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Volume 9, Issue 1-2
  • ISSN: 2977-6813
  • E-ISSN: 2977-6821

Abstract

In this article, I situate the concept of conversational drift within a compare and contrast analysis of one of my works, (2021) and Helen and Newton Harrisons’ (aka the Harrisons’) artwork, (1974–84). I suggest that conversational drift and, more-widely, posthuman or more-than-human conversations provide a dynamic plurality to practice-based research engaging across hierarchies and disciplinary boundaries to articulate a contemporary art practice in relation to ecology. I develop the concept of conversational drift, reflecting on my practice in the context of environmental and eco-artists, artist collectives, communication and conversation theory, mapping and drift or In my analysis, I explore the potential of conversational drift – through the nature of conversation and applicability of drift – as a means of evoking meaning and transforming perceptions of the value of soil ecosystems and the impact of industrial agriculture on the land.

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