ListenExtract
/ɪkˈstrakt/
To remove something, to take it out of its surroundings, especially by effort or force.
Further Reading
Non-Extractive Architecture: On Designing without Depletion Vol. 1 ed. by Space Caviar [book, 2021]
Text
To remove something, to take it out of its surroundings, especially by effort or force. In a capitalist sense, extraction often takes place to please personal or corporate economic gain, with limited awareness of, or care for, how the site of extraction is impacted.
Media
Felled Sitka spruce in Wolfhopelee, Scottish Borders, Image: Tom Allan
Questions & Provocations
Where do you see extraction happening in your landscape?
Neil McGuire
How can we create a system that values nurture, repair and care, over extraction and exploitation?
Neil McGuire
Is capitalism as efficient as it thinks it is?
Neil McGuire