[Aprothocene]
Drawing its source material from The Internet Archive, The State Library of NSW, The State Library of Victoria and The U.S. National Archives ‘Aprothocene’ attempts to imagine our uncertain future by looking towards the aftermath of our recent past.
“Clayton Walker’s ‘Aprothocene’, attempts to imagine our uncertain future by looking towards the aftermath of our recent past. Drawing inspiration from Batia Suter’s Parallel Encyclopedia and Ron Jude’s Dark Matter the book develops a visual language based on motives, iconography and associative thinking. How might images of a wrestler relate to images of an explosion or images of a mushroom cloud relate to a landscape, how might these images be woven together to create new meaning while also revealing something inherent in what they are and have always been. The book's title 'Aprothocene', gives a hint towards the future the Walker imagines, one that is grounded in a strong sense of tragedy and loss, but also in the tranquillity and tenderness that comes with it. Serene landscapes, rivers, mountains, explosions, smoke, destruction, tragedy, figures and audiences all become part of a shared geography. It’s the history of our past but also a speculation towards the future one in which we are both gawking onlookers and active participants in our own destruction.“
96 pages
[Year completed] 2024
[Paper] J.Burrows Premium 80gsm, Quill 210gsm Board Red
[Binding] Exposed kettle stitch Binding
[Published] RMIT, Wurundjeri Country, Naarm.
[Pages] 96
[Scope] Publication Design, Book
“Clayton Walker’s ‘Aprothocene’, attempts to imagine our uncertain future by looking towards the aftermath of our recent past. Drawing inspiration from Batia Suter’s Parallel Encyclopedia and Ron Jude’s Dark Matter the book develops a visual language based on motives, iconography and associative thinking. How might images of a wrestler relate to images of an explosion or images of a mushroom cloud relate to a landscape, how might these images be woven together to create new meaning while also revealing something inherent in what they are and have always been. The book's title 'Aprothocene', gives a hint towards the future the Walker imagines, one that is grounded in a strong sense of tragedy and loss, but also in the tranquillity and tenderness that comes with it. Serene landscapes, rivers, mountains, explosions, smoke, destruction, tragedy, figures and audiences all become part of a shared geography. It’s the history of our past but also a speculation towards the future one in which we are both gawking onlookers and active participants in our own destruction.“
96 pages
[Year completed] 2024
[Paper] J.Burrows Premium 80gsm, Quill 210gsm Board Red
[Binding] Exposed kettle stitch Binding
[Published] RMIT, Wurundjeri Country, Naarm.
[Pages] 96
[Scope] Publication Design, Book
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