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Item Details
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A NEW FORM OF BEAUTY
GLEN CANYON BEYOND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| By: |
Peter Friederici, Peter Goin (Photos) |
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Hardback |
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£32.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0816531927 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780816531929 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 2016 |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
"The book is a lyrical expression, in words and photographs, of Glen Canyon/Lake Powell as a quintessential landscape in the new era of climate change. Three photograph galleries are interspersed between three essay chapters, which analyze why the uncertainties in the region herald an unpredictable new future around the world"--Provided by publisher. |
| Synopsis: |
In Glen Canyon waters rose, inundating petroglyphs and creating Lake Powell. Now the Colorado River basin is experiencing the longest dry spell in modern history-one that shows alarming signs of becoming the new normal. In A New Form of Beauty photographer Peter Goin and writer Peter Friederici tackle science from the viewpoint of art, creating a lyrical exploration in words and photographs, setting Glen Canyon and Lake Powell as the quintessential example of the challenges of perceiving place in a new era of radical change. Through evocative photography and extensive reporting, the two document their visits to the canyon country over a span of many years. By motorboat and kayak, they have ventured into remote corners of the once-huge reservoir to pursue profound questions: What is this place?How do we see it? What will it become? Goin's full-color photographs are organized in three galleries-Flora and Fauna, Artifacts, and Low Water-interspersed with three essays by Friederici, and an epilogue gallery on Fire.The book includes two foldout photographs, which allow readers to fully see Lake Powell at high water and low water points Contemplating humanity's role in the world it is creating, Goin and Friederici ask if the uncertainties inherent in Glen Canyon herald an unpredictable new future for every place. They challenge us to question how we look at the world, how we live in it, and what the future will be. |
| Illustrations: |
60 colour photographs and 2 fold-out colour photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Arizona Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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