World of matter / editor, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Inke Arns ; with contributions by Nabil Ahmed [and 11 others] ; with essays by Gavin Bridge, T.J. Demos, Timothy Morton.
Publisher:
Sternberg Press,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
191 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 supplement (23 pages ; 42 cm folded to 21 cm)
Supplement is in English and German. Contributions by Nabil Ahmed, Inke Arns, Mabe Bethônico, Ursula Biemann, Gavin Bridge, Lonnie van Brummelen et Siebren de Haan, T. J. Demos, Elaine Gan, Uwe H. Martin et Frauke Huber, Peter Mörtenböck et Helge Mooshammer, Timothy Morton, Emily Eliza Scott, Paulo Tavares.
Summary:
World of Matter is an international project investigating raw materials and the complex ecologies of which they are a part. In light of the acute problems resulting from human-induced transformation of the earth and its systems, it is tempting to strike a dramatic tone. However, the perspective of crisis also calls upon us to reconsider-at a fundamental level, and in slow, subtle, and unspectacular ways-how we understand and interact with the world of things. The investigations presented in this book, undertaken in many world regions and post-national spaces, propose a wide range of aesthetic and ethical approaches to the handling of resources, while challenging the capitalistic assumption that the planet's materials are primarily for human consumption. By drawing connections between works that derive from artistic practice, journalism, philosophy, activism, and other realms of research, World of Matter provides a place of commonality for eco-logical imaginaries.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.