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Overview"A radical retelling of our relationship with the cosmos, reinventing the history of astronomy as a new form of astrological calendar.Astronomy is another form of cinema. Time is fragmented and extended. Matter becomes light in motion. The camera remains fixed, looking outwards into the darkness, while the earth moves beneath our feet.A carefully constructed text in sixty numbered sections, The Space Oracle reinvents the history of astronomy as a new form of astrological calendar. This radical retelling of our relationship with the cosmos reaches back to places and times when astronomers were treated as artists or priests, to when popes took part in astral rites and the common people feared eclipses and comets as portents of disaster. Panoramic and encyclopedic in its scope, The Space Oracle brings astronauts and spies, engineers and soldiers, goddesses and satellites into alignment with speculative insights and everyday observations. The universe, Hollings argues, is a work in progress-enjoy it. Ken Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London. He has given readings, lectures and presentations of his work at the Royal Institution, the Berlin Akademie der K nste, the Venice Biennale, Tate Britain and the Royal College of Art, where he currently teaches. His previous two books, Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth are published by Strange Attractor Press.""Ken Hollings is a master at connecting the dots between avant-garde art history, outre culture and weird science."" -David Pescovitz, Boing Boing" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ken HollingsPublisher: Strange Attractor Press Imprint: Strange Attractor Press Dimensions: Width: 11.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.194kg ISBN: 9781907222535ISBN 10: 1907222537 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 13 July 2018 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHollings's beautifully written account takes the reader on some delightfully unexpected cosmic journeys. —The Guardian Hollings's beautifully written account takes the reader on some delightfully unexpected cosmic journeys. -The Guardian Author InformationKen Hollings is a writer, broadcaster, and cultural theorist based in London. He has given readings, lectures and presentations of his work at the Royal Institution, the Berlin Akademie der Künste, the Venice Biennale, Tate Britain and the Royal College of Art, where he currently teaches. His previous two books, Welcome to Mars and The Bright Labyrinth are published by Strange Attractor Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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