{"product_id":"life-is-other-9783689241339","title":"Life Is Other","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween animate and inanimate matter \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents artistic and theoretical positions that deal with the dynamics of and points of transition between animate and inanimate matter. Following on from the exhibition \u003cem\u003eHolobiont: Life Is Other\u003c\/em\u003e (Bregenz\/Vienna, 2021\/2022), it explores how art, philosophy, and the technological sciences destabilize and expand the concept of living things. How do biological entities, machines, media, architectures, networks develop symbiotically in the context of biotechnological possibilities and ecological challenges? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holobiont theory of biologist Lynn Margulis opens up new perspectives on life as a cooperative, holistic system: The “other” is not assimilated, integrated; instead it is preserved in its unavailability and peculiarity as new connections emerge. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelection of current artistic works on a\/biotic processes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContextualization by contemporary theorists and artists \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions by Bruno Clarke, Monika Bakke, Eduardo Kac, Dorion Sagan, Astrid Schrader, Paul Vanouse, and others \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Thomas Feuerstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48279089512699,"sku":"9783689241339","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783689241339.jpg?v=1772490378","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/life-is-other-9783689241339","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}