CRUISING ARCHAEOLOGY II: EUROTRASH
SMUT Press is proud to present Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash, the long awaited follow-up edition to the 2024 cult bestseller; Cruising Archaeology. Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash is the tenth printed matter produced by the press and will launch in a series of launches across sex clubs, saunas and book fairs across Europe, starting at MA1: Bunker in Old Street in London.
The project builds on the initial edition’s success by expanding the breadth of archaeological sites to various locations scattered across European cities including Berlin, Athens, Dublin, Barcelona and Paris. The diversity of cruising areas in this edition, including woodland areas, public toilets, palatial gardens, sex clubs and beaches, speak to the inventive, site-responsive forms that cruising assumes and situating desire within the folds of city infrastructure and natural landscape.
Much like its predecessor, the book pairs vivid scans of collected objects with writing that contextualises, complicates and historicises cruising’s material traces. Featured texts include interviews with Marc Svensson of You Are Loved, a London-based harm reduction initiative, and with Mati Klitgård of Gay Consent.Lab in Berlin - both offering urgent perspectives on chemsex, intimacy, and consent in contemporary queer life. Other contributors include Stav B, whose piece addresses the persistent erasure of lesbian cruising spaces, Jordan Tannahill’s piece recounts a wild night in Hampstead Heath, evoking the fantasy and libidinal charge of cruising grounds whilst Prem Sahib’s insert ‘Vape’ responds to the complicated relationship between the digital and the physical. João Florêncio’s powerful opening piece in the publication, titled ‘Fucking Ruins,’ interlaces queerness with empire, hauntology and decay.
The publication retains the pocket-sized paperback format of the first edition with the book’s design researched and assembled by designer John Philip Sage. Printed in Lithuania, distributed by Public Knowledge Books.
Following its release, Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash will launch at a number of events including:
- London: MA1 Bunker, 217–221 City Rd, EC1V 1JN – May 7th (Invite only)
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Amsterdam: workshop at Nieuwe Meer in partnership with No Limits! Arts Castle and BUTT – May 16th
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Berlin: Keller Kreuzberg, Reichenberger Str. 48, 10999 Berlin – May 21st
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Dublin: The Boilerhouse, 12 Crane Ln, Temple Bar, D02 DR72 – May 28th (RSVP essential)
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Paris: Paris Ass Book Fair, Palais de Tokyo – June 5–7th
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London: Climax Books, 8a Herbal Hill, London, EC1R 5EJ, UK – June 11th (RSVP essential)
An accompanying exhibition at Studio Voltaire in London, from April to July 2026, presents an expanded form of the publication. Published by SMUT Press and distributed by Public Knowledge Books. Stockists to be announced. For press inquiries, review copies, or to request interviews with contributors, please contact smutpress@gmail.com. This production is supported by Arts Council Ireland and Culture Ireland.
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Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash
Jack Scollard
ISBN - 978-1-0684555-1-3
London, U.K.
256 pages
14.7 x 21 mm
Edition of 800
Printed in Lithuania
Designed by John Philip Sage.
Distributed by Public Knowledge Books.
©️ SMUT Press (2026)
