Sylvia Santillanez

Bay Area Lesbian Archives

Archival care as cultural creation

2026-

Collage with archival imagesInterior of brochureLinocut print of flowers in archival boxBrochure photos with flowers

a-b & d. Bay Area Lesbian Archives brochure, two-color Risograph print, collaboration with Trinh Lê

c. “Spirits of BALA,” linocut print

Created in collaboration with BALA archivists and poets Sharon De la Peña Davenport and Trinh Lê.

The brochure opens to a centerfold archival collage of graphics from lesbian publications and ephemera, annotated with a detailed legend, as a visual introduction to the BALA collections. Printed on a smooth recycled jute sheet that evokes natural fibers and skin.

View of trees and telephone pole at dusk
Snapshots
Ace of Hearts playing card
Queer Ancestors Project
Zine cover
Late Days at People's Park
Woodcut print of prickly pear cactus
Prints
Interior view of print room
Reprographixxx Print Room
Front cover of zine
Radio Crush
Flyer for event
Printing Without the Boss