| The ‘green’ reader looks at how we relate to plants, animals, landscapes, and other non-human entities. Through guided exercises, field observation, gardening, foraging, and the design and operation of experimental (‘patabotanical’) apparatuses, the reader suggests different ways to cultivate and sustain open-ended engagements with the environment. Moving between and beyond talk of conservation and sustainability, this reader extends FoAM’s earlier efforts to create and hold space for ‘unholy alliances’ between people with divergent, and often contradictory values and environmental priorities. Texts and other materials speak to multiple possible ‘green’ futures, through visions of machine wilderness, experimental ecologies, and fertile symbiosis. | The ‘green’ route looks at how we relate to plants, animals, landscapes, and other non-human entities. Through guided exercises, field observation, gardening, foraging, and the design and operation of experimental (‘patabotanical’) apparatuses, the route suggests different ways to cultivate and sustain open-ended engagements with the environment. Moving between and beyond talk of conservation and sustainability, this route extends FoAM’s earlier efforts to create and hold space for ‘unholy alliances’ between people with divergent, and often contradictory values and environmental priorities. Texts and other materials speak to multiple possible ‘green’ futures, through visions of machine wilderness, experimental ecologies, and fertile symbiosis. |
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