{"product_id":"aquatopia-by-martin-clark-9781849762373","title":"Aquatopia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt occupies 72% of the surface of our planet, yet the depths of our oceans are less known to us than the Solar System: 90% remains unexplored. The deep, like outer space, has been a locus for science fiction since Jules Verne, with both the ocean and space giving rise to imaginary aliens, mutants and monsters. But there is one crucial distinction: the ocean and our species belong to the same planet, and by extension, the deep is a part of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAquatopia\u003c\/em\u003e is a transhistorical, transcultural voyage through the oceanic imaginary via contemporary and historical artworks and objects which cross continents, centuries, schools, and movements. Aquatic literary classics like \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e20,000 Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e recur in this exploration, sometimes filtered through their modern and contemporary prodigy, e.g., Jean Rhys' \u003cem\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and Derek Walcott's \u003cem\u003eOmeros\u003c\/em\u003e. Other, non-fictional texts by writers such as Philip Hoare and Marina Warner also guide the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication will be a cross-disciplinary exploration of the aquatic imaginary, encompassing literature, maritime and cultural history, psychoanalysis, post-colonial and feminist theory, and including work by artists as diverse as J.M.W. Turner, Carol Bove, Marcel Broodthaers, Spartacus Chetwynd, Peter Doig, Rene Magritte, Eric Ravillious and Juergen Teller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536192880876,"sku":"9781849762373","price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849762373-aquatopia.jpg?v=1776379422","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/aquatopia-by-martin-clark-9781849762373","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}