Coal and Petrochemical Soundscapes in North Bohemia: Some Personal Thoughts

The project 'Frontiers of Solitude' focuses on contemporary transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. These themes are elaborated in terms of the cultural geography and morphology of three selected areas of the Czech Rep...

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Main Author: Cusack, Peter
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Skaftfell Center for Visual Art 2016
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Online Access:https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/9452/
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Summary:The project 'Frontiers of Solitude' focuses on contemporary transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. These themes are elaborated in terms of the cultural geography and morphology of three selected areas of the Czech Republic, Iceland and Norway. This article is one of the contributions to the the project's final catalogue and represents my engagement with the fascinating lignite mining areas of North Bohemia in the Czech Republic.