weneverstoodapart by Darren Marsh
Darren Marsh: "weneverstoodapart is a visual poem about our relationship with other beings, both human and non-human. We have constructed our worlds with humans as the dominant or central character, and so find ourselves in an ecological and political era which mirrors the impact this brings to all life and the planet.
“A civilisation that chooses to drive ecological change, while refusing to acknowledge its own interdependence and interconnectedness, psychologically disconnects and isolates itself from itself and the entire biosphere. To act as if the world beyond humans is composed of "things" for human use is a catastrophic assault on the diversity, complexity, abundance, and beauty of life. We are entangled with other beings we cannot live without.”
Book 1 - A traumatic loss of coordinates
Book 2 - Things are exactly as they are, yet never as they seem
Book 3 - How enmeshed we areCuriosity is an attunement to multi species entanglement, complexity, and the shimmer all around us. - Deborah Bird Rose.
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
[Manchester, England]: Darren Marsh, 2020. Edition of 6.
3 bookworks each 16.8cm x 28.4cm. Each bookwork an 8 page bound concertina. Unfolds in spreads and can be read as one continuous piece. Archival digital print on 280gsm Titanium Lustre silver resin coated paper. Archival linen hinges Mirri Blanco Pearl 220gsm covers. Blue and gold inked paper cover labels. Blue and gold inked paper banderole. All content, design and production by Darren Marsh. Includes Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by artist.