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Tower on Atlantis

by Josh Gaines 19.01.22

Silences of the North

by Julia Loginova 12.01.22

Picnic with Sheep

by Leonie van der Plas 05.01.22

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Beyond Omega

Brian George

29th December, 2021

A short winter's tale at the end of a long year, with words and image by Brian George

Myths & Stories

'The term 'eco-district' is a lie. In reality, it’s just real estate speculation and property development, dressed up by putting the word 'eco' in front' – Sylvie Decaux brings us a green-fingered resistance story from the heart of Paris, fighting to save green spaces from concrete.

Belonging

Trinity

Nick Hunt

15th December, 2021

Latest in our series on art and activism is set around a modern peace camp and ancient hermitage in Scotland’s Rosneath peninsula, home of the UK’s Trident nuclear submarines. Images from 'Trinity', a new book by Oliver Raymond Barker, with text by Nick Hunt.

Of Earth and Empire Uncivilised Arts

Trying Not to Lose It

Joanna Guthrie

8th December, 2021

In the wake of our new issue, 'Abyss', Joanna Guthrie charts a year's botanical voyage through the Norfolk waterlands threatened by a major roadbuilding project.

Of Earth and Empire

On the Path of Fires

Fielding Schaefer

1st December, 2021

Of Earth and Empire

Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS

Our Autumn 2021 journal is a special all-colour collection of art and writing that delves into the legacy of extractivism

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From Our Latest Book

Our new autumn journal Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS is now here!

The Editors

15th October, 2021

Our new all-colour special autumn journal on extractivism is here! Dark Mountain: Issue 20 - ABYSS delves deep into civilisation's plunder of Earth.

From Our Books Issue 20 – ABYSS

The Diamond and the Glacier

Bhanu Kapil and Claire Wahmanholm

29th October, 2021

Latest extract from our new issue ABYSS: poets Bhanu Kapil and Claire Wahmanholm stand in the dark and bear witness to an enduring crown and collapsing glacier. With artwork by Basia Irland.

From Our Books Issue 20 – ABYSS

Rendering the Animal

Rob Percival

3rd November, 2021

In our final post from the new issue 'ABYSS': Rob Percival reveals the shocking business behind our ruthless extraction of the animal kingdom. With artwork by Christopher Boyer.

Issue 20 – ABYSS

Featured Mountaineer

A’ Mhòine

24th June, 2020

The Loch Beneath the Loch

11th December, 2019

The Dreaming Body

26th March, 2019

Rannoch Wolves

27th December, 2018

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Dougie Strang

is a writer, performer, and storyteller. He sits on the Dark Mountain Steering Group and has co-created and directed many of Dark Mountain’s on site performances, including Liminal (at Uncivilisation Festival) and The Night Breathes Us In (Festival of the Dark, Reading). He lives in South West Scotland by the River Ae.

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Journeys

Dark Mountain began as an exhortation to leave the comfortable citadels and find the small paths that lead into the unknown, beyond the horizon of the world as we have known it. This section is a home for writing about journeys in their many forms, the inner no less than the outer.

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Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS

Our Autumn 2021 journal is a special all-colour collection of art and writing that delves into the legacy of extractivism

Dark Mountain

Latest News

Beyond Omega

Garden of Virtues

Trinity

Trying Not to Lose It

On the Path of Fires

Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS

From Our Latest Book

Our new autumn journal Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS is now here!

The Diamond and the Glacier

Rendering the Animal

Featured Mountaineer

A’ Mhòine

The Loch Beneath the Loch

The Dreaming Body

Rannoch Wolves

Dougie Strang

Featured Section

Journeys

Silences of the North

Dust Storms May Exist

The Brujo

Dark Mountain: Issue 20 – ABYSS