Cafe Kino is a not-for-profit, and completely unfunded, arts space.

We are committed to supporting DIY arts and grassroots activism, and aim to work with promoters, groups, organisations, and individuals who share the qualities, outlooks and values that are important to us.

The events side of Cafe Kino (as well as other areas of the co-op) rely heavily on the voluntary time and effort given by our staff, who work hard to bring you a programme that we are very proud of.

ACCESSIBILITY

We are proud to be an all-ages venue. There are no age restrictions on any events at Cafe Kino unless otherwise stated.

The main entrance to the cafe is step-free and on the ground floor. However, most events take place in the basement area. Unfortunately, due to building restrictions, this space is only accessible by stairs.

MON 13 - FRI 17 FEB 12

a year with henry ireland
Encyclopaedia

9.00am - 5.00pm
free



We are very excited that London-based artist, musician and generally-great-guy, Henry Ireland, will be joining us all year as our new resident artist, following on from a wonderful 2011 with The Middle Ones! His first work/event will take place all this week, beginning with a lecture on language and communication, with live music by MXLX and Wig Smith, on Sunday 12th February (click here for more info), before a week-long 'performance' in which he will attempt to write an entire encyclopaedia of his knowledge from memory. From Monday 13th to Friday 17th February, between 9am and 5pm, you will find Henry somewhere in the cafe (probably downstairs on the stage) busy writing and remembering away. Feel free to join him if you like, and even draw an illustration to accompany one of the encyclopaedic entries, which will be bound into a book at a later date.

Here is what Henry himself has to say about Encyclopaedia:

"Hello, my name is Henry Ireland and what I am doing is writing an encyclopedia of things I know off by heart. I will sit in the basement of Cafe Kino between the hours of 9am and 5pm from monday the 13th to friday the 17th of February under exam conditions and attempt to write everything I know onto A4 sheets of lined recycled paper. I will take a 30 minute lunch break and will look away from the page every 15 minutes in order to prevent eye strain and repetitive strain injury to my wrist. You can contribute to this project by adding an illustration. There will be an illustrator’s seat with full instructions.

"I’m doing this for a few reasons. Firstly, I’m interested in the ways in which we choose to store information, like the difference between oral and written histories, finding a compromise between flexibility, accuracy and longevity. I’m also curious about what I actually know, what I’ve mis-remembered, where the holes in my knowledge are largest and what things I associate with each other. Finally I’m doing this because I spend about 7.5 hours a day reading at my usual job. I thought it would be interesting to reverse this and spend 7.5 hours a day putting out information rather than taking it in.

"The writing of this encyclopedia is a performance and when it is finished, I will take it home, type it up, alphabetise it and present it in an exhibition at the end of this year, bound with your illustrations."

www.elan-zine.blogspot.com
www.politerecords.bandcamp.com

Henry Ireland is our resident artist for 2012. Throughout the year he will be curating, performing, creating and exhibiting various events and works at Cafe Kino, and inviting some of his favourite artists and musicians to join him.