Post-Anthropocene Provocations
Human-Sized Scholars’ Rocks, Cronenbergian Flesh Caves and Zen Garden Design Cues for a Future Proof Re(image)ining
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21570517 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brenton Rossow (0009-0002-8284-1390, Edith Cowan University), Brenton Mark Rossow (Edith Cowan University, corresponding author), Darren Tynan (0009-0006-3519-314X, Murdoch University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 719-745 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Environmental Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0814-0626 • E-ISSN: 2049-775X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aee.2025.10071 |
| OpenAlex | W4414192086 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This research explores concertinaing past, present and future interventional creative and pedagogical practices to address the challenges of the Post-Anthropocene era. We argue that the Post-Anthropocene is marked by biotechnological entanglements, environmental violence and digital overstimulation. The discussions herein critique a hyperattentive achievement society characterised by a scattering of attention, a near-constant screen-mediated stream of digital material and tasks and the commodification of leisure time. Enlisting Byung-Chul Han’s concept of hyperattention and themes and motifs from David Cronenberg’s films, the authors propose “FUTURE PROOF re(image)ining” as a collaborative Cli-Fi narrative concept. The project reimagines objects from an initial art installation with a diffusion-based machine learning model. By drawing on a constellation of Taoist philosophical practices, Zen garden design, scholars’ rocks and Cronenbergian themes, the authors propose an exhibition featuring reimagined cave-like gongshi rock structures and objects. A triangulation of spaces for FUTURE PROOF participants to inhabit facilitates an unfolding contemplative-creative trajectory. The concept includes a sensory deprivation cave, a View-Master cave for focused stereoscopic image viewing and a haiku/soundscape cave to initiate experiences. FUTURE PROOF aims to promote deep contemplation, challenging some of the deleterious aspects of Western digital-algorithmic screen culture and cultivating relationality with an always more-than-human world
Adventure · Commodification · Exhibition · Narrative · Painting · Proof of concept · Conservation Techniques and Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |