Cultures of the Anthropocene
White, N. 2016. Cultures of the Anthropocene . RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015. Exeter University
White, N. 2016. Cultures of the Anthropocene . RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015. Exeter University
| Title | Cultures of the Anthropocene |
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| Authors | White, N. |
| Type | Conference paper |
| Abstract | Cultures of the Anthropocene In this discussion of artistic research practices, Neal White will first address his ongoing fascination with large scale sensing networks. Examining existing and new sensor networks, White examines what Ryan Bishop has referred to as a 'long cold war’ in which sensing seismic activity and molecular detection are leading cultural practitioners into a re-imagining a collective experience of global scale scientific and military systems. Driven in part by ongoing research into deep time and the concept of contingency, the discussion examines the critical importance of the ‘anthropocene’ in framing new cultural practices. |
| Keywords | Anthropocene, Sensing, Cold War, Geoaesthetics, Gehumanities, RGS |
| Year | 2016 |
| Conference | RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2015 |