Radical Ecology Art Archive

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"Nice Picture Inspired By Situationist International," illustration published in special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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The Radial House

The radius determines every distance within the house

Illustration published alongside for Herbert Girardet, "New Villages Now," special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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Fantasy: The hills of England for H.G. Wells

Fact: Space-age windmill under test in NEA's 30-foot wind tunnel

Illustration published in special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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Illustration published in special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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Instructions for a DIY solar collector, published in special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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Anarchism—the political philosophy of a non-governmental society of autonomous communities—does not at first sight seem to address itself to the problems of the city at all. But there is in fact a stream of anarchist contributions to urban thought that stretches from Kropotkin to Murray Bookchin historically, and from John Turner to the International Situationists ideologically. A lot of the people who might help us evolve an anarchist philosophy of the city would never think of trying because in spirit, though less often in practice, they have abandoned the city.

Heading for Colin Ward, "Anarchist Cities," special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

Colin Ward is a British anarchist writer and social historian. The text of "Anarchist Cities" is available at theanarchistlibrary.org.

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Living for each other

Cover and inset illustration, special joint issue of Undercurrents 10 & Resurgence Vol. 6 No. 1, March-April 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Resurgence was a British green movement magazine published from 1966 until 2012, when it merged with The Ecologist to form Resurgence & Ecologist.

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"The Story the World's Press Hasn't Printed—Yet," Undercurrents 09, January-February 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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"Pandora Opens The Box," illustration in Undercurrents 09, January-February 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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This system, built between 1940 and today, is a sabotage-proof refuge for the authorities in time of war or insurrection. It cost £1,500,000,000 of taxpayers' money.

Anarchists Anonymous, "London Bunkers & Tunnels," Undercurrents 09, January-February 1975.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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Now—harvest advertising profits and subscribers automatically with

The Money Machine

An automatic, computerized information channel that generates, stores and presents advertising and other moneymaking displays at little or no production cost.

'Advertisement' for "The Money Machine," Undercurrents 07, August 1974.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Google AdWords would launch in 2000, 26 years later.

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Our own media are in the most ambivalent position of all... the revolt is contained by overexposure... "revolutionary media" is learning how to forget to participate.

And then, when we have learnt how to live self-sufficiently... isolated in commune or ghetto

Shall we too, like so many suburbanites, become imprisoned by the separation we desired?

If you are still looking for a Moses in some book or magazine – a Moses to lead you out of the capitalist wilderness – you will stay right where you are. Because if he can lead you into the promised land, others can lead you out.

Meanwhile... what is the logic of doing your bit to conserve energy when the state will sieze it for Concordes and weaponry?

Alternatology is dead / Long live the militant industrial estate!

Cartoon, Undercurrents 07, August 1974.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

TV speech bubble:

Ellul, Huxley, Marcuse, Morris, Bookchin, Kropotkin, Roszak, Marx, Mumford

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"Up Against the Hedge Earth Fuckers!", Undercurrents 07, August 1974.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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It doesn't do much but at least it does it quietly

'Advertisement' for the bicycle, Undercurrents 06, April 1974.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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"...don't rightly know... some kind of flying folly from the last century—said to go twice as fast as a chicken's fart."

Cover, Undercurrents 06, April 1974.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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'Advertisement' for alternative technology, Undercurrents 05, Winter 1973.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

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We have now nearly finished the construction of "Street Farmhouse" formerly known as the "Ecological House."

The process of production has been at least as important as the product. As the alienation of the Designer from the Manufacturer is illiminated [sic] so is the Alienation of the Administator [sic] from the Administer. There is no heirachy [sic] . . . things are designed and built by those who want to do them.

"Street Farmhouse" will be the product of leisure rather than work. Within the house structure, all organic matter will be recycled to re-constitute food and release energy in the form of gas for cooking. Rainwater will be collected and filtered to provide drinking and washing water, with domestic hot water being obtained from solar flat plate panels.

All these services are dependent upon the solar infrastructure rather than state networks. This reduction of dependence on the state thus reduces the state's degree of control over individuals. . . replacing it with dependence on the natural environment. Bringing people back into recognisable relations of inter-dependence, rather than obscure operations within mass alienated, centralised systems.

Authentic urbanism will be signalled by the dislodging of those forces occupying certain zones

Street Farm, "Street Farmhouse" comic, published alongside "Ramifications and Propagations of Street Farm," Undercurrents 04, Spring 1973.

Undercurrents was a magazine of radical science and technology, published in London from 1972 until 1984, when it merged with Resurgence.

Street Farm was a London-based eco-anarchist architectural collective.

Top left:

Born to be free / we live in chains / Yes there is something wrong.

Middle left:

Our rights are nobodys to give

Top right:

If it takes two men too long to dig the whole how long would it take the whole men?

Middle right:

We take our dreams for reality because we believe in the reality of our dreams

Middle right (2):

Shitting your own eats and eating your own shit

Bottom left:

Bite the hand that feeds you

Bottom right:

Up against the hedge mother earth fuckers