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Ecocritical still life: four square compartments in conjoining bookcases with books (Nick Sousanis, "Unflattening"; Robert Macfarlane, "Holloway"; Andy Goldsworthy, Yorkshire Sculpture Park exhibit catalogue; Rachel Carson, "The Sea Around Us"; Jeff VanderMeer, "Wonderbook"; Jean-Michel Folon, "La Mort d’un arbre), plants, a crocheted cactus, and a Western Atlantic puffin figurine (used to be a keyring until liberated from its chain). Originally arranged as a background while teaching from home under pandemic lockdown, then photographed for use as a Zoom background. Composition and photo: Juliet O’Brien, 2020.