{"product_id":"apology-to-kelp-paperback","title":"Apology to Kelp - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBecs Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMax Bogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBecs Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApology to Kelp\u003c\/strong\u003e is a groundbreaking work of art and science that does something no book has done before: it says sorry to kelp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelp, the towering underwater forests of brown seaweed that line coastlines around the world, has been quietly devastated by human activity. \u003cstrong\u003eThis book is an act of repair, offered through art, science, and sincere apology.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a conceptual artist and an evolutionary biologist working as a team, \u003cem\u003eApology to Kelp\u003c\/em\u003e blends rigorous scientific thinking with imaginative artistic expression. \u003cstrong\u003eScience gives the art its grounding; art gives the science new ways to speak.\u003c\/strong\u003e Together, the authors explore what it means to apologize to a being that shares none of our language, no words, no gestures, no shared senses, and what that apology might still accomplish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn apology can transform a relationship\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the authors treat this one as a serious, radical act: recognizing kelp as kin, and reimagining humanity's place alongside it. Part written performance, part scientific inquiry, part love letter to the natural world, this book invites readers to reconsider our responsibility to the species we so easily overlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers interested in ecological art, marine biology, environmental philosophy, or bold interdisciplinary work, \u003cem\u003eApology to Kelp\u003c\/em\u003e offers something genuinely new\u003c\/strong\u003e, a meditation on guilt, kinship, and repair, aimed not at humans, but at the ocean itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972589977907,"sku":"9798996553600","price":34.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5Erw57X5g_9798996553600.webp?v=1794430436","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/apology-to-kelp-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}