More-Than-Human Series
More-Than-Human is a brand new series of paintings and photographs based on squids and octupuses to help build our connection to the wider world we are part of. David Abram uses the term "more-than-human" to refer to the broader, non-human world that includes animals, plants, rocks, and other elements of the earth. He suggests that the "more-than-human" world is not simply passive background to human existence, but actively participates in the shaping of human perception and understanding. The work is inspired by arguments from the book 'The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-Human World (1996) by Abram and also 'An Immense World' by Ed Yon and ''Many things under a Rock' - the mysteries of octopuses' by David School.
David Abram is an American philosopher, cultural ecologist, and author, best known for his work exploring the relationship between humans, nature, and the more-than-human world. He is a leading figure in the field of ecophenomenology, which combines ecological thought with phenomenology (the study of experience). His work focuses on reawakening a sense of connection to the natural world, emphasizing how human perception and language are deeply entwined with the environment. . In this book, he explores how human beings once had a more intimate relationship with nature, particularly through direct sensory experience. He argues that modern, technology-driven societies have severed this connection, which has profound consequences for both our understanding of the world and our ability to live in harmony with it.
Abram argues that perception is not simply a passive process of receiving information, but an active, embodied engagement with the world. He suggests that our senses—especially sight, hearing, and touch—are deeply attuned to the environment and that language itself is rooted in this embodied perception. The decline in this sensory engagement with the world, as a result of technology and abstraction, leads to a disconnection from the natural world.
David Abram is an American philosopher, cultural ecologist, and author, best known for his work exploring the relationship between humans, nature, and the more-than-human world. He is a leading figure in the field of ecophenomenology, which combines ecological thought with phenomenology (the study of experience). His work focuses on reawakening a sense of connection to the natural world, emphasizing how human perception and language are deeply entwined with the environment. . In this book, he explores how human beings once had a more intimate relationship with nature, particularly through direct sensory experience. He argues that modern, technology-driven societies have severed this connection, which has profound consequences for both our understanding of the world and our ability to live in harmony with it.
Abram argues that perception is not simply a passive process of receiving information, but an active, embodied engagement with the world. He suggests that our senses—especially sight, hearing, and touch—are deeply attuned to the environment and that language itself is rooted in this embodied perception. The decline in this sensory engagement with the world, as a result of technology and abstraction, leads to a disconnection from the natural world.
More Than Human, Watercolour Series
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More-Than-Human 3
15x10cm watercolour & pencil painting on 250g paper SOLD |
The Scale of It, Photographic Series
Photographic Prints on Hahnemühle Bamboo
420mm x 297 mm
Edition of 30 & 1 A/P
Taken in an aquarium, I made these works thinking of our interconnection to these creatures that perceive the world so differently to us.
Inspired by the book 'The Deep: The Secret Life of our oceans'' by Professor Alex Rogers.
420mm x 297 mm
Edition of 30 & 1 A/P
Taken in an aquarium, I made these works thinking of our interconnection to these creatures that perceive the world so differently to us.
Inspired by the book 'The Deep: The Secret Life of our oceans'' by Professor Alex Rogers.
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