Serenity in Nature

           

 Original

Remixed

Life is about choices and making decisions. There are articles that show how humans share DNA with trees and plants of about 60% of our DNA. As long as trees are alive, it provides life to everyone and everything on the planet. I chose the picture above because of how the tree in the middle is subtle and serene; on the right side is a cemetery. It grabbed my attention because there was some type of unspoken connection between the two. In the remixed picture, the main element was the tree that brings both the negative and positive byproducts in which we can benefit from nature.

Abeer Moqeem

Sources:

Architectural Digest, May 2016: P 126

"National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Homepage." National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 July 2016.

The Love of the Young

Nicole Donegan

The image that I picked for this project is very striking on its own. It is from National Geographic and is in an article about how Wolong Reserve in China is trying to prepare Pandas to survive in the wild. The image is of an adult wearing a panda suit, to fool the cub into thinking it is being held by a panda. By doing this the cub will not rely on humans for care and hopefully be able to survive on its own. The image that I created is of multiple pictures of a parent and child including animals. In contrast to the image chosen, it is to represent love and the parental protection and care. Also by using these images my hope was to make my original image less terrifying. 

Vitale, A.. (Photographer). (2016 August). Pandas gone wild. Washington DC. National Geographic.

A New Path

In the original image, two hunters wait for the opportunity to shoot waterfowl, scattered bullet casings littering the path behind them. Brush on the pathway is crushed. The sky is gray, and aside from the occasional pop of greenery -- nature seeking to come through human destruction -- the bullet casings are the main source of color in the photo.

In my remix, the greenery has overcome human influence and pollution. It is once again bright and thriving. Animals have returned to the area, with the emerging doe, and human use is limited and respectful -- depicted by the woman quietly reading while leaning against a rock. The pathway in the remix is recreated with colorful, blooming flowers, leading the way to a new cooperation with our environment.

Brandenburg, J. (1984, November). American Waterfowl: Trials and Triumphs. National Geographic, 166(5), 592.

Kate Szumita, A New Path. 2016.

Safety Never Felt So Good

Original Photograph:

Kemple, T. (2016). Tim Kemple takes belly flopping to the extreme in Laguna de Los Tres in El Chalten [Photograph]. American Alpine Club: Guidebook to Membership (p. 13). 

Remix: Safety Never Felt So Good by Laura Kathrein, 2016

As humans, we have created or are in the process of creating anything to provide more comfort and separation from the natural world. In addition, our western consumer culture tells us we need to accumulate more to live civilized lives. The original image captures a whimsical interaction with nature. The carefree man jumping into uncharted waters reminds the viewer the fun of going back to the basics and reconnecting with the environment. I’ve remixed the image to show the junk we acquire that furthers that separation between humans and the natural world as well as giving us a false sense of security.

A Walk in the Woods

                                         

Jenny Mitchell

     The original image (from All Animals magazine, July/August 2016) depicts a mother bear crossing a road with her three small cubs. In the background, pickup trucks are waiting for them to cross. The caption explains that some months later, one of the cubs was hit by a car, and another was not seen again. Humans are encroaching on the bears’ natural habitat—to the detriment of the animals. My remix is designed to draw attention to the problem by exchanging the roles of the humans and the bears. Perhaps if we put ourselves in their place, as mothers with our children, facing a real threat, we can feel the bears' plight more deeply.

Remix Jaclyn Roberts

Real Simple Magazine 2016 p.73

The transformation in my remix is from a beach/ocean catering to people to a beach/ocean catering to its rightful inhabitants, birds and fish.  I covered the bridge, and made it into a waterway for the fish to take back what is theirs. I also covered the boats, that overfish species, and replaced them with an abundance of fish. The fabric used to make the waterway is similar to the fabric that sails are made of.

Escaping the Mess and Entering Bliss

My original image stood out to me because it depicts a natural challenge and fear of mine.  It's something I may never do. Although some look at this as fun and a perfect sport, or even a way to relax and let loose, I look at it as hard work and the impossible.  Natures natural beauty... rocks and boulders and the pure geology fascinates me, but the sport of climbing it scares me. For my remix, I thought about what it would take for me to face my fear and tackle this boulder.  I began to think about our earth and some things I’d like to escape from.  So what would it take to get me to climb it? Escaping the mess and entering bliss….. today’s trash and pollution is creating a world of a mess.  Sadness, darkness, dirt and filth.  I would climb the rock to escape it. I’d imagine entering a world of animals ~ free to be.  A world of trees ~ fresh air to breathe.  The blue sky ~ the limit to reach…. That’s what it would take to climb the rock.

Original image: 

 Title - Rock Goddess

Magazine - All Animals

September/October 2015

Article by Nancy Lawson

Photo by Kevin Fowler

page 26

by Elsa Roderick