Voodoo Science Park
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2011
John Hunt Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84694-527-4 (ISBN)
John Hunt Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84694-527-4 (ISBN)
A filmic essay which cross-cuts between Thomas Hobbes, William Blake, the science of accident investigation and the psychogeography of the Peak District.
Voodoo Science Park started life as a poetic film about the science of accident investigation practised by the Health and Safety Laboratory in the Peak District of England. In the book of the film, Victoria Halford and Steve Beard reveal the thinking that went into the preparation of the script. The Health and Safety Lab is the place where large-scale accidents such as tunnel collapses, fires and rail crashes are recreated to examine their destructive pathways. Halford and Beard explore the connections with imitative magic, drawing on the secret histories of dissident religious sects, miners and shamans as well as the prophecies of William Blake. They rethink the lab's industrial safety rigs as monstrous emblems of the state, as theorised by Thomas Hobbes, and retrace the steps of a journey the political philosopher took through the hollow lands of the Peak in 1626. Testimony from highwaymen, ramblers and urban explorers is collected along the way. The book is composed in a fragmentary style which weaves together philosophy, travelogue, history of science, sociology and religious study.
Voodoo Science Park started life as a poetic film about the science of accident investigation practised by the Health and Safety Laboratory in the Peak District of England. In the book of the film, Victoria Halford and Steve Beard reveal the thinking that went into the preparation of the script. The Health and Safety Lab is the place where large-scale accidents such as tunnel collapses, fires and rail crashes are recreated to examine their destructive pathways. Halford and Beard explore the connections with imitative magic, drawing on the secret histories of dissident religious sects, miners and shamans as well as the prophecies of William Blake. They rethink the lab's industrial safety rigs as monstrous emblems of the state, as theorised by Thomas Hobbes, and retrace the steps of a journey the political philosopher took through the hollow lands of the Peak in 1626. Testimony from highwaymen, ramblers and urban explorers is collected along the way. The book is composed in a fragmentary style which weaves together philosophy, travelogue, history of science, sociology and religious study.
Halford and Beard make art about accidents. Halford is a visual artist and film-maker, Beard is an essayist, screen-writer and novelist.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.9.2011 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 143 x 217 mm |
| Gewicht | 126 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84694-527-5 / 1846945275 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84694-527-4 / 9781846945274 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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