Chronosis | Reza Negarestani, Keith Tilford and Robin Mackay

Approaching the comic medium as a supercollider for achieving maximum abstraction, in Chronosis artist Keith Tilford and philosopher Reza Negarestani create a graphically stunning and conceptually explosive universe in which the worlds of pop culture, modern art, philosophy, science fiction, and theoretical physics crash into one another.

Taking place after the catastrophic advent of the birth of time, Chronosis narrates the story of a sprawling multiverse at the center of which monazzeins, the monks of an esoteric time-cult, attempt to build bridges between the many fragmented tribes and histories of multiple possible worlds. Across a series of dizzying overlapping stories we glimpse worlds where time flows backward, where the universe can be recreated every five minutes, or where rigid facts are washed away by the tides of an infinite ocean of possibility.

A unique fusion of comics culture and philosophical cogitation, this conceptually and visually mind-expanding tale takes the reader on a dizzying rollercoaster ride through time, space, and thought.

This volume contains the entire Chronosis series in full color, along with additional background materials including early sketches, script notes, and alternative covers.

About the Author

Reza Negarestani is an Iranian philosopher and writer born in 1977. He is known for pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his 2008 book "Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials," which was listed as one of the best books of 2009 by Artforum. Negarestani's recent work explores the concept of intelligence beyond traditional philosophy of mind, proposing a system of socially constituted thoughts and practices for recognizing the intelligible. His approach draws from transcendental philosophy, German idealism, and systematic skepticism. Negarestani has contributed to various journals and anthologies, lectured at international universities, and collaborated on artistic projects, including work with sound artist Florian Hecker.