Description: Brand new and sealed paperback. Some slight fraying on the bottom of the shrink wrap, but in pristine condition.Now back in print, this field guide to our new world of hybrid specimens (gorgeously printed in silver ink on black paper) catalogs the conflation of the technosphere and the biosphere.Plastiglomerates, surveillance robot dogs, fordite, artificial grass, antenna trees, Covid, decapitated mountains, drone-fighting eagles, standardized bananas: all of these specimens - some more familiar than others - are examples of the hybridity that shapes the current landscapes of science, technology and everyday life. Inspired by medieval bestiaries and the increasingly visible effects of climate change on the planet, French researcher Nicolas Nova & art collective DISNOVATION.ORG provide an ethnographic guide to the "post-natural" era in which we live, highlighting the amalgamations of nature and artifice that already co-exist in the 21st century.A sort of field handbook, A Bestiary of the Anthropocene aims to help us orient ourselves within the technosphere and the biosphere. What happens when technologies and their unintended consequences become so ubiquitous that it is difficult to define what is "natural" or not? What does it mean to live in a hybrid environment made of organic and synthetic matter? In order to answer such questions, Nova & DISNOVATION.ORG bring their own research together with contributions from collectives such as the Center for Genomic Gastronomy and Aliens in Green as well as text by scholars and researchers from around the world. Polish graphic designer Maria Roszkowska provides illustrations.Books ship out securely, with care, in cardboard boxes with adequate cushioning.Pease contact me with any questions prior to buying. Buy with confidence. I am easy to work with and always put the customer first. Stored in a smoke-free home.Tracking info on all shipments.Thanks for looking and have a great day! 🤩
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Book Title: Bestiary of the Anthropocene : Hybrid Plants, Animals, Minerals, Fungi, and Other Specimens
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: SET Margins'
Topic: Ecology, Essays, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2023
Illustrator: Roszkowska, Maria, Yes
Genre: Nature, Design, Education
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Author: Nicolas Nova
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
