Ricochet
Cultural Epigenetics and the Philosophy of Change
by Alex Head

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Author(s)

Alex Head

Publication

Oslo : Ljå Forlag, 2021

Scope

304 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.

ISBN

9788299976169

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The term ‘ricochet’ is a means to discuss unintended consequences, rapidly delivered information and viral outbreaks, but it is also used to describe the way in which sound echoes or reverberates against objects in space. This book by artist Alex Head centres around two forms of biological change: organic mutation and the more recent field of epigenetics. Culture, he argues, alters not only our minds, but also the very bodies in which we live. The author draws on the work of Hannah Arendt, Ibram Xolani Kendi, Judith Butler and others to develop a philosophy of change grounded in cultural anthropology. “Alex Head is an artist interested in creating non-hierarchical networks of artists, researchers and citizens [-]. founder of sub_ʇxǝʇ radio and author of Here Comes Trouble, an Inquiry into Art Magic & Madness', published 2016.”

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Keywords

(in)equity , philosophy , anthropology , culture

Location

Cabinet 29 - 6: Expanded Space ; Global Art ; Theorie

Remarks

Includes notes and endnotes