Session: Art, Science and Geographical Imaginaries (1): Questioning Knowledge

Paper: The Other Volcano

Authors: Carina Fearnley (Aberystwyth University), Nelly Ben Hayoun (Royal College of Art)

Website: Nelly Ben Hayoun's website

“In order to make myself recognized by the Other, I must risk my own life” said Sartre. The Other Volcano imagines a love-hate relationship, a 'sleeping giant' in the corner of your domestic environment, with the power to provoke excitement with its rumblings, and also perhaps fear…

The Other Volcano, by Nelly Ben Hayoun
Developed in consultation with Dr. Carina Fearnley, volcanologist, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Pyrotechnic Design by Austin Houldsworth
Photographer: Nick Ballon