British artist, poet and homebody living near the sea in east Helsinki. They joined Almanac in the run up to issue two to handle distribution and work on the library arm of the project. They are a white, middle-class person who identifies as a genderqueer, butch bisexual. Iona enjoys documentaries, flea markets, reality tv, karaoke, going to the cinema, large sandwiches and perversion, amongst other things. They love being involved in peer support and workshopping, and hope to organise more exhibitions and screenings in the future. As a low energy person, they are excited to contribute something small to the community through their work at Almanac.
Shia Conlon is an artist and writer currently based in Helsinki. Hoping for a space where poetry could get a bit messier and less rigid, he began Almanac in 2021. He oversees the editing process in Almanac, as well as general admin. His love for printed matter began at 17 when he first discovered the magic of paper and images in an analogue darkroom. He sees photography, printed material and writing as part of a long lineage of queer tools for liberation. He hopes Almanac can be part of this lineage, a space where both the political and the mundane mix, a space where trans people can both rage at legislation as well as write a love letter to their pet. He enjoys nerding out over cinema, trans photography and dogs. His airhead Libra sun is tethered to the earth by a Taurus moon and rising.