Often referred to the “sixth extinction” more than 40% of world’s plant species are facing extinction due to aggressive farmland cultivation and “one in four mammals and one in eight birds face a high risk of extinction in the near future” (IUCN Red List). Through a shared assignment focused on extinct and/or endangered non-human animal and botanical species, students in two Experimental Humanities courses came together for a workshop organized in collaboration with Eureka! House and Iron Path Farms in Kingston. On view here are risograph (digital screen printing) posters created during this workshop as well as documentation of where each poster was installed around the Bard campus.
Funding was provided by the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN), an interdisciplinary program supported by the Open Society University Network. EHCN emphasizes a hands-on and critical approach to the role of technology throughout history, a deep commitment to grassroots movements for political, environmental, and social justice, and the cultivation of creative practice as an engine of experimentation.