In Land

An attempt to melt an iceberg with a blowtorch, an indoor lake of tequila, an ascent of Mt Everest, driftwood burnt with sunlight focused through a magnifying glass and a doorbell that emits the sound of a dying star; these are some of the extraordinary artistic strategies covered in this collection. Gathering together texts published since 2002, as well as specially written new essays, In Land traces recent engagements with landscape, nature, environment and the cosmos.

Ben Tufnell is an art curator and writer. Previously a curator at Tate, London, and Director of Exhibitions at Haunch of Venison, he is currently Director of Parafin, an independent gallery in London. In 2013-14 Tufnell co-curated the Arts Council Collection touring exhibition Uncommon Ground: Land Art in Britain 1967-79, which travelled to four UK museums. As an independent curator, Tufnell has collaborated with a large number of international museums including Tate Britain, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, the South African National Gallery, Cape Town, and MUAC, Mexico City. He lives in London, UK.