ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book analyzes how artists deal with issues raised by the Anthropocene thesis, and they touch on the potential and limits of the concept itself and the related concept of the Capitalocene. It deals with depictions of landscapes in the Arctic, Iceland, Canada, and Scandinavia to see what common issues artists deal with when depicting landscapes in this region. The book discusses ideas of the North or "Northernness," while others explore the blurred boundaries between human beings and nature or deal with the relationship between art and science. It also analyzes how artists explore the consequences felt by populations in the far North. The book explores specific relationships between scientific and technological developments and artistic approaches, and some also engage with artistic research.
