Notices by Alun Kirby (cyanotype@zirk.us)

@skinnylatte

This article about people in Manchester making American specialties without ever having tasted one hits a similar nerve.

What do we mean when we talk about authentic food, or an authentic recipe?

I am *really* interested in there philosophical meaning of authenticity!

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/mar/23/united-states-of-mancunia-american-fast-food-manchester

I'm at the centre for interpretation of vinho verde in Ponte de Lima, Portugal. I'm installing several hundred origami cranes as cyanotype images (#metamorphogram) in the shape of a river - the river Lima, which is about 100m away.
This is just the beginning, so very much a #WIPWednesday post!

#cyanotype #blueprint #origami #cranes #orizuru #senbazuru #PontedeLima

Finished after eight hours.... This installation is part of Art'In Lima which opens this weekend.

Free entry for everyone! And it's in a white tasting room ...in case you get thirsty

https://www.artinlima.com/

#cyanotype #blueprint #installation #artinstallation #pontedelima #origami #orizuru

The subversive potential of 'domestic crafts'.

Includes reference to the Greek myth of Philomela ('who embroiders her story after her tongue is cut out') and so belongs to #mythologyMonday as well as...

#activism #embroidery #crossstitch #sewing #quilting #stitchwork #crochet #knitting #yarnbombing #feminism #suffrage #tatreez

https://aeon.co/essays/when-womens-needlework-becomes-an-act-of-subversive-protest

Hello!
I'm an artist, and work with people living with #dementia and with academic philosophers to learn about memory.

I make art using #cyanotype and other processes to express philosophical understanding and lived experiences of memory.

How does memory influence our sense of self, our personal, social and cultural identities? And vice versa.

Current work is looking at how we use 'evocative objects' to support and extend memory.

Questions and answers most welcome!