Love Me, For Life

We often classify insects as pests or fear them as something that could harm us, our pets, our property... and yet the pollinating activity of insects is what makes all life possible on this planet. If we are not able to love insects and protect them, we will have little chance to thrive ourselves in the future. Can early education instill respect, love, and responsibility to conserve insects in all their diversity, beauty, and ingenuity? 

Remixed by Emily Valenza

Original Image: Marie Claire Magazine, August 2017 

"Is your Fish Out of Wild Water?"

The original photo displays the amount of pollution and poison a "farm raised" market might depict.
Farm raised fish are grown in man made pens that are often submerged in ponds, lakes, and salt water.  There are many farms who do not keep these living spaces clean from pollution or carcinogenic chemicals.  they also have the potential to be genetically modified.  Having awareness of pole caught or wild caught fish can benefit a person's well being and diet.  I created my remix image showing that a greener, cleaner, natural environment may be beneficial for a fish consumer.

Remixed by Leniese Gatto

Original Image Citation:  National Geographic, Volume 195.  NO.5  May 1999 page 10

Recasting Nature

When looking through Outdoor Magazine, this image raised a question for me. How does one or the environment itself, go about restoring an environmental space? This space looks void of life, hollow of joy. As a person who enjoys hiking and exploring nature, I found this photograph both sad and full of hope. An opportunity to restore or rejuvenate the space not just for human beings but also wildlife. My first step was to add vibrancy back into the space, and I did this through color. I wanted the texture of the leaves and trees to grab the attention of the view to invite you into this space, to explore further. My fondest memories are of hiking and exploring the wildlife, plant life and coexisting with nature.

 
Remixed by: Laura Clymer

Source: Outdoor Magazine August 2017, Getty Stock Photography page 71.

Embracing Nature

   
I chose my original image because when I saw the dark, sleek, grey city landscape it immediately made me want to change it. Living in the city, I often feel a disconnect for nature and find myself longing to see more trees and plants rather than large grey buildings. I have also observed a disconnect from nature among city children I have worked with. The children are often quite unfamiliar with nature and as a result fearful of it. This got me thinking about our reading assignment and how we need to foster a love for nature among children. Perhaps if we brought more nature into the city it would provide more opportunities for everyone to happily connect with the earth. This could be done through the following ways: more urban gardening ( IE, container gardening, community gardens, composting), planting more trees and greenery within the city and encouraging the community to be involved in the process and care of the plants, and emphasizing our local farmers markets. The overarching idea is to promote a larger connection to nature within the city.

Remixed by Isabelle Olsson

Original image citation: Ford Motors, Published in Real Simple Magazine July 2015  

Step Into Nature

The image I chose to remix for the practice activity was of a woman climbing on the rocky mountains of Fort Collins. The beauteous scenery of the mountainside view was stunning to me. This brought an interest of mine into perspective as I highly value the importance for human - nature interaction. In the remixed image, I intended on highlighting the significance of exploring the environment as well as taking risks, experiencing different parts of the world, and becoming familiar with our Earth. The remixed image captures wildlife, plant life, water, mountains, rock, and human involvement. The people in the image are actively experiencing and discovering the Earth in a positive and healthy manner. Exploration of the environment is important for people of all ages as it is beneficial in bringing awareness of our surroundings and developing respect and passion for nature.

Remixed by Aileen LoBrutto

Original Image Citation: Aaron Colossi, Go Big in Fort Collins, Mens Journal,  2017, Pg. 42

Natural Attraction, Pearl Kerber

Pearl Kerber
7/30/17

        

 Photo Credit/Citation: Karen Kasmouski, National Geographic, August 2002, page 30

            For my digital art remix I chose to transform a photo of Mount Fuji with regards to the photo referencing four million people living under it. The article in the magazine described how commercialized the area has become due to tourists visiting the volcano. This has positives and negatives to the  people residing near the mountain. A positive is the tourist bring in revenue and jobs , a  negative however is some are buying second homes or hotels are being built which raise the average cost of living.  In mt remix I wanted to have Mount Fuji take a step back, and imagine that there was not any as much developed land in proximity to it as there is now. Having Mount Fuji be seen simply as a natural attraction, and not  as a selling feature for real estate.

Destruction Vs. Harmony

My original image was of a drab man- made archipelago filled with smokestacks and closely clustered factories.  My remixed image was transformed into a sustainable, more livable environment with green space, windmills, people riding bicycles, workplaces and homes existing in harmony with nature.  Although both images have a sunset in the background, the sunset in the original image goes almost unseen, overshadowed by the murky, polluted air.  The remixed version has a clear sky with a beautiful sunset reflected in the clean, clear water below.  The remixed image is also filled with color and is intended to portray a sense of hope and simplicity.  The purpose of my remix is to allow the viewer to re- imagine a polluted space into a simple, livable space where people can live and work more harmoniously with nature.

National Geographic, Page 43

Katherine Dzengelewski