2023-08-16 Newsletter - Knowledge House for Craft

[[KHC Newsletter]] # August news --- <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><img src="https://storage.mlcdn.com/account_image/442815/qYz0ErVs8h3rTlKt7QhGmUglGHkevjqYSlXc5bkx.png" alt="" width="540"></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2>Knowledge House for Craft</h2><p>A bimonthly newsletter with information of interest to whose who seek to create and maintain craft knowledge. <br></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><table role="presentation"><tbody><tr><th><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTA4NjYxODI0MixcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiYjNkZTU1OWI1ODc1MDZiOSJ9" target="_self" data-link-id="96646479086618242">Visit</a></th></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2>New to our Vault</h2><p><span><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTA5MTg2MTEyNSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNTg5OTkyNGNmYjJjMzRlYiJ9" data-link-id="96646479091861125"></a></span>We welcome to our <span><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTEwMTI5ODMxMSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiOTViMWIxN2VlMzM2ZGI1MyJ9" data-link-id="96646479101298311">network</a></span>, Crafts on Peel, Kominka, Mingei Film Archive and Tribal Design Forum.</p><p>You can find a report on our recent talk with recording <span><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTEwODYzODM0NixcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiOTgwOWY0MjAzOWVkYTdlNyJ9" data-link-id="96646479108638346">Cultural Intellectual Property Rights® for the Oma in Laos</a>.</span></p><p><span>And in our <span><a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTExNTk3ODM4MSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNGE2ZDFkOWI4MGIyZjE4YiJ9" data-link-id="96646479115978381">Value of Craft Project</a></span>, you will find summaries:<br></span></p><ul><li><span>Community among Afghan refugees at the Silaiwali workshop, India</span></li><li><span>Craft design and product development training with Hong Kong based refugees</span></li><li><span>Craft-based design for innovation - Potential in novelty, quality and sustainability through hands-on interaction</span></li><li><span>Cultural Intellectual Property Rights® for the Oma in Laos</span></li><li><span>Displaced Tuareg blacksmith sustain their hereditary caste through crafts</span></li><li><span>Refugees Who Mean Business - Economic Activities in and Around the</span></li><li><span>Rohingya Settlements the Rohingya Settlements in Bangladesh</span></li><li><span>Tapestry of home</span></li><li><span>The cooperative of ‘Capuchinhas’ of Serra do Montemuro</span></li><li><span>The Fabric of My Life</span></li><li><span>The Power of Craft - Get Creative</span></li><li><span>What Is Dead May Never Die - Institutional Regeneration through Logic Reemergence in Dutch Beer Brewing</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> ## Activities from the network members _The M.A. in Critical Craft studies is dead (or rather, temporarily decommissioned), long live its archives!_ The MACR Papers, [this unique program’s final publication](https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTEyMzMxODQxNSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNTA5MmNjYjYzZTgzYmFjNyJ9), is a retrospective look at the program’s 5-year run, as much as a hand extended to future readership in the field of craft studies. Working individually or in pairs, the 2023 graduating cohort produced 6 editorial projects that very much reflect the thinkers they are and the conversations, communities, and support networks they have chosen to be part of. Their editorial projects are complemented by a faculty publication led by Ben Lignel, project supervisor and incidentally, KHC board member, and Namita Gupta Wiggers, founding program director and core faculty. As you browse—through tables of content or [keywords](https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTEzMTcwNzAyNCxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiZTRmNzQzOWUwYTZhYTAyMSJ9)—we invite you to choose, save, and print the articles that meet with your interest, and thus to assemble your own versions of “The MACR Papers.” (Ben Lignel) In July I was a juror for the Craft Masters of East Asia selection in Dongyang, China. I was in Dongyang nine years previously for the 50th anniversary of the World Crafts Council. Re-visiting the main museum of woodcarving, I noted a number of tableaus featuring front-line workers of the COVID pandemic. This was a new introduction of social realism into a craft form that previously drew exclusively from China’s classical past. (Kevin Murray) <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2>Suggested readings/ films</h2><p>In <em>Here be Monsters </em>King argues that we should not fear technology as an external agent, but rather how we deliberately chose to forgo humanity and become machines ourselves. It contains many memorable lines, such as “we are the spiders on the web, not the flies in it”. He presents a Heideggerian framework that identifies care as an essential modality of being human.<br></p><p dir="ltr">Richard King, <em>Here Be Monsters: Is Technology Reducing Our Humanity</em>? (Clayton: Monash University Publishing, 2023).</p><p>Wu Hung, <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTEzOTA0NzA1NyxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNzUwYzBlMzU2YTg4NzVjNSJ9" data-link-id="96646479139047057"><em>The Double Screen: Medium and Representation in Chinese Painting (Essays in Art and Culture).</em></a> In an early meeting of the Knowledge House for Craft, Professor Anying Chen introduced us to the writings of Craig Clunas, an important scholar writing in English on Chinese art & culture. <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE0NTMzODUxNCxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiZTFlZDEyZTE4NjBhNjNmNyJ9" data-link-id="96646479145338514">Wu Hung</a> an eminent scholar of the same ilk, writes on both traditional & contemporary Chinese art & culture. In <em>The Double Screen</em> he considers the role of the screen as a physical object, as both a surface & subject of depiction & as an architectural device. The book culminated in an exhibition, <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE1NDc3NTcwMCxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiMzBmY2EyYTdjMzI4YTZkNyJ9" data-link-id="96646479154775700"><em>The Painted Screen: Past & Future</em></a> at The Suzhou Museum. Recommended by Peta Carlin</p><p><strong>'Textiles bring humanity to our public spaces'.</strong> An interview with weaver Sanne Ransby <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE2MzE2NDMwOSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiOTRlODVhNDI3ZTYwZjg4ZCJ9" data-link-id="96646479163164309">https://formkraft.dk/en/textiles-bring-humanity-to-our-public-spaces/</a><br></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>'Brick is the most beautiful building material.'</strong> An interview with ceramicist Karen-Lisbeth Rasmussen. <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE3MDUwNDM0MyxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiZDE4YzY1N2ZlYTQ4MThhZCJ9" data-link-id="96646479170504343">https://formkraft.dk/en/brick-is-the-most-beautiful-building-material/</a><br></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>'Dark design - what is happening to the open and welcoming city?' </strong>research by professor Ole B. Jensen <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE3Nzg0NDM3NixcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNTRkZTVkYTY1NDA0NDFhYyJ9" data-link-id="96646479177844376">https://formkraft.dk/en/dark-design-what-is-happening-to-the-open-and-welcoming-city/</a></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Kemet : Egypt in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk</strong> is a temporary exhibition showing Egyptian culture through the eyes of artists with African roots at the Rijksmuseum in Leiden, The Netherlands. <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTE4NTE4NDQwOSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNDAxNjQ0MjQ3NzNiYTBkOCJ9" data-link-id="96646479185184409">https://www.rmo.nl/en/exhibitions/temporary-exhibitions/kemet-exhibition/</a><br></p><p dir="ltr"><em>Kemet</em>, meaning ‘the black’ refers to the land along the river Nile, a name the Egyptians gave to their country. The exhibition has not gone down well, however, with the Egyptian government, who have banned the museum’s team from conducting any archaeological research in Egypt! <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTIwNzIwNDUwOCxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNzlkYzcxZDM4Y2EyMmQ2ZCJ9" data-link-id="96646479207204508">https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/egypt-bans-archaeology-team-mime-scli-intl/index.html</a><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2>Opportunities for the network</h2><h3>Design Trust Seeds Grant and Feature Grant - Hong Kong<br></h3><p dir="ltr">Type: Research Grant<br>Application due: 20 Oct 2023<br>Duration: Flexible<br>Award: HK$50,000 / HK$300,000</p><p dir="ltr">Design Trust offers grants to individual designers, curators, collectives and non-profit organisations for projects and activities that are relevant to various design disciplines. These grants support projects relevant to the context and content of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTIxNDU0NDU0MSxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiMmIxZTYzMGYzYTNjZmUwOCJ9" data-link-id="96646479214544541">https://designtrust.hk/grants/dtgrants/</a></p><h3>10-11-12 Crafts Fair in Copenhagen: Frue Plads Marked. </h3><p dir="ltr">Including 120 exhibitors within ceramics, glass, textile, wood, jewellery: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTIyMTg4NDU3NCxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiYWI0ZTYwNzg5MzZjYjNlYyJ9" data-link-id="96646479221884574">https://dkod.dk/en/fruepladsmarked/</a></p><h3>Garland upcoming issues</h3><p dir="ltr">Garland issue 32 will be the third in the Sensorium series. It will feature the craft of smell. How do objects bring smell into our lives? What is the meaning of this smell? What are the process for making scents? These questions aim to open up the understanding of craft beyond its commodified identity in the West. Stories for the September issue are due on 1 August. To propose a story, please go here: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTIzMDI3MzE4MyxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNzZkNjQyMGZkMGM2M2UzNCJ9" data-link-id="96646479230273183">https://garlandmag.com/issue-32/</a></p><p dir="ltr">Next year, the series will look at how craft brings us together, not just people but other beings as well. This includes objects that play a role in our public life, rural residencies, making on country, the gallery as temple and the variety of guild-like associations. This is an opportunity to look at the enduring history of craft organisations as the World Crafts Council celebrates its 60th anniversary. For more details, go here: <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTIzNzYxMzIxNyxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiMWY0M2ZmMGQxN2QxYWY5YyJ9" data-link-id="96646479237613217">https://garlandmag.com/2024-together/</a> </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Who owns craft knowledge?</strong><br></p><p>24 August, 1pm (India time, <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTI0NjAwMTgyNixcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiZjBiODkyNmIyYTViZjI1ZiJ9" data-link-id="96646479246001826">your time</a>)</p><p>As part of our Reinventing the Wheel series, Annapurna Mamidipudi introduces a new publication that questions the formalisation of craft knowledge. See <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTI1MjI5MzI4MyxcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNmVlNDUzMmI3NjAzODk5YiJ9" data-link-id="96646479252293283">details</a> and <a href="https://preview.mailerlite.io/te/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjQ0MjgxNSxcImxcIjo5NjY0NjQ3OTI1OTYzMzMxNixcInJcIjo5NjY0NjQ4MDA0Mzk2ODAxNX0iLCJzIjoiNzIyZDM5YmVjYTFjOGQ4ZCJ9" data-link-id="96646479259633316">registration</a>.  <br></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> ## Question <table><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><img src="https://storage.mlcdn.com/account_image/442815/3ex1gQBGMj9sJ2idtpY1VNiuv603vubQluCMRm8i.png" alt="" width="540"></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table>