"The selfie resonates not because it is new, but because it expresses, develops, expands, and intensifies the long history of the self-portrait," (Mirzoeff ix, 2016)
"The planet itself is changing before our eyes. In 2013, carbon dioxide passed the signature threshold of four hundred parts per million in the atmosphere for the first time since the Pliocene era about 3 to 5 million years ago. Although we cannot see the gas, it has set in motion catastrophic change. With more carbon dioxide, warm air holds more water vapor. As the ice caps melt, there is more water in the ocean. As the oceans warm, there is more energy for a storm system to draw on, producing storm after “unprecedented” storm. If a hurricane or earthquake creates what scientists call a high sea-level event, like a storm surge or tsunami, the effects are dramatically multiplied," (Mirzoeff 1, 2016)
Concerning Ben Jones' Envision, Empower, Embrace piece, reflects the history and current state of the world and how humanity has desecrated Mother Earth for our benefit and barely given back to the planet. Jones' piece also reflects on ourselves and how we need to do better with the time we have left, especially for future generations, who will inherit this world in hopes of thriving with the world.
Instruction Pieces
-- Inward Piece
Only face inwards
Converse with anyone or yourself
Reflect
Let everything out, in any way
Scream
Speak gibberish
Anything to lessen your pain, or make it go away
Sleep
2024 Spring
-- Fight Fear Piece
Face your enemy
Fight back
They have the same goal as you
They want it to end
Keep moving forward
Scream out and rage to the skies
Find Peace
2024 Spring
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