Bücher von Suzanne Anker

The symbolic meaning of plants, their relevance to religion and the metaphorical provocations in the order of knowledge, culture and political power underline the role of plants as something more than passive objects. Current theoretical and artistic discourses have been seeking access to the world independently of man by focusing on the nonhuman other. The contributors to this volume examine the historical, philosophical and scientific findings that generate this idea. In what way are such perspectives manifest in contemporary art? Do artists develop a particular approach that enables nonhuman life forms like plants, insects or animals to have an impact?

This volume chronicles the visual art and writings of pioneering video artist Frank Gillette. Revisiting his work from the late '60's and '70's to his current practice, this book traces Gillette's incorporation of the natural world into new media technologies.