Landscape as Weapon

Cultures of Exhaustion and Refusal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Once the playgrounds and raw material for the avant-garde, abandoned places and things – decommissioned military sites, post-industrial spaces, contested and forgotten edgelands – are now just as likely to be seen as assets for entrepreneurs or connoisseurs of the authentically worn-out. This is the age of patina, where the material remains of times past – the fields and factories, test sites, back alleys, machines and statues – are coveted, adored, mourned and commemorated, as well as sometimes despised. Through an exploration of a wide range of recent film, photography, art and writing about place, Landscape as Weapon argues that these abandoned sites are a critical arena for debate about the meaning of space and time under late capitalism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-01-18
Mått138 x 216 x 26 mm
Vikt402 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagReaktion Books
ISBN9781789143058

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How landscapes and their histories are depicted matters profoundly and it matters politically . . . In this wonderfully wide-ranging critique, John Beck challenges the easy packaging of landscape and its history as tourist 'heritage' sites, film locations, edgy ruins or icons of national identity. Exploring pastoral landscapes, industrial sprawl, abandoned ruins, bunkers and much more, Landscape as Weapon is an essential reminder that how we think of places and their pasts is pivotal to how we live now. Essential reading.