With photographic contribution by Armin Linke
The book Staging the Moon: Resource Extraction Beyond Earth by Francelle Cane and Marija Marić, includes essays and fragments of research on lunar and earthly natural resources, legal framing of the notions of lunar soil and the cosmic commons, as well as the infrastructural power of the New Space Age media in legitimising and naturalising mineral extraction. Featuring photographic contribution by artist Armin Linke, the publication critically unpacks the current industrial project of space mining, offering another way of seeing the Moon, that which goes beyond the current optics of the Anthropocene.
The publication has been developed as part of Luxembourg Pavilion project at the 18th International Venice Architecture Biennale, curated by Francelle Cane and Marija Marić, commissioned by Kultur I lx—Arts Council Luxembourg and luca—Luxembourg Center for Architecture (commissioners appointed by the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg).
Editors/authors: Francelle Cane and Marija Marić
Contributor: Armin Linke
Design and art direction: OK-RM
Cover imagery: Petty Detail
Photography: Ronni Campana
Retouching: Alessandra Distaso
Copyediting: Jan Caspers
Proofreading: Moses May-Hobbs
Publisher: Spector Books
Co-publisher: Kultur I lx—Arts Council Luxembourg.
Francelle Cane is an architect, researcher, and curator. Her practice focuses on transversal and multidisciplinary research activities tied to the question of the ruin: she follows a critical spatial design approach revolving around soil ecologies, spatial policies, and the human-altered landscape. Her work involves various collaboration types and project formats in and outside of academia, including lectures, podcasts, and workshops.
Marija Marić is an architect, researcher, and curator. She works as a postdoctoral research associate at the Master in Architecture Programme, University of Luxembourg, where she also teaches. With a background in both architecture and intermedia arts, her research revolves around the critical unpacking of the relationships between architecture, real estate, and media, as well as the production of the built environment and urban imaginaries in the context of global capitalism and the global flow of information. Her work has been published, presented, and exhibited internationally.
