Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape

Anti-Oculus is a conceptual espionage project that explores the political, medical, and historical ways power sees us through its categories of control and counter-insurgency. It provides a gallery of graphic illustrations and polemical tracts that trace the ways we are captured under the eyes of cyber-capital and provoke us to find each other in pursuit of emancipation, community, and new forms of life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2023
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Anti-Oculus is a captivating work of conceptual espionage, a compilation of polemical tracts accompanied by a gallery of striking graphic illustrations that draw inspiration from postmodern and pulp classics, ranging from Anti-Oedipus to Ways of Seeing. By delving into the concept of "Ocularity," the Acid Horizon crew intricately traces the multifaceted ways in which power perceives and governs us through its frameworks of control and counter-insurgency. This exploration spans from the thermodynamics of policing in the cyberpunk present to the psychiatric colonization of images, and even encompasses bodies that deviate from the increasingly reactionary societal norms. Through the lens of Anti-Oculus, we are presented with a comprehensive map that outlines the ways in which we are ensnared under the watchful gaze of cyber-capital, prompting us to unite in our pursuit of emancipation, community, and the exploration of new forms of life.

Weight: 220g
Dimension: 195 x 131 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915672094
Edition number: New ed