
School of Oil and Water
contemplate your relations with petroleum through a collection of objects and activities
Available anywhere
Experience hosted by Oil Ancestors

School of Oil and Water is a mail-order kit of experiences inviting you to examine your relations with petroleum through a collection of unique objects and activities over the course of 7 days: Day 1 : With time and temperature changes, the kerogen in oil shale rocks changes to petroleum. Holding Kerogen by Kate Joranson invites you engage physically and emotionally with a kerogen rock. A series of photos, handwritten questions and observations, and a set of soft cotton paper serve as guides for creating intimacy via deep listening and touch. Day 2 : You Are Made of Stardust and Microplastics: Meditation ... Show More
Audience Role
This is a contemplative experience designed for solo interaction over the course of 7 days. After completing your experience, we invite you to share about your experiences by uploading photos, ... Show More
Content Advisories
Strong smells
16 +
Interaction Advisories
No physical contact with performers
Mobility Advisories
No mobility advisories
Event is wheelchair accessible.
What you will need
Physical mail
Delivered through postal mail using letters, packages, etc.
Internet
Additional Instructions
This is a physical experience, but internet access is required for accessing some of the content.
Oil Ancestors
Hosting immersive events on EI since May, 2021
We gather together to learn from Oil. Other teachers and staff include plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria. We have a lot to learn from them, and from each other. Our campus is outdoors, indoors, underground, in the air we breathe, and underwater. On campus you will find learners gliding throughout history, time travelers through geology. We no longer look to the elsewhere and the elsewhen. Our curriculum is not just about fuel, technology, or industry. We are here to study ourselves as mineral beings. Together we tread liquid and balance on rocks, our guides on this journey of understanding ... Show More