Greetings
The approach of the winter solstice is typically accompanied by festivities that involve lights, feasting, and music. It is also the season to delight your family and friends with gifts. If you’re still on the hunt for something special, the December edition of the SETI AIR newsletter has got you covered. Our artists in residence have authored inspiring, thought-provoking books that would make a wonderful addition to any bookshelf; you’ll find a selection below. You may also want to delve into the music section to discover our AIR’s latest releases ranging from chamber music to electronica.
Most importantly - don’t forget to get a gift to yourself!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a fantastic start to the New Year,
Bettina
On the SETI AIR Bookshelf
Charles Lindsay
Carbon
This is the book that launched the SETI AIR program! Charles Lindsay explores the micro- and macrocosms of the universe through the most elemental components of photography: surface, emulsion, and light. Foreword by Jill Tarter.
Available at Minor Matters Books.
Charles Lindsay
Recipes for the Mind
Charles Lindsay’s most recent book of poems and photographs reveal a life on the move, from nature to the machine and beyond.
Available at Terra Nova Press.
Jen Bervin
Silk Poems
Jen Bervin mixes poetry with medical technology in the form of a silk bio-sensor. Silk Poems explores the cultural, scientific, and linguistic complexities of silk written at nanoscale inside the body.
Available at Nightboat Books.
Jonathon Keats
You Belong to the Universe:
Buckminster Fuller and the Future
Jonathon Keats’ compelling book calls to apply Buckminster Fuller's creative problem-solving approach to present-day issues.
Available at Oxford University Press.
Brittany Nelson
Out of the Everywhere
This art book featuring Brittany Nelson’s work include essays discussing the artist’s focus on queer abstraction, the politics of representation, feminist science fiction, space travel, and isolation.
Available at Mousse Publishing.
On the SETI AIR Playlist
Daedelus
Holy Water Over Sons
By Joshua Idehen and Daedelus.
Holy Water Over Sons is a powerful yet vulnerable collection of poems contemplating life as a black man, and protest – made vivid on platforms of otherworldly, future electronics.
Available on Bandcamp.
DXTR Spits
Pack of Dank
Follow the whimsical adventures through DXTR Spits brain as he realizes the depths of his battles with mental health, relationship turmoil, and societal stressors (symbolically represented by a Rubik's cube).
Available on dxtrspits.com.
Felipe Pérez Santiago
Formika
A collection of chamber music that spans a lifetime of composition and artistic development through the eyes of the Mexican born musician and composer Felipe Pérez Santiago.
Available on prestomusic.com.
