Curry – the golden Indian mixture of turmeric, pepper, coriander, cumin, garlic, buckwheat clover, mace, black pepper, chilli, allspice and cardamom.
Each of these spices contains phenols, some more (for example, chilli and turmeric – they act as an antioxidant against free radicals, antiinflammatory and anticancerous), some less (cardamom). Together they celebrate a golden, hot, warming party!
Combined with soda and vitamin C they develop photo paper, giving nice soft shades of gray, and the coloring power of turmeric tones it yellowish or for some strange reason rather a little greenish!!
And now: Cucumber!
Yesterday – see the video above – I mixed some cucumber pickles water developer! I did it before and I know it works fine … now again because I’m actually producing a handful of photo prints for a little exhibition (me amongst many other artists, it’s a kind of benefits event for a gallery here in Berlin-Neukölln).
And there will be a winter market in December at my beloved spot “Silent Green” where I’ll have a stand exhibiting some pieces, mostly … you guess it … photos that I developed in various magical soups!