Artistic Visions of the Anthropocene North: Climate Change and Nature in Art (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)

In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven chapters, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art, science, and media technologies to examine the human impact on these landscapes and question the blurred boundaries between nature and the human. Canadian artists such as Lawren Harris and Geronimo Inutiq are considered alongside artists from Scandinavia and Iceland such as J.C. Dahl, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Toril Johannessen, and Bj�rk. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series Information......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Table of contents......Page 8 List of Plates......Page 10 List of Figures......Page 12 Contributors......Page 14 Introduction: Artistic Visions of the Anthropocene North: Climate Change and Nature in Art......Page 16 Nordic Landscapes......Page 17 Art Interacting with Science......Page 19 Changing Scientific Narratives......Page 21 Media and Blurred Boundaries between Nature and the Human......Page 23 Notes......Page 25 Part I Interaction between Art and Science......Page 28 1 Anthropocene Beginnings: Entanglements of Art and Science in Danish Art and Archaeology 1780–1840......Page 30 Dolmens and a Savage Europa......Page 33 Dolmens in Legends of Untouched Nature and Beautiful Man......Page 39 Dolmens in Dramatic, Contemporary Landscapes......Page 42 Dilapidated Dolmens from an Early Time......Page 46 Entanglement of the Human with Nature......Page 48 Notes......Page 50 2 A Montage of Notes from Svalbard: Mediating the Arctic through Artistic Research......Page 56 The Arctic......Page 57 The Figure of the Guide: Mediating the Open Terrain......Page 59 Svalbard......Page 60 The Landscape......Page 62 Artists as Mediators of Associations......Page 64 Anthropology......Page 65 Concluding Remarks......Page 68 Notes......Page 69 Part II Changing Narratives of the Anthropocene and the North......Page 72 3 Northern Landscape and the Anthropocene: A Long View......Page 74 Early Modern Anthropocene......Page 75 Modern Anthropocene......Page 81 Contemporary Anthropocene......Page 82 Notes......Page 88 4 “We All Have to Live by What We Know”: Activating Memoryscapes in the North Baffin Inuit Drawing Collection to Understand Arc......Page 91 Capitalocene and the Double Impact of a Colonial Modernity in the Arctic......Page 95 Inuit Memoryscapes and the North Baffin Drawings......Page 97 Contemporary Research – Place Names, Environment, and Inuit Traditional Knowledge......Page 100 North Baffin Drawings and the Marketplace for Inuit Art and Inuit Knowledge......Page 101 From Memoryscapes to Place Names......Page 105 Notes......Page 106 Part III Media and Blurred Boundaries between Nature and the Human......Page 126 Point of View......Page 128 Looking at Landscapes......Page 130 Imagining Nature......Page 134 Staging Nature......Page 135 Notes......Page 138 6 Toril Johannessen’s In Search of Iceland Spar: Truth and Illusion in the Anthropocene......Page 141 Toril Johannessen’s Method......Page 143 In Search of Iceland Spar......Page 144 Iceland Spar and Its Media Ecology......Page 148 Iceland Spar and the Anthropocene......Page 151 The Arctic Illusion......Page 152 Seeking Truth in the Anthropocene......Page 155 Notes......Page 156 7 From within the Porous Body: Modes of Engagement in Björk’s Biophilia Album......Page 159 Theoretical Perspectives: The Biophilia Hypothesis and the Porosity of Vibrant Matter......Page 161 Relationality in Björk’s Biophilia Album......Page 164 “Náttúra”: Ecological Perspectives and the Icelandic Context......Page 174 The Human as Scale and Medium......Page 176 Notes......Page 181 Bibliography......Page 185 Index......Page 198 Plates......Page 110 In The Era Of The Anthropocene, Artists And Scientists Are Facing A New Paradigm In Their Attempts To Represent Nature. Seven Essays, Which Focus On Art From 1780 To The Present That Engages With Nordic Landscapes, Argue That A Number Of Artists In This Period Work In The Intersection Between Art, Science, And Media Technologies To Examine The Human Impact On These Landscapes And Question The Human-nature Dichotomy. Canadian Artists Such As Lawren Harris And Geronimo Inutiq Are Considered Alongside Artists From Scandinavia And Iceland Such As J.c. Dahl, Eija-liisa Ahtila, Toril Johannessen, And Bjoerk. Edited By Gry Herdin And Ann-sofie N. Gremaud. Includes Bibliographical References (page 154-166) And Index. Also Available In Electronic Format. In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven chapters, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art, science, and media technologies to examine the human impact on these landscapes and question the blurred boundaries between nature and the human. Canadian artists such as Lawren Harris and Geronimo Inutiq are considered alongside artists from Scandinavia and Iceland such as J.C. Dahl, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Toril Johannessen, and Björk. "In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven essays, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art, science, and media technologies to examine the human impact on these landscapes and question the human-nature dichotomy. Canadian artists such as Lawren Harris and Geronimo Inutiq are considered alongside artists from Scandinavia and Iceland such as J.C. Dahl, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Toril Johannessen, and Björk."--Provided by publisher