Cyanotype is a photography technique, primarily used to create detailed blueprints of botanical specimens like in the “Photographs of British Algae” book created by collector and botanist Anna Atkins. Her work inspired me to use cyanotype to not just observe and document plants but also as a tool to form human-plant relationships of empathy and care through the “Gentle cyanotype” workshops.
 
During the cyanotype-making process, participators are asked to not harm the plant and observe its surroundings like sun, wind, and shadows which affect the final print. Cyanotype, therefore, sets the stage for embodied learning between the maker and the plant while using tactile senses and observation. By waiting for the print to develop one is invited to enter slower temporality which allows the reflection on this experience, which is written down in a form of a letter.