Edible Plants A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America

For over a decade, artist Jimmy Fike traveled across the continental United States in an epic effort to photograph wild edible flora. Edible Plants is the culmination of that journey, featuring over 100 photographs that Fike has selectively colorized to highlight the comestible part of the plant. While the images initially appear to be scientific illustrations or photograms from the dawn of photography when plants were placed directly on sensitized paper and exposed under the sun, a closer look reveals, according to Liesl Bradner of the Los Angeles Times, "haunting [and] eerily beautiful" photographs. Beyond instilling wonder, Fike's contemporary, place-based approach to landscape photography emphasizes our relationship to the natural world, reveals food sources, and encourages environmental stewardship. His clever and beautiful method makes it easy to identify both the specimen and its edible parts and includes detailed descriptions about the plant's wider purposes as food and medicine.Sumptuously illustrated and delightfully informative, Edible Plants is the perfect gift for anyone curious about unlocking the secrets of native North American plants.

ISBN:	9781684351718
Publisher:	Red Lightning Books
Imprint:	Red Lightning Books
Published date:	01 Mar 2022
DEWEY:	581.632097
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	248
Weight:	1624g
Height:	235mm
Width:	301mm
Spine width:	27mm

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