The geologic imagination
By: edited by Arie Altena, Mirna Belina, Lucas van der Velden
Contributors: Lemieux, Karl; Nilsen, BJ; Sonic Acts (Festival) (16th : 2015 : Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Publisher: Sonic Acts Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9789082321609; 9789081047050
Subjects: Human ecology in art; Geology in art; Nature; Effect of human beings on
Description: Inspired by geosciences, Sonic Acts zooms in on planet Earth. Fundamental to 'The Geological Imagination' is the thesis that we live in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Human activity has irreversibly changed the composition of the atmosphere, the oceans, and even the Earth's crust. Humanity has become a geological force. Consequently, the perspective has shifted from the human at the centre of the world to the forces that act on timescales beyond the conceivable. The way we see the world, understand the systems and processes of nature, and our intentions and interactions with the planet are central to this book.
Notes: "... produced on the occasion of the first edition of 'Dark Ecology', October 2014, Kirkenes (Norway), Nikel and Zapolyarny (Russia), and the sixteenth edition of 'Sonic Acts - The Geologic Imagination', February/March 2015, Amsterdam"--Colophon.

Sound track by BJ Nilsen & Karl Lemieux "unearthed is commissioned by Sonic Arts for Dark Ecology 2014 & The Geologic Imagination 2015"--USB flash drive.