Ecosystems are the source of wonderful ideas, but their value is often ruined by the dualism inherent in the human landscape. For example, the theories of the pure scientist become the inventions of the engineer, the art make art for art’s sake becomes exploited by the impresario, or, last butContinue Reading
We have to recognize civilization for what it is…and it is not beautiful. The human landscape lies on the other end of the aesthetic spectrum from beauty: it is sublime. It is full of decay and death while we imagine it is full of growth and life. Ecosystems are beautifulContinue Reading
So there’s that fundamental difference between landscapes and ecosystems. Of course, we’re always at the center of our own landscape. And even when we’re out walking in the woods, as a rule, we are still at the center of our landscape. We may be scared of bears, like this isContinue Reading