Location

Merriam Park Public Library

Attendees

Camika
Hadiya
Trish
Zachary

Websites

Notes

https://foodtimeline.org/index.html

Camika — timeline colors, red and blue with white dots

— there’s a pattern that draws your eye to figure out what the pattern is

Hadiya — there weren’t a lot of recipes in the beginning, love that it starts with bread

Zachary — it’s for food lovers

camika — https://www.glazeshare.com/glaze/pc-57-smokey-merlot

Camika — pottery glaze sharing website

— useful for sharing methods

Chose this glaze because she was looking at it

hadiya — like a recipe for a cup

camika — art recipes

I can’t tell you what to put in the cupt but I can tell you how ti make it pretty

hadiya — feel slik facebook 

aesthetically modern

zcahary — write home about being excited to pair all the combinations together and find an item that matches what i chose

hadiya — https://peoplescdc.org/

another website for food lovers: https://www.foodguessr.com/

very blue

hadiya — actual cdc sucks — this site was born out of the pandemic and innaccuracy around covid report — they have thei rown archive and waste water map

hadiya — thinking abou tlal the archiving done back then — during aids epidemic —  love to see current pandemic archived in a similar way

hadiya — website should be documented to be able to say what has happened — people stand to benefit from people not konwing. question: how can we look our children in the eyes and tell them we protected them adequately 

difficult to archive the internet, let alone an entire website — like writing a tweet right now

hadiya — healthcare and medicine needs to be documented

hadiya, camika — https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-the-ocean/quizzes/sea-otter-personality-quiz#/questions/5609421

shared because they took the quiz

need to manage your cookies, then you get the questions

“Ivy is an otter with stand-out style–her blonde head and chest make her easy to spot! Ivy’s quite the artist—she loves to “draw” on the exhibit windows with pieces of shell. While other otters are twirling and playing in the water, you may spot this lovely blonde gazing at the flowers sprouting on the rocky wall behind the deck.

As an Ivy, you’re a creative soul who marches to the beat of your own drum! You’re inquisitive, artistic, and you know how to rock an attention-grabbing look. You find aesthetic inspiration in the beauty all around you. Just like Ivy, you know it’s important to slow down and smell the wildflowers. Your chill vibes are sure to set others at ease and help your friends look on the lighter side.

You otter know:

Ivy’s eye for detail is an important part of sea otters’ natural foraging behavior in the wild. Take a look at Elkhorn Slough, a coastal wetland on the shore of Monterey Bay. Sea otters love to eat the crabs that bury themselves in the mud banks. A sea otter’s keen eyes help them spot and snack on their hidden prey. A healthy otter population means the number of burrowing crabs stays in check, making the mud banks more stable. This creates a stronger foundation for eelgrass to grow, helping slugs and other algae eaters thrive in the healthy eelgrass gardens. With more algae being pruned by these grazers, sunlight and oxygen can enrich the water, making it a healthier habitat for fish and other creatures. The healthy wetland ecosystem is balanced thanks to the presence of the southern sea otter!”

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Poem

Hadiya – From water and ice to kool aid pickles

Camika – I  wonder what the color of kool-aid pickles is

Camika – Tropical punch brine – a tie through time. 

Zachary – Bathed in orange

Trish – A place for food lovers

More Experimental Archives:

Session 004

I had a website building class at This & That Art Gallery in South Minneapolis scheduled for the past month. A day before the event I decided to invite people who I had been inviting to Experimental Archive Sessions. It was a blast.

Session 003

This session was small but mighty. The range of different experiences with the Web could be felt. We teased out themes which helped us understand the facets of a website that need describing.

Session 002

On the heels of the United States' 250th anniversary, I was recommended to host an archival session at a community gathering space, the Open Market. I arrived an hour into the event and found nobody there because all of the food was distributed! An Open Market win.

Session 001

Not everybody has time to commit to waxing away the day and musing about the past, present, and future. Amongst the various feelings one feels when pulled away from the steady hum of daily activities, I can imagine feeling that our time could be better spent, a feeling of slacking off, or as I'm discovering, a discomfort with publically creating poetic works.