Symbiosis

Original

The original image I chose is of a tiered landscape in Geece. I was drawn to it because it is an example of how humans shape the land they inhabit, but the impact, in this case, doesn't seem to be to the detriment of the environment. It does, however, seem sort of abandoned - while the tiers were presumably created for farming olive trees, they look a little overgrown, and the walls worn down. It gives the impression that humans haven't engaged with the environment in years, despite having molded it themselves.

In my remix, I imagined that humans were again interacting on a daily basis with the land - living off of it without damaging it. The greenery flourishes, as do the people. I wanted to enhance the qualities of the original to demonstrate that not all human impact destroys the natural world.

Remix by Phoebe Tamminen

Original Image Citation: Photo: Avgerinos Nadis, "You Are Here" Magazine, pg. 15 (April, 2017)