extraction

Returning to our series on the Dark Ocean, writer Carly Nairn brings us an essay around the egg: its mythos, its varied forms on land and in the dark depths, and its vulnerability in the face of human extraction. With a photogram image from Issue 26 by Anne Campbell.

Our final excerpt from Issue 25 is a lyrical essay by Sophia Pickles about her grandparents’ flight from Ukraine, and her work of bearing witness to unceasing mineral extraction.

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

Extract from our autumn Issue 20 – 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.

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

Submissions are now open for our Autumn 2021 issue, on the theme of 'extractivism'