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Expanding from two exhibitions, \u003ci\u003eLandfall and Departure: Prologue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/i\u003e, this publication records globally interconnected aquatic lives and histories, while considering submerged narratives and forms of cultural expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoug Allen, Karen Barad\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eMichael Belmore, Walter Benjamin, Jesse Birch, Ocatvia E. Butler, Heather Cameron, Peter Culley, Stan Douglas, Elissa Ferrari, Masako Fukawa, Ayesha Hameed and Tom Hirst, Maxine Harris, Roni Horn, E. J. Hughes, Lili Huston-Herterich, Dawn Johnston, Eleanor King, Roy Kiyooka, Joy Kogawa, Emily Luce and Klehwetua Rod Sayers, Xulsi’malt Gary Manson, Max Maynard, Michele Di Menna, OrcaLab, Frances Ponge, NH Pritchard, Marcus Rediker and Liz Park, Genevieve Robertson, Marina Roy, Jenni Schine and Jay White, Charles H. Scott, Allan Sekula, Jack Shadbolt, Fiona Tan, Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback, Tommy Ting, Hajra Waheed, Phyllis Webb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCo-published by Nanaimo Art Gallery.","brand":"Sternberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42864592781392,"sku":"9781915609861B","price":14.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781915609861-l.jpg?v=1787830307"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/collections\/sternberg-press.oembed?page=2","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}