The Hydrocene : Eco-Aesthetics in the Age of Water / Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey-Charteris, Bronwyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environment (Aesthetics).

Water and civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

"This book challenges conventional notions of the Anthropocene and champions the Hydrocene: the Age of Water. It presents the Hydrocene as disruptive, conceptual epoch and curatorial theory, emphasising water's pivotal role in the climate crisis and contemporary art. The Hydrocene is a wet ontological shift in eco-aesthetics which redefines our approach to water, transcending anthropocentric, neo-colonial and environmentally destructive ways of relating to water. As the most fundamental of elements, water has become increasingly politicised, threatened and challenged by the climate crisis. In response, The Hydrocene articulates and embodies the distinctive ways contemporary artists relate and engage with water, offering valuable lessons towards climate action. Through five compelling case studies across swamp, river, ocean, fog and ice, the book binds feminist environmental humanities theories with the practices of eco-visionary artists. Focusing on Nordic and Oceanic water-based artworks, it demonstrates how art can disrupt established human-water dynamics. By engaging hydrofeminist, care-based and planetary thinking, the Hydrocene learns from the knowledge and agency of water itself within the tide of art going into the blue. The Hydrocene urgently highlights the transformative power of eco-visionary artists in reshaping human-water relations. At the confluence of contemporary art, curatorial theory, climate concerns and environmental humanities, this is essential reading for researchers, curators, artists, students and anyone seeking to reconsider their connection with water and advocate for climate justice amid the ongoing natural-cultural water crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Hydrocene as disruptive, embodied, conceptual epoch

The Hydrocene in eco-aesthetics

River

Swamp

Ocean

Fog

Ice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9781040018729

1040018726