kind ground, black butter

94 pages
10.7 x 17 cm
black and white
digital print
perfect bound
printed in the netherlands
2024

part anthology and part transcribed conversation, ‘kind ground, black butter’ probes at the role of poetry as a decolonial practice and as a tool for resistance in the revival of marginalised languages. it sits in the context of ireland, with poems from renowned irish poets seamus heaney, nuala ní dhomhnaill and matthew sweeney as well as archival imagery from the dúchas collection, all of which anchor winding conversation on the topic throughout the book. more focused on exploration than presenting knowledge, this publication seeks to act as a point of entry into the folds of linguistic resistance.

research and concept: lucy hodge-sellers
dialogue features: lucy hodge-sellers and réiltín o’hagan
contributors and editors: réiltín o’hagan and lilou angelrath
poems: seamus heaney, nuala ní dhomhnaill and matthew sweeney
photos: national folklore collection ucd

mnemotope issue 006

72 pages
A5 format
black and white
digital print
staple bound
printed in the netherlands
2024

mnemotope is a magazine that exists to provide a wide and welcoming platform for the brilliant stories that traditional literature often overlooks. there is no theme, nor restrictions on grammar, writing style or form – as a result, it holds an incredibly varied collection of written and visual arts from all over the world.

this edition feels a little haunting in parts, with strange, otherworldly stories dotted amongst its contents. alongside those, it contains some very real insights into lived experience – a chaotic morning, a birthday swim, reflections on family.

mnemotope issue 005

72 pages
A5 format
black and white
digital print
staple bound
printed in the netherlands
2024

mnemotope is a magazine that exists to provide a wide and welcoming platform for the brilliant stories that traditional literature often overlooks. there is no theme, nor restrictions on grammar, writing style or form – as a result, it holds an incredibly varied collection of written and visual arts from all over the world.

this edition feels very scenic. many of the pieces bring you to specificplaces and times, travelling with our contributors as the pages turn. many of the drawings in this edition feel shadowy, soft edges against the crisp writing on the page alongside it. this is what the cover is drawn from – two travelling shadows, reflecting the life above them.

mnemotope issue 004

72 pages
A5 format
black and white
digital print
staple bound
printed in the netherlands
2024

mnemotope is a magazine that exists to provide a wide and welcoming platform for the brilliant stories that traditional literature often overlooks. there is no theme, nor restrictions on grammar, writing style or form – as a result, it holds an incredibly varied collection of written and visual arts from all over the world.

this edition feels a very atmospheric, walking a line between fiction and reality – never really sure which side you’re on. 004 feels most true to the original definition of a mnemotope, with pieces bouncing across time from 1960 to 2024 and beyond.

mnemotope issue 003

72 pages
A5 format
black and white
digital print
staple bound
printed in the netherlands
2024

mnemotope is a magazine that exists to provide a wide and welcoming platform for the brilliant stories that traditional literature often overlooks. There is no theme, nor restrictions on grammar, writing style or form – as a result, it holds an incredibly varied collection of written and visual arts from all over the world.

this edition features a coincidental bog-y theme, heartfelt and intimate texts, correspondences, transcribed spoken words amongst a whole world of other lovely things. over 45 individual voices bounce off of one another within these pages.