"A beautifully conceived voyage into the mediascape of liquid photography. The authors' profoundly collaborative method lays the basis for numerous insights into media practices that appear both new and old. Boldly grasping 'remediation' and 'remix' as both subject and method, this beautifully designed book embraces radical juxtapositions and offers a persuasive demonstration of what a re-imagined anthropology can contribute to media studies and debates around globalisation, image-flows, and 'technologically-mediated artfulness'." --Christopher Pinney, Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture, UCL "This is a remarkable book. Phone and Spear is destined to become a classic of its time. The images are mesmerising, supercharged with colour and creative spark. The interplay between image and text on the page is absorbing and often moving. The writing throughout is fresh, lively, extending the vitality of the visual material.

The sense of an intercultural family of voices brings a dynamism and richness that is often missing in scholarly texts." --Melinda Hinkson, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University "A profoundly original project, an experiment in collaborative writing and cross-cultural insights based on the longstanding work of this group on a number of exciting projects involving cut-and-paste/remix phone-made media as well as films about Yolngu use of mobile phones, particularly revolving around the truly brilliant short film that they made on this topic, Ringtone . I think this is a fantastic contribution to an anthropology that is constantly pushing for both experimental forms and collaborative work, but so rarely really delivering on those ideas. Having the rich layering of phone-made images throughout, with a range of explanations about them, gives Phone & Spear its vitality." --Faye Ginsburg, Professor of Anthropology, New York University " Phone & Spear is a uniquely powerful work of anthropology in and through art practice. Few works expand the depth and breadth of collaboration to produce such revelation and pleasure. Fewer still are as affecting, poignant, and downright enjoyable. Bravo!" --Steven Feld, School for Advanced Research.