A.K. Burns: Negative Space

A.K. Burns' first monograph, Negative Space, is a multimedia project that explores the fraught relationships between humanity and nature, using science fiction, material feminism, eco-anarchism, queer theory, and technoscience. It is a nonlinear allegory that provokes questions about marginalized bodies, environmental fragility, and technology. Developed as a cycle of four video installations, the tetralogy envisions a new materialist cosmology wherein hierarchical relations are transformed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Publisher: Dancing Foxes Press

A.K. Burns' groundbreaking first monograph, a decade in the making, delves into the multifaceted realm of climate change, community, and sociopolitical agency. Through a rich tapestry of science fiction, material feminism, eco-anarchism, queer theory, and technoscience, New York-based artist A.K. Burns (born 1975) embarks on an epic multimedia exploration of the intricate connections between humanity and nature. This nonlinear allegory raises thought-provoking questions about marginalized bodies, environmental fragility, and the transformative power of technology. Presented as a cycle of four captivating video installations, Negative Space imagines novel ways of engaging with the spaces we inhabit and the profound impact of our bodies within these spaces. Set in a speculative present, the tetralogy envisions a transformative new materialist cosmology, where hierarchical relations are dismantled and replaced by a more equitable and interconnected world.

A.K. Burns' groundbreaking first monograph, a decade in the making, delves into the multifaceted realm of climate change, community, and sociopolitical agency. Through a rich tapestry of science fiction, material feminism, eco-anarchism, queer theory, and technoscience, New York-based artist A.K. Burns (born 1975) embarks on an epic multimedia exploration of the intricate connections between humanity and nature. This nonlinear allegory raises thought-provoking questions about marginalized bodies, environmental fragility, and the transformative power of technology. Presented as a cycle of four captivating video installations, Negative Space imagines novel ways of engaging with the spaces we inhabit and the profound impact of our bodies within these spaces. Set in a speculative present, the tetralogy envisions a transformative new materialist cosmology, where hierarchical relations are dismantled and replaced by a more equitable and interconnected world.

Dimension: 254 x 203 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781954947061