Prospecting Ocean by Stefanie Hessler - ISBN: 9780262043274
Paperback
Investigating the entanglement of industry, politics, culture, and economics at the frontier of ocean excavations through an innovative union of art and science.

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    240 pages

  • Release Date

    17 December 2019

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Summary

Investigating the entanglement of industry, politics, culture, and economics at the frontier of ocean excavations through an innovative union of art and science.The oceans are crucial to the planet’s well-being. They help regulate the global carbon cycle, support the resilience of ecosystems, and provide livelihoods for communities. The oceans as guardians of planetary health are threatened by many forces, including growing extractivist practices. Through the innovative lens of artistic resea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262043274
ISBN-10:0262043270
Author:Stefanie Hessler, Bruno Latour
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:17 December 2019
Weight:594g
Dimensions:210mm x 152mm
Series:The MIT Press
About The Author

Stefanie Hessler

Stefanie Hessler, Director of Kunsthall Trondheim in Norway, is a curator, writer, and editor. She has curated exhibitions by artists including Joan Jonas, Armin Linke, Marjetica Potrč, Christine Sun Kim, and Jenna Sutela.Bruno Latour, a philosopher and anthropologist, is the author of We Have Never Been Modern, An Inquiry into Modes of Existence, Facing Gaia, Down to Earth, and many other books. He coedited (with Peter Weibel) the previous ZKM volumes Making Things Public, ICONOCLASH, and Reset Modernity! (all published by the MIT Press).

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