JoLMA The Journal for the Philosophy of Language, Mind and the Arts

Rivista | JoLMA
Fascicolo | 5 | 1 | 2024
Articolo | Biston betularia carbonaria

Biston betularia carbonaria

Repopulating Maps with Climate Monsters

Abstract

The monster appears in geographical texts throughout the ages as a ‘guardian of the border’ that defines the limits of the possible, inducing action or averting behavior and restricting movement for political or economic purposes. Through a philosophy that uses unorthodox means, I intend to present a climate monster by which, based on a possible imagery about the current climate crisis, an invitation for a change in our habits is produced. I propose that repopulating maps with situated imaginary monsters can deploy specific education of attention that invites focusing on concrete aspects of our surroundings. To do this I will present the mixed media art project Biston betularia carbonaria, an eco-distopia created in collaboration with the photographer Valeria Scrilatti.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 11 Gennaio 2024 | Accettato: 07 Marzo 2024 | Pubblicato 26 Luglio 2024 | Lingua: en

Keywords Climate-changeBiston betularia carbonariaMonstersEco-dystopiaMaps


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