Micro-Landscapes of the AnthropoceneMain MenuMarginal WorldsPlant WorldsAnimal WorldsAmy Huang, Natasha Stavreski and Rose RzepaWatery WorldsInsect WorldsBird-Atmosphere WorldsContributed by Gemma and MerahExtinctionsMarginal WorldsSam, Zach and AlexE-ConceptsAn emergent vocabulary of eco-concepts for the late AnthropoceneSigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d
Arrowrock Dam, Idaho, US 1916.
12018-08-19T11:22:41-07:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d309862An anthropocentric vision of water capitalises its ‘hydrologic’ quality of filling space and finding a natural level into mercantile infrastructure projects such as dams. In this image, we can see the monumental human effort that is invested in containing water and making it visible and present for human purposes. However, the gush of water escaping through the holes hints at its extra-human power and what will ultimately be the futility of conceptualising water as a source of human capital. Source: www.waterarchives.orgplain2018-08-19T11:51:19-07:00Sigi Jöttkandt4115726eb75e75e43252a5cbfc72a780d0304d7d