Plants by Numbers

Art, Computation and Queer Feminist Technoscience

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Jane Prophet, Charissa N. Terranova, Helen V. Pritchard, Meredith Tromble: Plants by Numbers (2023, Bloomsbury Academic & Professional)

English language

Published 2023 by Bloomsbury Academic & Professional.

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978-1-350-34325-2
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Thoughtful artistic research with plants

Plants by Numbers is an edited compilation of fourteen chapters by artists and researchers who work with plants. In most cases, the plants are collaborators or contributors, and are also part of developing anti-colonial or critical narratives, using the human-plant relationship to highlight or critique human behaviours. Great credit is due to the editors, as this carefully curated selection is made up of voices that are so careful to not unintentionally exclude or diminish many peripheral voices. Throughout the book, space is repeatedly given over to these voices, and I was really grateful for this.

As in any collection of essays, there are some that resonated less with me and some that are standout. Co-editor Jane Prophet's personal chapter on colonialism, ethics and trees is one of the best chapters, as is Amy M Youngs' thoughtful works with plants and people. Sina Seifee's project on the trees of Tehran is …