Soft Launch: An Exopoetics of the Crop Circle Phenomenon is artist Emil McAvoy's pilgrimage to the epicentre of 'crop circle country' in Wiltshire, UK, embedding himself in communities and subcultures of crop circle makers, researchers, enthusiasts, tourists and locals.
His suite of photographs document the complex and layered landscapes in which this allegedly paranormal or supernatural phenomenon occurs – a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring Stone Henge, Avebury Stone Circle, Silbury Hill, ancient burial grounds, chalk figures carved into the hillsides, military training grounds and swathes of high-yield farmland.
Co-published by PUFF PIECE and Bad News Books
Perfect bound softcover with UV over-gloss
250 × 200 mm, 50 pages
Essay by Dr. Chelsea Nichols, Senior Curator, The Dowse Art Museum
Design by Michael Mahne Lamb
Cover design by Greg Simpson and Michael Mahne Lamb
Design support from Harry Culy and Morgan Barnard
Photograph colour corrections by Chris Corson-Scott
ISBN 978-0-473-65272-2
October 2022
Edition of 100
