Reflecting Oil
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Edited by:
Ernst Logar
About this book
Reflecting Oil presents innovative reflections on crude oil, one of the most important fossil fuels characterising modern life: On the one hand, oil functions as a fuel for unrestricted mobility and on the other, as a basis for shaping the material world, thus laying the foundation for a ubiquitous petroculture.
Yet despite these profound repercussions on our existence, crude oil is a substance we rarely encounter directly with our senses. This lack of contact is logical in view of its specific properties (unusual odor, toxicity, etc.), but the question arises as to why this connection is not explicitly sought after in the sciences.
Reflecting Oil is the result of different artistic research processes which entailed practical handling and holistic observation of the raw substance in the context of petroculture. This mode of research focusing on sensory perception—such as the differentiation of colors and smells, etc., and aesthetic and symbolic interpretation—provided findings on the levels of multi-sensory and practical knowledge.
Drawing on a collaboration between art and science, such interdisciplinary investigations into crude oil as the basis of our petromodernity can be vital for the necessary shift towards sustainable energy cultures. A more comprehensive understanding and awareness of how oil and fossil fuels shape our lives can stimulate the necessary cultural, social, and technological transformations towards a sustainable future.
- Artistic crude oil experiments
- Crude oil-based artworks
- Interdisciplinary and holistic reflection on the substance crude oil in the context of petroculture
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Alexander Damianisch Open Access Download PDF |
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Holger Ott Open Access Download PDF |
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Imre Szeman Open Access Download PDF |
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the University of Leoben Alejandra Rodríguez-Remedi Open Access Download PDF |
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Alejandra Rodríguez-Remedi Open Access Download PDF |
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An Experimental Approach to the Odor of Crude Oil Iris Stappen and Johannes Novak Open Access Download PDF |
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The Interaction of the Components of Crude Oil with Escherichia Coli Bacteria Michael Duchêne Open Access Download PDF |
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Interdisciplinary Workshops Michaela Geboltsberger Open Access Download PDF |
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Ernst Logar Open Access Download PDF |
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Karez Abdulhameed and Mari Fraga Open Access Download PDF |
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Patrick Jasek and Herwig Turk Open Access Download PDF |
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Herwig Steiner Open Access Download PDF |
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Andrei Molodkin Open Access Download PDF |
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Alejandra Rodríguez-Remedi Open Access Download PDF |
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Pit Arnold Open Access Download PDF |
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Jordan B. Kinder Open Access Download PDF |
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Reflections on the Delta Oil Simone Gingrich Open Access Download PDF |
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David Misch Open Access Download PDF |
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Benjamin Steininger Open Access Download PDF |
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Reflections on Oil, Architecture, and Text Arianna Mondin Open Access Download PDF |
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Olaf Osten and Ulrike Payerhofer Open Access Download PDF |
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Learning with Art to Say Farewell to the Petro-Energy Regime Raphaelle Occhietti Open Access Download PDF |
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