Tag Archives: Lichens

Cutting Carbons

New book from the Institute: Drew Milne, Cutting Carbons (2019). 20 pages, 3 poems in sequence – ‘Rock Song’, ‘Cutting carbons in the sky’ and ‘Plastic Palace’ – (epigraph and extracts below) in an edition of 100 copies (£4.00 / £5.00 including UK postage / postage elsewhere on request). ‘Rock Song’ and ‘Cutting carbons in […]

lichen sayings

An unprecedented surge in votes for lichens has persuaded some here at the Institute that it might be worth sharing a few of the many proverbs, aphorisms and otherwise abbreviated sayings that make up lichen folklore. Drew Milne, curator of the Institute’s lichen research section, is currently applying for grants like it’s going out of […]

Lichen Gruel

Here at the Institute, we’ve been so busy, it’s been a while since we’ve posted anything. Here’s a glimpse of Drew Milne’s recent piece of work entitled ‘Lichen Gruel’, currently on show in Churchill College, Cambridge as part of the group show ‘Englightened Perspectives: an exhibition working through science and art’. The show is up […]