Tag: Arts
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Werewolves Within is the Pipeline Horror Film You Didn’t Know You Needed
in ReviewsWerewolves and petro-masculinity and extractive capitalism, oh my! In this review of a recent horror-comedy film, Addie Hopes and Richelle Wilson examine an overlooked aspect of the story. Where pipelines go, murder follows.
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On The Alchemy of Soil
After a long and dirty journey, artist Tory Tepp has found community in the creation of the Sauk County ARK earthwork.
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Honoring Animal Lives through Memorials
in ExhibitsAmanda Stronza creates memorials for animals killed on roads and sidewalks by pairing striking photographs with dedicatory text. Through this practice, she invites onlookers to “see, care, and be reminded of the bonds we share with the nonhuman world.”
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Get Playful With These Six Environmental Board Games
in ChecklistsEco-themed board games are having a moment. Nate Carlin traces how these games have evolved from using nature as an inviting aesthetic to more fully incorporating ecological principles in game design and play.
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Visualizing the Volcanic Caribbean
Weaving a reflective essay with a virtual gallery, artist Kwynn Johnson draws upon the rich history of volcano-inspired art to creatively reimagine the twenty-first-century Caribbean landscape.
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Diving into the Aquatic Depths of East Asian Ecohorror
in EssaysIn ecohorror movies like Shin Godzilla and The Host, pollution fights back in the form of rampaging sea monsters. Lindsay S. R. Jolivette traces the significance of water in these films—and what it reveals about our worst nightmares.
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The Unreliable Bestiary: A Conversation with Deke Weaver
in PodcastsPerformance artist Deke Weaver gives a behind-the-scenes look at Unreliable Bestiary, an expansive multimedia project that tells the stories of endangered animal species.
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Where the Queer Wild Things Are
in ReviewsCan wildness be its own way of thinking and knowing? And where should we look to find out? Julia Dauer reviews Jack Halberstam’s wide-ranging new book, Wild Things.
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An Ecological Case for Cuteness
in EssaysMany environmentalists are suspicious of cute mascots. Evelyn Ramiel invites us to open our hearts to cute characters that create ecologies of care.
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How Wendy Red Star Decolonizes the Museum with Humor and Play
in Essays“When talking about Indigenous history you can just devastate yourself,” says Apsáalooke artist Wendy Red Star. “And so, humor has been a way for me to cope with that.” Drawing from an original interview with the artist, Nicole Seymour and Salma Monani examine how Red Star uses humor, play, and collaboration to subvert museum stereotypes…