Transect of Coexistence
Inquiry into Nature, Art, and Habitat
The book is available now for order (EU) or here (USA).
“This book presents the power of interconnection, following an interdisciplinary path that views and combines experiences of the past and present, the worlds of scientific study, deep observation, personal stories and artistic practices.”
The book "Transect of Coexistence: Inquiry into Nature, Art, and Habitat" shares stories of response to fundamental questions concerning nature and culture, contributing to the contemporary discourse regarding climate emergencies. Written by artists, architects, scientists, anthropologists, and environmentalists, each chapter is delicately integrated and shaped as a proactive polyphony, building hope against the current ecological crisis. Along a transect of elements from nature we take a broader view of the global situation while spending time noticing details of the local context. Creative and scholarly actions engage with the world by shining a light on single moments, objects, or thoughts, while thinking laterally about the relations between nature and culture, urban and rural, and connecting the local with the global.
It features approximately fifteen authors invited to write essays on the topic of eco-centric thinking. The authors come from a diverse range of disciplines and backgrounds and the book is structured into thematic chapters covering six topics:
Woods, Rock & Stone, Water, Grasses & Pastures, Animals, and Soil.
This book has evolved in response to the concepts and methods that have characterized the essence and logic of a residency that is an eco-laboratory of multidisciplinary practice. The Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR) dedicates space and time to support scholars and creatives to inquire and reflect on a specific element of nature in the Taleggio Valley, part of the Orobie Prealps in Italy, every year.
The publication includes more than 300 photographs and illustrations. The content is meant to be provocative and forward-looking, producing new scholarship and innovative works.
Publisher: ListLab
TO ORDER
Europe: www.listlab.eu/en/catalogo/libri-collane-tematiche-main-series/serie-babel-international/nahr-transect-of-coexistence/
USA: https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/7782/transect-of-coexistence/
Various other local bookstores and online platforms
Book Events
Nov 24. 2024 Los Angeles, CA at Metabolic Studio organized by LA Forum
Jan 12. 2025 Istanbul, Turkey at HARA co-organized by Kokopelli H.
Feb 5, 2025 Birmingham, UK at Birmingham School of Art
Mar 15, 2025 Milano, Italy at Fa’ la cosa giusta, Fiera Milano Rho
April 18, 2025 Los Angeles, CA at AIALA COTE 1.5°C Symposium on Climate Change
April 26, 2025 Webinar part 1, open to all, for details and to RSVP here
May 3, 2025 Webinar part 2, open to all, for details and to RSVP here
ITALIANO:
Il libro raccoglie storie che rispondono a questioni fondamentali su natura e cultura, contribuendo al dibattito sulle emergenze climatiche. Scritto da artisti, architetti, scienziati, antropologi ed ecologisti, ogni capitolo è concepito come una polifonia che intreccia speranza e riflessione sulla crisi ecologica.
Seguendo un percorso attraverso gli elementi naturali, il libro offre una visione ampia della situazione globale, senza perdere di vista i dettagli del contesto locale. Le pratiche creative e accademiche dialogano con il mondo, illuminando momenti, oggetti e idee, esplorando le relazioni tra urbano e rurale, locale e globale.
6 capitoli tematici:
‘Bosco’, elemento primario della valle.
‘Roccia e Pietra’ formano il paesaggio naturale e vernacolare.
‘Acqua’ elemento essenziale alla vita.
‘Erbe e pascoli’ sono le sostanze base dell’economia rigenerativa del formaggio.
‘Animali’ riscopre la nostra necessità di coesistenza.
‘Suolo’ sinonimo della terra di cui abbiamo abusato e che abbiamo impoverito rapidamente.
Nature, Art & Habitat Residency (NAHR), un eco-laboratorio multidisciplinare con sede in Val Taleggio, Bergamo.
L’ethos di NAHR si fonda sul rallentare, sull’osservare, sull’indagare “l’invisibile”. Affrontare il mondo contemporaneo richiede un’attenzione integrata: impegnarsi nell’“arte di notare” come dice l’antropologa Anna L. Tsing.
IMAGE CREDITS:
Book cover protography and design: April Greiman
NAHR team graphic design: Richard Molina
Matthew Wong, “Hidden Waters: Hybrid Representations of Val Taleggio,” 2018. Mixed media. Courtesy NAHR Archive, Italy. Photo: Matthew Wong
NAHR Fellows, “Various rock formations and the Making of the Stone Carpet with Alessandro Mendini,” 2017. Courtesy NAHR Archive, Italy. Photos: Ilaria Mazzoleni, Ho-Ting Wei, Juan Barte, Luca Foresti
Stacy Passmore, “Laac Landscape: Laghetto,” 2018. JPG. Courtesy NAHR Archive, Italy