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The development of the culture of the United States of America has established boundaries of environmental mediocrity. These limits are generally accepted, and consequently they are usually not questioned. We take our surroundings for granted, the expanse of our land so vast that we believe we will always have new environments to escape to. Sometimes we let our history deteriorate to a point where the original value is forgotten. Often we tear our history down, trusting our lives to memories. We confidently consume without deliberation and are deeply invested in the idea of mass produced environments, where convenience is king and redundancy is expected and respected. While much of this mentality revolves around economic issues, there is a larger part that has to do with a collective state of chronic depression systematically dispersed throughout our society. Many of us feel powerless do anything to change the world, while countless more are too numbed to realize anything is wrong. Human/Habitat explores the relationship between the human race and the world we modify. It is common thought that environmental conservation deals primarily with the physical health of our planet, and as such, the social issues inherent in these discussions are often downplayed or completely ignored. I consider the two aspects to be of equal importance - both perspectives are intertwined, inseparable, and each integral to the whole of the issue. |
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