The Hydrocene: Eco-Aesthetics in the Age of Water

by Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris

This book challenges conventional notions of the Anthropocene and champions the Hydrocene: the Age of Water. It presents the Hydrocene as a disruptive, conceptual epoch and curatorial theory, emphasising water's pivotal role in the climate crisis and contemporary art.

The Hydrocene is a wet ontological shift in eco-aesthetics which redefines our approach to water, transcending anthropocentric, neo-colonial and environmentally destructive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032501944
• ISBN13: 9781032501949
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"