The rural, remote, and wild territories we call “countryside”, or the , make up the front line where today’s most powerful forces— —are playing out. Increasingly under a ‘Cartesian’ regime—gridded, mechanized, and optimized for maximal production—these sites are changing beyond recognition. In his latest publication, gathers travelogue essays exploring territories marked by global forces and : a test site near , where the robots that will maintain Japan’s infrastructure and agriculture are tested; a greenhouse city in that may be the origin for the cosmology of today’s countryside; the rapidly thawing permafrost of , a region wrestling with the possibility of relocation; refugees populating dying villages in the countryside and intersecting with climate change activists; habituated mountain gorillas confronting humans on ‘their’ territory in ; the , where industrial-scale farming operations are coming to grips with regenerative agriculture; and transformed into all-in-one factory, e-commerce stores, and fulfillment centers. This book is . The exhibition and book mark , who launched his career with two city-centric entities: (1975) and (1978). It’s designed by , who drew inspiration for the book’s pocket-sized concept, as well as its innovative typography and layout, from her research in the Vatican library. The book brings together collaborative research by , , and students at the ; ; and the . Contributors also include , and .