Artists & Reading Lists in Biophilia
Each artist was asked to build a reading list to accompany their work for the show, in addition to a statement. These reading lists were provided to visitors to encourage further engagement with the art, with links provided to access each book via the Norman Public Library catalogue.
Grace Potter
Books
Staying with the Trouble - Donna Haraway
Ways of Being - James Bridle
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life - Dacher Keltner
Hyperobjects - Timothy Morton
Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Finding the Mother Tree - Dr. Suzanne Simard
Hannah Harper
Books
The Inner Life of Animals - Peter Wohlleben
The Hidden Life of Trees -Peter Wohlleben
Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting - John E. Carlson
Old Man’s Garden - Annora Brown
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems - Robert Frost
Lauren Rosenfelt
Books
Braiding Sweetgrass - Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Gathering Moss - Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Seven Mysteries of Life - Guy Murchie
Nature's Best Hope - Douglas Tallamy
Teaming with Microbes - Jeff Lowenfels
Teaming with Fungi - Jeff Lowenfels
Teaming with Nutrients - Jeff Lowenfels
Jennifer Larsen
Books
The Overstory - Richard Powers
Ways of Being - James Bridle
Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy
Animals in Translation - Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
The Lazarus Effect - Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom
The works of Sheri S. Tepper
Alex and Me - Irene Pepperberg
Field Guide to the Haunted Forest - Jarod K. Anderson
The Wild Robot - Peter Brown
The Salamander Room - Anne Mazer
Last Chance to See - Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
The Teeth of the Lion: The Story of the Beloved and Despised Dandelion - Anita Sanchez
Nicholas Czaplewski, PhD
