Consuming Ocean Island
Book description
Consuming Ocean Island tells the story of the land and people of Banaba, a small Pacific island, which, from 1900 to 1980, was heavily mined for phosphate, an essential ingredient in fertilizer. As mining stripped away the island's surface, the land was rendered uninhabitable, and the indigenous Banabans were relocated…
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1 author picked Consuming Ocean Island as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love books that are themselves artworks. Artist’s books take this on in all kinds of fabulous ways, but when writing for academic audiences, making a book that is also art can be challenging. Teaiwa’s book pulls it off.
This book accompanies a touring art exhibition, Project Banaba (I am grateful to have seen it at the Bishop Museum in Hawai’i last year). Together, the book and exhibition communicate deep impulses that inspire many artists: mourning, loss, exile, family, and justice.
My favorite chapter is a photo essay, “Remix: Our Sea of Phosphate.” Staying close to materials, in this case,…
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