Jenny Gillam
An Open Season blends poetic reflection, archival research, and AI‑generated text to explore the entangled histories of colonisation, introduced species, and human attempts to control nature in Aotearoa. Moving between lyrical meditations and a detailed account of the grey duck’s decline through hybridisation with introduced mallards, the book reveals how hunting culture, acclimatisation societies, and colonial ideologies reshaped local ecologies.
Interwoven contributions from two differently trained AIs echo these themes, creating a layered conversation about hybridity, communication, and the stories we tell about the natural world. The work accompanies a moving‑image project, The chronicle of < an open season >.
35 pages
203 x 143mm
Risograph printing, stitch bound, softcover
Edition of 100
Jenny Gillam
An Open Season blends poetic reflection, archival research, and AI‑generated text to explore the entangled histories of colonisation, introduced species, and human attempts to control nature in Aotearoa. Moving between lyrical meditations and a detailed account of the grey duck’s decline through hybridisation with introduced mallards, the book reveals how hunting culture, acclimatisation societies, and colonial ideologies reshaped local ecologies.
Interwoven contributions from two differently trained AIs echo these themes, creating a layered conversation about hybridity, communication, and the stories we tell about the natural world. The work accompanies a moving‑image project, The chronicle of < an open season >.
35 pages
203 x 143mm
Risograph printing, stitch bound, softcover
Edition of 100
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