"Thanks for comments! It's not my thing to try to impose prohibitions. Do what thou wilt, and so forth. I just wanted to raise awareness that AI, and large scale generative AI in particular, comes with a set of serious problems."
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"Mail Art..."Correspondence Art"...has no rules, no limits. If it takes "snail mail" art from Germany postmarked 11 December 2025 to arrive in Greece on 10 March 2026, perhaps it is time for "email" correspondence art/…"
"I read the post, but I'll pass on the comments since I can't write in English without my AI assistant.
Thanks for the link!"
"remember similar discussions and articles when computers entered the mail-art network. Just a new tool to use in the way we communicate?"
"the idea that there are “positive values” that determine which tools are allowed in mail art makes no sense to me.
you are of course free to reject AI in your own work... personally i will continue to experiment with whatever tools i…"
An essay on generative AI (with brief mention of mail art)
I just got my long critique of generative AI published in ArtStyle. Might be of interest to some of you. At the end I quote Nonlocal Variable.https://ristoid.substack.com/p/wasteful-computationSee More
"I've sent you material today, one long handwritten zine. The last four pages may be appropriate for this."
"I found a large sheet of paper and folded it into a 32-page zine. Handwritten, only one copy. Now, I'm looking for someone to send it to. Preferably someone who makes a zine and is looking for material to include. I think I've seen such a…"
"it says 'graine folle' not 'herbe folle'"
From Isabelle Dehennin
These cards and some more arrived this week. Thanks Isabelle!Top: (optional neck tilt to view properly): We don't own a telephone. Yes, I can see precisely how happy these ladies would be if they had one. Bottom left: Vivre d'humour et de graine folle, it says on the back. Looks almost like the wheat I have growing outdoors. Right: een mens van goede wil. Who would have…See More
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- Mail-Artist since:
- 2023, or actually much earlier
- My Website (without http://):
- http://ristoid.net/
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- To keep postal services in business. To spread poetry and prints. To exchange stupid ideas, etc.
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- holopainen @ ristoid.net
Spare me from social media. But somtimes I post images here:
Som kind of zines:
plasm tolyp di ena pictis
en ferykrojse:
kens ykrojsee
resamain di liesþandómur ing pictis
usen mieute ome ingmain
lichemoget fumeman buem casson
is icmain? düsyons
op hampylo ; toc œlm ampyl
izedoko ans eivinga usen azygora
ertise ol usendoko
nanodya veini
dal ilanda örsa
ta belsa ! eticoler
lo belsamain
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https://oberdada.neocities.org/
Oberdada Jr.'s Blog
An essay on generative AI (with brief mention of mail art)
Posted on March 10, 2026 at 6:34pm 5 Comments 3 Likes
I just got my long critique of generative AI published in ArtStyle. Might be of interest to some of you. At the end I quote Nonlocal Variable.
From Isabelle Dehennin
Posted on February 18, 2026 at 7:37pm 1 Comment 4 Likes
These cards and some more arrived this week. Thanks Isabelle!
Top: (optional neck tilt to view properly): We don't own a telephone. Yes, I can see precisely how happy these ladies would be if they had one. Bottom left: Vivre d'humour et de graine folle, it says on the back. Looks almost like the wheat I have growing outdoors. Right: een mens…
ContinuePostcard from Zorica
Posted on January 23, 2026 at 9:04pm 1 Comment 6 Likes
Thanks Zorica! It looks interactive, but I doubt it's really a digital app.
From Nonlocal Variable
Posted on January 16, 2026 at 11:02pm 0 Comments 7 Likes
This and a lot more arrived earlier this week and I haven't even read all of it yet. Thanks non! Much appreciated.
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 2:21pm on February 2, 2026,
Zorica Obradović said…
Thanks!(Stvarno si super...)🖐️❗
- At 9:11am on January 27, 2026,
Isabelle Dehennin said…
yes of course, with pleasure
please send me your address
Isabelle
- At 5:40am on November 9, 2025,
Kiki said…
Hi there! Sorry for the delay! My mail art for you will be sent tomorrow! Your wonderful mail art has arrived here days ago... Big thank you! Fablulous exchange 🙏 I would appreciate it if you could message me upon receipt of my mail art 🙏🍀🌸
- At 9:18pm on September 30, 2025,
Hello! Thank you for a friend request. Please message me your address so I can send you my mail art 🙂
- At 10:44pm on September 25, 2025,
Hello!
Thank you for your response to me of ArtiStamps! If you like, please add me as your friend, so we can exchange messages privately where I can tell you my address.
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