An Elemental Typology

Cutler, Randy Lee. An Elemental Typology. [Vancouver, British Columbia]: Theory Island Press, 2019.

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Abstract (English)

"Taking the scientific grid as a point of departure this typology traces the prolix potential of collapsing scientific, industrial, philosophical, spiritual and informal knowledge practices alongside images from the public domain into new mineralogical arrangements. The fictive inventory draws on real data to generate an archaeological dig across diverse geographies and histories and in the process, renders visible new architectures of time and matter. Working with four distinct and non-hierarchical categories (the songs of science, supernatural oracles, natural philosophy and the underworld), this data mining is stratified for the purposes of condensation, displacement and transformation. Ultimately, these borrowed images and the specific stories they uncover are adapted towards new crystallizations, allowing for an emergent legibility of a world beyond words where matter matters." -- Distributor's website

Types:	Artists' publications > Artists' books
All Contributors:	Cutler, Randy Lee (Author)
Dossier:	410 - CUTLER, RANDY LEE
Collation:	59 pages : colour illustrations ; 17 cm
ISBN:	9780993628313
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	[Vancouver, British Columbia]: Theory Island Press
Artists:	Cutler, Randy Lee
Keywords:	ARTIST'S BOOK; INDEX; ART AND SCIENCE; MINEROLOGY; MAGIC
Copyright Statement:	Randy Lee Cutler
Deposited by:	Artexte Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2024 20:38
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2024 20:39
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/35439

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