Center for PostNatural History

03/26/2025

Dramatic lighting on this domesticated dinosaur of the species Gallus gallus. Lots of of new developments at the Center for PostNatural History in the coming months.

03/03/2025

17 years of the Center for PostNatural History!!! They grow up so fast!

02/26/2025

Our exhibit Visions of the PostNatural in collaboration with the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History will remain on display in Ann Arbor until Fall 2025. The show includes postnatural specimens from our collection and the UMMNH, as well as 16 large-scale 3D photographs. Check it out if you are in town!

“Human desire, curiosity, and fear shape the evolution of certain plants and animals just as they shape architecture, technology, art, music, and sports. Portions of the living world are cultural works, with provenance, attribution, responsibilities, and consequences.” –Rich Pell, This Is Not ...

02/06/2025

There are new Suns. But also, this one’s still pretty great.

01/16/2025

We take a lot about the significance of the collar as it relates to PostNatural history. An asymmetric shift in the interspecies relationship. Usually we talk about reproductive control, or harnessing of labor. And then there is the “cone of shame”: A collar with a new topology that has more to do with care, medical intervention, and behavioral control. The cones suck. But holy smokes! Inflatable donut for a tiny dog? Yes please.

01/06/2025

New Project: Stellar Drift. Ongoing. Much more to come.

12/28/2024

Our first new diorama in years! Produced by artist Scott Liu with advice from Kunani Nihipali. The scene is of a contemporary Hawaiian Taro farm with both wet and dry varieties of taro represented. More details to come.

12/13/2024

10/23/2024

My talk at the UM Natural History Museum Friday night at 6:30 will be live-streamed. Tune in if you like!

For millennia, humans have shaped plants and animals—including our beloved canine companions—but we rarely consider our influence as part of "natural" histor...

10/16/2024

Michigan/Ann Arbor people! I will be giving a talk Friday Oct 25th during the the opening of "Visions of the Postnatural" at the UM Museum of Natural History. The exhibition includes my large-scale 3D photographs, specimens from the Center for PostNatural History, and specimens on loan from the University of Michigan. On show until Fall 2025.

“Human desire, curiosity, and fear shape the evolution of certain plants and animals just as they shape architecture, technology, art, music, and sports. Portions of the living world are cultural works, with provenance, attribution, responsibilities, and consequences.” –Rich Pell, This Is Not ...

10/02/2024

[Reposting because for some reason the FB algorithm felt this violated terms]
I had a great time talking at the MIT Museum for the Cambridge Science Festival this weekend! My 3D photos never looked better than on this absurdly large monitor. Thanks to everyone for coming out! And thank you to the Boston Globe's Anna Kuchment for asking great questions!

09/23/2024

Attention Boston & Cambridge Peeps!! I'll be talking out my new book and all things Postnatural at the MIT Museum this Saturday at 3PM. Admission is FREE. Hope to see you there!!