An Edge Effect: Art & Ecology in the Nordic Landscape (Hardcover)

Editor: Bonnie Fortune Publisher: Half Letter Press (2014) An Edge Effect: Art & Ecology in the Nordic Landscape is a collection of interviews, case studies, and two original essays by curators, Sue Spaid (United States) and Anne Sophie Witzke (Denmark). Three case studies of an exhibition––Skovene ––i din lomme [Forests––in your pocket]; a gathering to address nuclear powerfrom a culture perspective – Case Pyhäjoki; and an artist gardening project––Den Fælles Køkkenhave [The Common Kitchen Garden] are also included, shaping the book’s overall structure as a handbook of contemporary environmental art practices in the Nordic region. These artists are above all responding to the rapid changes that are occurring in our anthropogenic era. To build a resilient planet, one that is biodiverse and can withstand trauma, requires a broad mix of approaches and expanded relationships. The artists and groups here are connected to a multitude of publics beyond the art world—climate scientists, s