Sacred Things

Illustrated Zine

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Sacred Things: Prayers and Rituals for Connecting with the Material World’ is an illustrated zine that is a collection of everyday objects that take on significance in our lives. In particular, stories of queer people are marked by the need for belonging and the celebration of selves in safe ways – oftentimes in private habits and personal symbols of resistance.

Choosing objects that are very much part of the material world we live in, this zine treats these treasured things as sacred and potentially integral parts of our identities. This collection of prayers and rituals is meant to be a starter kit for exploring the world we live in. Many of us trying to live queer and expansive lives have given up practices we were guided by in childhood because they no longer serve - and sometimes harmed us.

Artist

Anna Onni

Singapore

Anna Onni (they/she) is an illustrator and writer who needs to learn how to pack light for everyday adventures. They are a volunteer artist for interesting projects, currently obsessed with zine-making, and trying to pick a good chocolate-chip cookie recipe to stick to. Anna is the author of The Book of Sainted Aunts: The Illustrated Portraits of Mildly Martyred Sinners-Turned-Saints Since Queerdom Come which was published for the 2021 Southeast Asian Queer Cultural Festival. You can see their latest musings on Instagram: @annaonni and view older works on https://annaonni.org/.

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