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Book SynopsisHumans have been described as “meaning-making animals.” At the threshold of the Anthropocene, how might humans artistically envision their place in the world? Do humans possess cultural tools, which will allow us to imagine new possibilities and relationships with the natural environment at a time when our material surroundings are under siege? Exploring Nature’s Texture looks at the imaginative possibilities of using the visual arts to address the breakdown of the human relationship with the environment. Bringing together contributions from artists, theologians, anthropologists and philosophers, it investigates the arts as a bridge between culture and nature, as well as between the human and more-than-human world. Contributors: Whitney A. Bauman, Sigurd Bergmann, Forrest Clingerman, Timothy M. Collins, J. Sage Elwell, Reiko Goto, Arto Haapala, Tim Ingold, Karolina Sobecka, George Steinmann
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors VII 1 Introduction: Exploring Nature’s Texture Sigurd Bergmann and Forrest Clingerman Part 1: Seeing 2 With-In: Towards an Aesth/Ethics of Prepositions Sigurd Bergmann 3 The Atmospheric Turn Karolina Sobecka Part 2: Wondering 4 Wonder and Ernst Haeckel’s Aesthetics of Nature Whitney Bauman 5 Art without an Object but with Impact George Steinmann 6 Between Science and Art: An Anthropological Odyssey Tim Ingold Part 3: Connecting 7 The Black Wood: Relations, Empathy and a Feeling of Oneness in Caledonian Pine Forests Reiko Goto and Tim Collins 8 Cultivated and Governed or Free and Wild? On Assessing Gardens and Parks Aesthetically Arto Haapala 9 Where Embodiment Meets Environment: A Meditation on the Work of Hans Breder and Ana Mendieta with an Accompanying Interview with Hans Breder J. Sage Elwell 10 Conclusion: The Aesthetic Roots of Environmental Amnesia: The Work of Art and the Imagination of Place Forrest Clingerman Index
