POST / 136 pages / Softcover / 298 x 210 mm / 2024
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This book, co-published by POST and Timothy Plath, curator of the London-based image archiving institution Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC), tells the story of how plants arrived on this planet and gave rise to other forms of life.
Using images archived at AMC, the book takes a unique approach, presenting the history of botanical photography through the lens of an alien invasion. Combining well-known botanical photographs with amateur works, it also highlights the contributions of forgotten female photographers such as Amelia Elizabeth Gimingham and Bert Jaques.
The book intertwines horticulture and gardening with space exploration and technological innovation in an imaginary world, illustrating the cyclical nature of evolution.
A related exhibition, Science/Fiction — A Non-History of Plants, is currently on view at the European Museum of Photography through January 2025.