Conspiracy Theories

Jeffrey

Petrofuture at NACIS

My presentation at NACIS 2023 has been uploaded to youTube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NJbU1vusU In retrospect, I’d emphasize the contrast between the nostalgia invoked by the vintage

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Jeffrey

You Are Here

I’m honored to have my work included in this year’s You Are Here, the Journal of Creative Geography. I’m in some amazing, talented, creative company.

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Jeffrey

Petrofuture Oregon

Petrofuture Oregon….Gas station road maps are one of my favorite bits of ephemeral Americana. As a kid, I would often spend hours tracing out imagined

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Seattle Petrofuture

Back in Seattle again…. I’m mashing up these old bits of gas station Americana with the sea level rise that fossil fuels will ultimately cause.

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The Retrofuture of Paris

Paris and Île-de-France … the Retrofuture map. Après moi, le déluge … mixing up 66m of sea level rise with this 1740 map… Environs De

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California Petrofuture

California … the Petrofuture map. At 218’ of sea level rise, California’s Central Valley will become a vast inland bay. The Sea of Cortes will

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Petrofuture New England

 New England Petrofuture…The New England states become a literal island unto themselves as the ocean rises into the Hudson River Valley. This shows 66m of

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Petrofuture Florida

How many billions of dollars have oil corporations spent on greenwashing? In my own small way, I’m using parody to counter that, and associate their

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Napa Valley Retrofuture

Here is the Napa Valley edition of the Retrofuture Series maps. Say goodbye to your jammy Zinfandels and structured Cabernets. This is the restored 1902

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