The Arbitrary 46
The Arbitrary 46 is an ongoing conceptual field study of wilderness
travel, recreation and understanding. The project addresses the growing
concerns of increasing environmental impact through a critical examination
of regional wilderness exploration and use in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Through the use of an alternate module of wilderness discovery (not based
on historically grounded objectives) 46 wilderness locations will be sought
through field expeditions employing non-objective criteria. Through
the pursuit of wilderness as a state outside of human rationale, this
project aims at developing a more viable idea of wilderness that is not
grounded in quantitative notions of nature.
This project will be ongoing for 2007-2008. The field expeditions and results will be periodically posted in archived blogs on this page. If you have feedback or are interested in participating in one of the field excursions, please contact me.
Information on this project will be added as the project develops. ***