Date: September 27
Time: 2–3pm Eastern
Admission: FREE - Participants must RSVP through this page.
This event is scheduled to be hosted on Zoom. Participants will receive the event link via email on the morning of the event day. Should you encounter any issues accessing the link, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@arcane17.co for assistance. Additionally, we are pleased to inform our Members that a recording of this event will be available on our Patreon page.
A journey through ‘ARK’, Stephen Ellcock’s vast visual treasury of Earth’s living wonders - from microbes to megafauna, from slime moulds to sea dragons- a celebration of biodiversity, a call to attention, and a reminder that images can reshape how we see the world and our place within it.
In this richly illustrated talk, Stephen Ellcock explores the making of ARK, his new compendium of Earth’s living marvels. Moving through centuries of art, science, myth, and imagemaking, he reveals how visual culture can rekindle our sense of connection to the natural world. Ark is a glorious affirmation, a celebration of the wonder and richness of life that invites us to see the world anew and to recognise the deep kinship that binds all living things.
Stephen Ellcock is a world-renowned author, archivist and Iconomancer whose singular eye and unique curation bring new meaning to the visual world, provoking new ways of seeing and restoring the pleasure of looking. His decade-long quest to build the ultimate virtual museum has captivated over 650,000 followers worldwide
Through his books and digital platforms, Ellcock offers a fresh vision of the world that spans cultures and centuries, revealing new connections, reawakening the eye, and inviting new ways of seeing.
Stephen is the author of Ark; The Cosmic Dance; Underworlds; Elements; All Good Things; The Book of Change; England on Fire, with text by Mat Osman; The Book of Textiles; two collaborations with Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi, Jeux de Mains and Clin D’Oeil; and the forthcoming Esoteric Sticker Book, which is due in October 2026.
Images:
Kahn & Selesnick, The Augury of the Ark, 2016-17. Archival ink jet print. © Kahn & Selesnick
Joseph Stella, Tree of My Life ,1919, oil on canvas. Public Domain
Anastasia Samoylova , Gator (Florida, 2017) , photograph from the series 'FloodZone' (c) Anastasia Samoylova and Laurence Miller Gallery
Bees, from the Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200 . Aberdeen University Library, MS 24. Courtesy Aberdeen University Library
The White Owl by William James Webbe [Webb] (British, 1830 - 1904), 1856 oil on board. Private Collection
Ustad Mansur (active ca. 1600-20) , A Chameleon , 1612 , Brush and ink with green bodycolour on discoloured paper 11.0 x 13.8 cm (sheet of paper) The Royal Collection, Windsor
Branches and Vines Quilt , made by Ernestine Eberhardt Zaumseil , American ca. 1875 (THE MET 2013.958.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Cai Guo-Qiang, Heritage , Installation, 2013, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Australia © Cai Guo-Qiang & Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Australia
Simen Johan - The Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) , Untitled #174 (2013), © Simen Johan
Theo Carreras, The Lattice Fungus and Orange Elf-Cup (1912) Public Domain , Marvels of the Universe, London, Hutchinson & Co., 1912
Frederic Remington, Moonlight Wolf, ca. 1909 Addison Gallery of American Art , Andover, MA (1956.2)
'Author' pic - Dr. S. D. Jouhar - Self Shadowgram, 1958 by kind permission of the estate of Dr Jouhar
Date: September 27
Time: 2–3pm Eastern
Admission: FREE - Participants must RSVP through this page.
This event is scheduled to be hosted on Zoom. Participants will receive the event link via email on the morning of the event day. Should you encounter any issues accessing the link, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@arcane17.co for assistance. Additionally, we are pleased to inform our Members that a recording of this event will be available on our Patreon page.
A journey through ‘ARK’, Stephen Ellcock’s vast visual treasury of Earth’s living wonders - from microbes to megafauna, from slime moulds to sea dragons- a celebration of biodiversity, a call to attention, and a reminder that images can reshape how we see the world and our place within it.
In this richly illustrated talk, Stephen Ellcock explores the making of ARK, his new compendium of Earth’s living marvels. Moving through centuries of art, science, myth, and imagemaking, he reveals how visual culture can rekindle our sense of connection to the natural world. Ark is a glorious affirmation, a celebration of the wonder and richness of life that invites us to see the world anew and to recognise the deep kinship that binds all living things.
Stephen Ellcock is a world-renowned author, archivist and Iconomancer whose singular eye and unique curation bring new meaning to the visual world, provoking new ways of seeing and restoring the pleasure of looking. His decade-long quest to build the ultimate virtual museum has captivated over 650,000 followers worldwide
Through his books and digital platforms, Ellcock offers a fresh vision of the world that spans cultures and centuries, revealing new connections, reawakening the eye, and inviting new ways of seeing.
Stephen is the author of Ark; The Cosmic Dance; Underworlds; Elements; All Good Things; The Book of Change; England on Fire, with text by Mat Osman; The Book of Textiles; two collaborations with Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi, Jeux de Mains and Clin D’Oeil; and the forthcoming Esoteric Sticker Book, which is due in October 2026.
Images:
Kahn & Selesnick, The Augury of the Ark, 2016-17. Archival ink jet print. © Kahn & Selesnick
Joseph Stella, Tree of My Life ,1919, oil on canvas. Public Domain
Anastasia Samoylova , Gator (Florida, 2017) , photograph from the series 'FloodZone' (c) Anastasia Samoylova and Laurence Miller Gallery
Bees, from the Aberdeen Bestiary, England ca. 1200 . Aberdeen University Library, MS 24. Courtesy Aberdeen University Library
The White Owl by William James Webbe [Webb] (British, 1830 - 1904), 1856 oil on board. Private Collection
Ustad Mansur (active ca. 1600-20) , A Chameleon , 1612 , Brush and ink with green bodycolour on discoloured paper 11.0 x 13.8 cm (sheet of paper) The Royal Collection, Windsor
Branches and Vines Quilt , made by Ernestine Eberhardt Zaumseil , American ca. 1875 (THE MET 2013.958.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Cai Guo-Qiang, Heritage , Installation, 2013, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Australia © Cai Guo-Qiang & Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Australia
Simen Johan - The Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) , Untitled #174 (2013), © Simen Johan
Theo Carreras, The Lattice Fungus and Orange Elf-Cup (1912) Public Domain , Marvels of the Universe, London, Hutchinson & Co., 1912
Frederic Remington, Moonlight Wolf, ca. 1909 Addison Gallery of American Art , Andover, MA (1956.2)
'Author' pic - Dr. S. D. Jouhar - Self Shadowgram, 1958 by kind permission of the estate of Dr Jouhar
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