We are 'nature' defending itself : entangling art, activism and autonomous zones

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We are 'nature' defending itself : entangling art, activism and autonomous zones / Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan.

Frémeaux, Isabelle, (author.). Jordan, Jay, (author.).

Summary:

"In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan deserted the metropolis and their academic jobs, traveling across Europe in search of post-capitalist utopias. They wanted their art activism to no longer be uprooted. They arrived at a place French politicians had declared lost to the republic, otherwise know as the zad (the zone to defend): a messy but extraordinary canvas of commoning, illegally occupying 4,000 acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. In 2018, the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory, defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail that merged creation and resistance. Fremeaux and Jordan blend rich eyewitness accounts with theory, inspired by a diverse array of approaches, from neo-animism to revolutionary biology, insurrectionary writings and radical art history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 978074534571
ISBN: 9780745345918
ISBN: 9780745345895
Physical Description: 145 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: London : Pluto Press, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Tempests -- Seeding -- Germinating -- Rooting -- Flourishing -- Fuck 'it'!