Aricpelago #3

The third issue of  C.P. Company's Arcipelago magazine reflects on the figure of the collector, and its many facets. It examines in depth the social and cultural role of collecting, its history, the most common archetypes of collectors as well as some of the main motivating factors and psychological traits that drive people to invest time, energy and financial resources in this activity. In doing so, it explores the process of research that collector go through, following the trip to a military fair of Jamie, collector of army memorabilia, and the travel of Sam Greg in the esoteric world of Santa Muerte, in Mexico. Furthermore it examines some exemplary collections, like Martin Parr’s impressive library of photo books, and the evolution of a collection from private space to museum exhibition, in an exclusive interview with Westminster Menswear Archive director Andrew Groves.