1st Edition
The Human Feather Pierre Huyghe and Ali Brivanlou on Art and Science
Introduction, 1. Conversation: “Fear” (April 24, 2020), 2. Conversation: “Why are we doing this?” (June 12, 2020), 3. Conversation: “Individuality” (July 17, 2020), Interlude I, 4. “Pierre”, 5. “Ali”, Interlude II, 6. Conversation: “Progress” (August 14, 2020), 7. Conversation: “Free Will” (September 18, 2020), 8. Ali, 9. Pierre, Interlude III, 10. Conversation: “More than..” (November 23, 2020), 11. Conversation: “On time & purpose” (December 10, 2020), 12. Conversation: “On the road” (March 12, 2021), Interlude IV, 13. Conversation: “The drift” (April 9, 2021), 14. Conversation: “On parenthood & time passing” (May 19, 2021), 15. Pierre, Interlude V, 16. Conversation: “Octopus dreams” (August 17, 2021), 17. “Renewed Materiality” (September 2021), 18. Ali, Interlude VI, 19. Conversation: “Nearly two years later…” (March 11, 2022), 20. “Kistefos: Ending and Beginning...” (June 2022)
Biography
Kristine Roome is a lecturer in the Museums & Society program at Johns Hopkins University. She has a PhD in anthropology from Columbia University with an expertise in arts & culture.
“C.P. Snow lamented the division of science and the humanities many decades ago. In an increasingly divided time, it is ever more important to bring different fields together. Kristine Roome’s The Human Feather: Pierre Huyghe and Ali Brivanlou on Art and Science is a great example of the wonderful things that can emerge from collaboration and exchange between disciplines. Roome’s exploration in going beyond art and science in the form of ongoing conversations with artist Pierre Huyghe and molecular embryologist Ali Brivanlou is an urgent form of reality production and creation of new alliances. This book manifests that 1+1=11.”
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian
“Bold, brilliant, and deeply human, The human feather is a masterwork of interdisciplinary storytelling. Kristine Roome weaves science, art, and philosophy into a tapestry that challenges boundaries and expands minds. The Human Feather: Pierre Huyghe and Ali Brivanlou on Art and Science offers us endless food for thought and Kristine Roome presents their truths masterfully. This is a necessary book for anyone daring enough to imagine new futures. ”
Christopher Emdin, Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributions to Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
