Robert Emmett – författare

What can a pesticide pump, a jar full of sand, or an old calico print tell us about the Anthropocene the age of humans? Just as paleontologists look to fossil remains to infer past conditions of life on earth, so might past and present-day objects offer clues to intertwined human and natural histories that shape our planetary futures. In this era of aggressive hydrocarbon extraction, extreme weather, and severe economic disparity, how might certain objects make visible the uneven interplay of economic, material, and social forces that shape relationships among human and nonhuman beings?Future Remains is a thoughtful and creative meditation on these questions. The fifteen objects gathered in this book resemble more the tarots of a fortuneteller than the archaeological finds of an expedition they speak of planetary futures. Marco Armiero, Robert S. Emmett, and Gregg Mitman have assembled a cabinet of curiosities for the Anthropocene, bringing together a mix of lively essays, creatively chosen objects, and stunning photographs by acclaimed photographer Tim Flach.The result is a book that interrogates the origins, implications, and potential dangers of the Anthropocene and makes us wonder anew about what exactly human history is made of.

He often wished police work was more like television or the moviesbecause most of the time it was boring and sometimes disheartening like itwas today. As Ben drove away from the old womans house he daydreamedabout a typical Hollywood-style investigation where a disenchantedex-special forces cop catches wind of a totally random crime thatsoccurred, and drags all around him into a dramatic and adrenal-fuelledride, which ultimately gets solved due to the said ex-special forces copdetermination. The obligatory car chase and shoot out topped off by acunning twist, which the main character had worked out long beforeeveryone else.