Sea of Forests imagines a future where humans and nature are intertwined. The artist Arijit Bhattacharyya proposes an alternative narrative about progress and development that does not lead to a total destruction of all resources, but one in which all beings coexist. Bhattacharyya’s idea of the future is shaped with and by the natural world and acknowledges us as an integral part of it. By doing so, the artist actively chooses a future based on close connections instead of mass destruction, while looking into different types of settlements and distribution of land. Furthermore, Bhatacharyya comments on colonialism departing from trees and plants especially related to their use in South Asia’s history. With Sea of Forests the artist is perhaps optimistically asking us: if we evolved from nature, why can’t we develop back to it? Or even: if we claimed nature to us thus far, why can’t it reclaim itself back from us?
☆Donation:
Guide
Sebastião Salgado – Amazônia
John Akomfrah: Vertigo Sea
Farmer Designers: An art of living
HAEGUE YANG: HANDLES
Architects Design Eco-Friendly Building Inspired by Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees
To a raven and hurricanes that from unknown places bring back smells of humans in love
On Earth - Imaging, Technology and the Natural World
THE LINK : Luca Curci Architects
How has coronavirus helped the environment?
