It’s difficult to introduce this book, as it is not only an elaborate response to a burning question of the moment, but it is a vivid introduction into the work of Ulysse Carrière, one of the most thought-provoking and impressive young authors of the last century — originally subtitled The Work of Art in the Age of Automated Reproduction, this text hits home as hard as Benjamin’s essay one hundred years ago. It is a a declaration of the conditions of the moment, and an introduction into how they will solve the problem.
A deep exploration into the future of art, and what A.I reveals to us about the direction art is going. The book contextualises art and philosophy within an evolutionary timescale, and uses biology as an entry point into tackling difficult questions about art and intelligence. If you ever wondered how someone might handle a combination of Plato and Deleuze without ever losing form, this is really worth your time.
This book has an introduction by Louis Morelle, another impressive, bright and young person with a really cutting-edge perspective on the moment. Between Carrière and Morelle, this text makes for a thrilling introduction to what they are calling Differential Henology. Both authors write with a cinematic flow, and perhaps it is there, in the comfort and conviction of their articulation, that we realise how talented these two authors are.
CONTENTS:
- Foreword by Louis Morelle
- Technically Man Dwells upon this Earth by Ulysse Carrière
- Postface: Thoughts recollected walking by the Stanford Dish and the Palo Alto Waste-Water Treatment Plant by Ulysse Carrière
DETAILS:
Authored by Ulysse Carrière
Prefaced by Louis Morelle
CAT #BECOMING001
ISBN: 978-9925-8118-3-0 (Print, 2nd run)
ISBN: 978-9925-8156-4-7 (Digital, 2nd run)
11 x 18cm, Softcover, 65 pages
April 2023 (First Printing), September 2024 (Second Printing)
TO BE CITED AS:
Carrière, U. (2024) Technically Man Dwells upon this Earth. Berlin/Nicosia: Becoming. 978-9925-8118-3-0.
