Air
Commons, Cure, Enchantment
Daisy Lafarge(Author)
Wellcome Collection (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-80081-069-3 (ISBN)
Description
We have never been more aware of the air we breathe. Air is intimate, yet it connects us all: every outbreath will go around the world in a fortnight. And air is alive, ever shifting, an invisible world full of mystery.
From the classical theory of elements to fossilised bacteria on Orkney, by way of airborne microplastics and South London buses, Daisy Lafarge takes us on a journey to reimagine our relationship with the natural world through the air we breathe. Rather than something we passively receive and depend on, Airs, Species, Commons explores how all forms of life work together to create and maintain the air as a multispecies commons. The instantaneous drop in air pollution and palpable change in air quality during the first wave of lockdowns in Spring 2020 offered us a hopeful, tentative glimpse of what a protected air commons might begin to feel like.
From the classical theory of elements to fossilised bacteria on Orkney, by way of airborne microplastics and South London buses, Daisy Lafarge takes us on a journey to reimagine our relationship with the natural world through the air we breathe. Rather than something we passively receive and depend on, Airs, Species, Commons explores how all forms of life work together to create and maintain the air as a multispecies commons. The instantaneous drop in air pollution and palpable change in air quality during the first wave of lockdowns in Spring 2020 offered us a hopeful, tentative glimpse of what a protected air commons might begin to feel like.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Daisy Lafarge: "A work of dark, shimmering genius" -- Rebecca Tamas Daisy Lafarge brings scientific rigour and startling intelligence -- Chloe Aridjis Startlingly fresh -- Janice Galloway Fierce, clear-eyed * Guardian * Whip-smart -- Rae ArmantroutMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
Some b/w integrated images
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80081-069-3 (9781800810693)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Daisy Lafarge was born in Hastings and studied at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Her poetry collection Life Without Air (Granta Books, 2020) was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize. Her debut novel, Paul, was the winner of a Betty Trask Award.