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![[image description: poster for exhibition. White background with an image of bacterial colonies these look like purple circles with different shades within the circle, there are 4 large ones and some other flecks and marks, the background appears greeny/blue. There is white handwriting reading “we are not something that needs to be fixed we are while as we are” and is in a wiggly line around the circles” below it reads (in blue text) SOCIAL MICROBES an exhibition exploring art, gut microbes and autism research Hattie Porter 20th - 24th June 10am - 5pm Opening event Tues 20th June 6-8pm Fish Factory Arts, Commercial Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 SAG There are also logos for the fish factory, Exeter university, then try this, and UKRI (uk research and innovation)]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fxrz5jhXoAATQwW.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [image description: poster for exhibition. White background with an image of bacterial colonies these look like purple circles with different shades within the circle, there are 4 large ones and some other flecks and marks, the background appears greeny/blue. There is white handwriting reading “we are not something that needs to be fixed we are while as we are” and is in a wiggly line around the circles” below it reads (in blue text) SOCIAL MICROBES an exhibition exploring art, gut microbes and autism research Hattie Porter 20th - 24th June 10am - 5pm Opening event Tues 20th June 6-8pm Fish Factory Arts, Commercial Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 SAG There are also logos for the fish factory, Exeter university, then try this, and UKRI (uk research and innovation)]
ALT Images of 5 Petri dishes with floral fabric inside and hand stitching reading quotes participants have shared: from top left: “They without doubt say autists have poor communication skills… if that’s one of the main research “facts” then the whole research isn’t valid” “It feels like with anything like this there’s a slippery slope to ideas about ‘curing’ autism” “How much is research aiming to “fix” rather than actually help autistic individuals” “I want to be autistic, I love my neurodiversity” “It feels negative and like it is cure focused rather than focused on helping autistic people live our lives”
ALT Image of the sea, big crashing waves and bright blue sky and yellow sand + some seaweed
ALT Image of a bacteria colony under a microscope, the photo is lots of shades of purple with a circle almost eye like which is darker in the centre and lighter towards the edges
ALT Images of 4 Petri dishes with bacterial colonies growing inside, two have lots of purple/reddish dots and one had fewer of the same colour dots, the other is more yellow colours as a different type of agar was used
![[image description: a digital poster. Pink back ground with 2 images of fabric artworks, on the right is a Petri dish and the left is a sculpture. Text reads: “Social microbes: using art to explore how autistic people view the acceptability and relevance of research on gut microbiota and autism Call for autistic people to join a workshop to make art and discuss how you feel about research which looks at microbes in the gut as a possible 'cause' of autism and what your priorities for autism research are. The workshop will be held in Penryn, Cornwall on Tuesday 23rd May at 6-8pm You are invited to join if you live in Cornwall and are autistic (inclusive of self diagnosis) Please follow the link for more information and to get in contact”]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvmKkd2WcAIB4bm.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [image description: a digital poster. Pink back ground with 2 images of fabric artworks, on the right is a Petri dish and the left is a sculpture. Text reads: “Social microbes: using art to explore how autistic people view the acceptability and relevance of research on gut microbiota and autism Call for autistic people to join a workshop to make art and discuss how you feel about research which looks at microbes in the gut as a possible 'cause' of autism and what your priorities for autism research are. The workshop will be held in Penryn, Cornwall on Tuesday 23rd May at 6-8pm You are invited to join if you live in Cornwall and are autistic (inclusive of self diagnosis) Please follow the link for more information and to get in contact”]
ALT Photo of Tiff, her name, and text saying 'research software developer, animal computer interaction researcher, maker, artist and... social microbes resident!'. There are sketched images of wiggly looking microbial flagella.
ALT Photo of Hattie working on sculptures on the floor, with text showing their name and 'textiles artist, occupational therapist, campaigner, researcher and social microbes resident'. There are also some simple sketched microbes.
ALT Paola self-plying yarn using a drop spinner for Khipu strands
ALT Conversation notes on pattern languages
ALT Table in book by Gail P. Silverman showing Pallay symbols that have both spatial and temporal meanings, depending on the context
ALT A Realtalk sketch of a Wari Khipu-inspired interface, with a real Khipu knot placed on one of the pages.
ALT Various pieces of paper arranged on a table with an overlaid projection showing code, arrows and highlighted text
