The Fox Is Black – Re-covered books contest – Do androids dream of electric sheep?
by Simon H. in Print
Some background information
The Fox Is Black (TFIB) is an art and design blog that seeks to discover and share the most interesting and inspiring parts of contemporary life and culture.
The main author of the blog, Bobby Solomon, has a couple of ongoing projects. One of them is the “Re-covered books” series.
The theme for the latest installment is “Do androids dream of electric sheep?“, by Philip K. Dick. A bit of background on the book:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick first published in 1968. The main plot follows Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter of androids, while the secondary plot follows John Isidore, a man of sub-normal intelligence who befriends some of the androids.
The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic near future, where the Earth and its populations have been damaged greatly by Nuclear War during World War Terminus. Most types of animals are endangered or extinct due to extreme radiation poisoning from the war. To own an animal is a sign of status, but what is emphasized more is the empathic emotions humans experience towards an animal.
Deckard is faced with “retiring” six escaped Nexus-6 model androids, the latest and most advanced model. Because of this task, the novel explores the issue of what it is to be human. Unlike humans, the androids possess no empathic sense. In essence, Deckard probes the existence of defining qualities that separate humans from androids.
The book’s plot served as the primary basis for the 1982 film Blade Runner.
The contest entry
This was designed as an 18″x24″ poster. Who knows, it might show up on 13 Spade one of these days? The beautiful sheep picture is from the Flickr Commons.