Mankind maintains a complex relationship with the environment. Basically we see what we want and take it. Then when we are out of money, or it becomes inconvenient to keep it, we toss it away. Mother Nature is ticked. Nature is not a passive victim, but an active force. At the final resting place of this old fire truck, nature moves in for the kill. Nature laughs last.
When derelict and abandoned things are left to the elements, there are varying states of overgrowth. As nature reclaims objects, it is both beautiful and creepy. You can almost hear the wind whispering near this house as nature strikes back with a wild growth of vengeance.
The sleeve for Saint Etienne's 'Like A Motorway' depicts a rusted car that has been overcome by nature. Brambles have taken over its interior. And that's quite funny, really, when you consider how the general consensus is that cars kill the planet: not the other way around.
ReplyDeleteVery ironic isn't it! - I will have to dig that one out and post in on the blog. Cheers Danny.
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