Galapagos (Spanish, Paperback)

The Galapagos archipelago in the Pacific Ocean is a place of extraordinary biodiversity, home to species found nowhere else on Earth and synonymous with the discoveries of Charles Darwin. But it is also a place of competing interests: those of the rare animals and plants, the scientists who are trying to conserve them, the settlers from Ecuador seeking a way to support themselves, and the tourists who travel across the world to encounter the astonishing environment. Galapagos is the result of a five-year artists' residency programme set up by the Galapagos Conservation Trust, working with the Charles Darwin Foundation, as a unique way of highlighting some of the complex issues that relate to the islands. Twelve international artists were invited to engage with the Galapagos on their own terms, to mix with the local and the scientific communities, to find inspiration for original new work and eventually to share it with a wide audience. The artworks and essays in this book prompt comparisons with other places in the world that are beset by multiple demands. Artists: Jyll Bradley, Paulo Catrica, Filipa Cesar, Marcus Coates, Dorothy Cross (accompanied by Fiona Shaw), Alexis Deacon, Jeremy Deller, Tania Kovats, Kaffe Matthews, Semiconductor (Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt) and Alison Turnbull. With texts by award-winning science writer Richard Fortey, curators Bergit Arends and Greg Hilty, Felipe Cruz of the Charles Darwin Foundation, and actor and director Fiona Shaw.

General

Imprint:	Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2012
Authors:	Sian Ede • Greg Hilty • Etc
Editors:	Bergit Arends • Sian Ede
Dimensions:	230 x 170 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-1-903080-16-0
Languages:	Spanish
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-903080-16-9
Barcode:	9781903080160

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