Digitally manipulated image by Cameron Davidson. P. 202 Vanity Fair magazine, May 2006
Survival of the Fittest. Jen Sutherland 2010This image remix is about the arrogance of the human race and their need to dominate the Earth. It is also about the damage caused by their ignorance. Thousands of animals and plants survived for millena before humans altered the physical and ecological make up of the landscape. To avoid the inevitable disaster depicted in the original picture, we need to reconnect with nature and keep their interests in mind while creating mutually beneficial solutions to environmental problems. To achieve this we should look to ancient cultures like Native Americans who had a more symbiotic relationship with the natural world. This piece challenges the viewer to listen to the animals and plants, for it is nature, not humans, that has endured the longest.
Original image: Digitally manipulated image by Cameron Davidson. P. 202 Vanity Fair magazine, May 2006
Jen Sutherland
