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This chapter examines the limitations of hypervisible representations of climate catastrophe in mainstream fiction and activist media, contrasting them with experimental films that engage with invisible environmental threats. Analyzing Degradations by James Schneider and Quiet Zone by Karl Lemieux and David Bryant, it explores how these films use materialist aesthetics—film degradation and chemical alteration—to convey the imperceptible forces of ecological disaster. Drawing on theorists such as Rachel Carson, Rob Nixon, and Timothy Morton, the chapter argues for a shift from representationalist paradigms to process-based cinematic approaches that render climate crises perceptible beyond spectacle.

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Invisible Threats and Materialist Visibilities: Degradations by James Schneider and Quiet Zone by Karl Lemieux and David Bryant

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    2025年

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  • Charlie Hewison

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This chapter examines the limitations of hypervisible representations of climate catastrophe in mainstream fiction and activist media, contrasting them with experimental films that engage with invisible environmental threats. Analyzing Degradations by James Schneider and Quiet Zone by Karl Lemieux and David Bryant, it explores how these films use materialist aesthetics—film degradation and chemical alteration—to convey the imperceptible forces of ecological disaster. Drawing on theorists such as Rachel Carson, Rob Nixon, and Timothy Morton, the chapter argues for a shift from representationalist paradigms to process-based cinematic approaches that render climate crises perceptible beyond spectacle.