More on my original ideas

So yesterday I posted the hair idea. This will probably turn into a series of photos using elements of nature of manipulate the hair. And I want every picture to be anonymous, no face.

I've also thought of one other idea using the urban landscape. I'm interested in the concept of nature rebelling to mankind's efforts to conquer it. The photos will demonstrate the instances where you can find a tree, a vine, some grass or any other plant prevailing in this concrete world against all odds.

I've noticed several times a tree growing out of a second story window in an abandoned wearhouse near campus. I also saw a vine growing across a concrete overpass near Canal St. A few days ago the vine had deep red leaves. Strikingly beautiful, really. And, of course, there are plenty of instances where our pavement and concrete is cracked and pushed aside by grass.

The significance of this series is the representation of the power of nature. American's have really lost touch with the harmony we are intended to have with the earth. We seem to constantly struggle against its forces to maintain a synthetic order. This includes everything from keeping the lawn trimmed to building giant fortifications of steel and fake stone to hold our offices and living space and worse.

However, we are only one species. As intelligent as humans may be, nature is constantly whispering in our ear that it knows more. Try as we might, we may never unravel all of its secrets. The earth was here eons without us, and I believe it will continue just fine once our species is gone. If we were to go extinct today, it may only take centuries for our cities to return to dust as well as our bodies. And a few centuries is nothing compared to the billions of years since the earth first existed.