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Galapagos (Paperback, New ed.)
Sian Ede; Edited by Sian Ede, Bergit Arends; Contributions by Richard A. Fortey, Greg Hilty, …
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R307
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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.
Elizabeth Ogilvie is a Scottish environmental artist who focuses on
the psychological, physical and poetic dimensions of ice and water.
Out of Ice was Ogilvie's gigantic immersive art piece, a
site-specific work designed for the vast Ambika P3, a London
gallery and former construction hall. Her work is deeply concerned
with nature, global warming, the age of the Anthropocene and deep
time, employing a fusion of art, architecture and science. This
publication explores one of the most significant artists of her
generation in Scotland: it includes essays focusing on a critical
interrogation of Ogilvie's work but also poetry, journal extracts
and the artist's own writing. A series of stunning images will
document Ogilvie's field research and experimental work, the Out of
Ice installation process, and the artist's community engagement.
Ogilvie was the recipient of a Creative Scotland/National Lottery
Award, as well as an Arts Council of England grant and a Saltire
Award for Art in Architecture. She is the founder/director of
Scottish-based cultural trust Lateral Lab, and she has exhibited in
numerous galleries worldwide, including in Korea, Germany, Iceland
and Japan.
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.
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.
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