Jeg har mindre til felles med dette landskapet (I have less in common with this landscape) by Peter Dean is based on Dean's artist in residence work in Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. The book contains analogue photographs, field notes and sketches of phenomenological investigations of the landscape around the researcher town of Ny-Ålesund. Deans explorations leads us to the Austre-Brøgger glacier, which is one of the world's fastest melting glaciers. The book examinates and problematizes humans’ relationship with nature, and Svalbard as an object of colonialism. This continues today in the form of tourism, research and strategic presence on the archipelago.
An essay written during the spring of 2021 is icluded in the publication. Dean reflects about the experience of his visit to Svalbard in 2016, as a professional artist and responsible adult, motivated by his first visit as a four-year-old child in 1995. The text questions the romanticizing of nature as something wild and untouched, and how he now is critical of his own travel back to Svalbard.
Peter Dean's artistry is about exploring people's relationship with nature and environmental issues. Reflecting on the ethical aspects of anthropocentrism. In encounters with his surroundings, he uses his own body and sensuality as a starting point for investigations and observations. The experience and collected material is presented through installations, printed matter, text readings and performances.
The production and materials used in this publication is eco-certified and climate compensated.
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