LITHIUM
STATES OF EXHAUSTION

Editors: Francisco Díaz,
Anastasia Kubrak,
Marina Otero Verzier
Published by Het Nieuwe Instituut / ARQ
272 pages
17 x 24 cm
Softcover
English/Spanish
ISBN 9789569571886

Price: 155 lei

Since its discovery, lithium has been presented as a cure for the bodily exhaustion brought about by the capitalist economy. Prescribed for treating mania and depression since 1817, today lithium is better known as a vital element in the transition to renewable energies. However, our increasing dependence on lithium is resulting in the degradation and collapse of entire ecosystems due to its extraction. On a journey through the salt flats of Bolivia, the evaporation pools of Chile's Atacama Desert and European spa resorts, _Lithium: States of Exhaustion _introduces us to the subjects and objects powered by this extraordinary element. Published by Ediciones ARQ (Chile) and Het Nieuwe Instituut, this bilingual and bilateral book brings together the thinking of architects, academics, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, philosophers, journalists and activists on lithium extraction, pharmacology and mental health.

With contributions by: Pedro Alonso, Alonso Barros, Cristóbal Bonelli, Byung-Chul Han, Kate Davies, Francisco Díaz, Cristina Dorador, Francisco Förster, Cédric Gerbehaye, David Habets, Cameron Hu, Rolando Humire, Ignacio Infante, Anastasia Kubrak, Mingxin Li, Emily Martin, Daniel Matamala, Cristóbal Olivares, Marina Otero Verzier, Christie Pearson, Godofredo Pereira, Stefan Schäfer, Marina Weinberg and Liam Young