Title | 7 Elemental Forces |
Subtitle | A Field Guide by Roger Peet |
Artist / Creator | Roger Peet |
Artist's Nationality | United States |
Place of Publication | Portland, OR |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Author of Text | Roger Peet |
Process / Technique | Linoleum blockprints and linoleum reduction blockprints printed on a Vandercook 3 letterpress |
Number of Images | 20 |
Structure / Binding | Accordion |
Medium / Materials | Linoleum Blockprint |
Paper Stock | 110 lb Cranes Lettra cotton rag paper, bound with kozo |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 10 x 13 x 1.5 inches. Extends out to 200 inches |
Edition Size | Limited edition of 25 |
Signed & Numbered | Signed & Numbered Edition |
This book is a field guide to seven elemental forces that the process of primitive accumulation has loosed on the world. It includes detailed images of each of the forces as well as some descriptions from scientists and public figures who can describe how they work. It is intended as a reference book for navigating the next thousand years.
Artist Bio
Roger Peet is an artist, printmaker and writer living in Portland, Oregon. His work engages the millenial tension between human activities and the integrity of wild phenomena; addressing the contemporary crises of biodiversity and capitalism, how they change landscapes and lives, and what can and can't be done about them. He is a founding member of the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, coordinates the national Endangered Species Mural Project, and helps to run the cooperative Flight 64 print studio in Portland. He collaborates with artists, organizers and scientists globally and locally in the service of a more generous and a wilder world.