
Inploration
Art Exploring Space to Understand Earth
Distributed Art Publishers
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-63681-214-4 (ISBN)
Description
A visual voyage through art, science and cosmic wonder-fusing nearly 100 visionary voices to inspire awe, reflection and a deeper care for our planet
Through artwork, essays, interviews and archival imagery, this book invites readers into a journey of awe, curiosity and reflection. Rather than the more outward-facing "exploration," "inploration" can be construed as a venture inward through the cosmos to better understand ourselves and our planet. Inploration unites nearly 100 international artists and thinkers across disciplines-established voices including James Turrell, Lita Albuquerque and Cai Guo-Qiang alongside visionary emerging talents such as Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lia Halloran and Tavares Strachan. Featuring additional contributions from astronauts, ecologists, Indigenous knowledge-holders, space technologists and designers, Inploration is both a cultural time capsule and a call to action. It reveals that the stories we tell about space are, ultimately, stories about our earth-about belonging, stewardship and imagination. At a time when the future feels uncertain, Inploration offers a renewed vision of care, creativity and planetary connection.
Artists include: Lita Albuquerque, Russell Crotty, Cai Guo-Qiang, Lia Halloran, Loie Hollowell, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lucy McRae, Rebeca Mendez, Wangechi Mutu, Stephen Nowlin, Katie Paterson, Tom Sachs, Tomas Saraceno, Tavares Strachan, James Turrell.
Through artwork, essays, interviews and archival imagery, this book invites readers into a journey of awe, curiosity and reflection. Rather than the more outward-facing "exploration," "inploration" can be construed as a venture inward through the cosmos to better understand ourselves and our planet. Inploration unites nearly 100 international artists and thinkers across disciplines-established voices including James Turrell, Lita Albuquerque and Cai Guo-Qiang alongside visionary emerging talents such as Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lia Halloran and Tavares Strachan. Featuring additional contributions from astronauts, ecologists, Indigenous knowledge-holders, space technologists and designers, Inploration is both a cultural time capsule and a call to action. It reveals that the stories we tell about space are, ultimately, stories about our earth-about belonging, stewardship and imagination. At a time when the future feels uncertain, Inploration offers a renewed vision of care, creativity and planetary connection.
Artists include: Lita Albuquerque, Russell Crotty, Cai Guo-Qiang, Lia Halloran, Loie Hollowell, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Lucy McRae, Rebeca Mendez, Wangechi Mutu, Stephen Nowlin, Katie Paterson, Tom Sachs, Tomas Saraceno, Tavares Strachan, James Turrell.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
200 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 248 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63681-214-4 (9781636812144)
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Schweitzer Classification