I chose to base my collage on the idea of the juxtaposition between humans being a part of nature and simultaneously destroying nature. I used the image of a living tree and compared it to the image of a modern day car. I thought these two images contrasted one another in the sense that trees help to keep the Earth a clean and CO2 free place, while cars are causing extreme amounts of pollution and putting this CO2 back into the atmosphere. Trees are a part of nature, like us; however, rather than preserve the nature that we are a part of, we have chosen to destroy it with all of our modern technology.
Month: March 2015
Human paradox-Erin McDowell
One paradox that I find to be most prevalent in human society is how dependent we are on nature and the earth in general, yet our superiority complex as humans is causing us to degrade these valuable resources. Humans came from the natural world and we are part of the animal kingdom, yet we keep trying to fight our roots by domesticating and conquering the wild things around us. We try so hard to be innovative and move towards the future, thinking it is the right thing to do, yet we are destroying our past and our life support system in the process. Old cultures are being forgotten as new cities are being built, we are cutting and burning down the trees that give earth life, and we claim to do these things for the sake of advancing our society and fulfilling our quest as humans to conquer the earth we call home.
midterm portfolios – spring 2015
