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Pietragalla, Italia by Angelo Gabriele Mazzolla
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“Residential development is seen among tracts of palm trees and other vegetation in the town of Teluk Panglima Garang, Malaysia. In the early 20th century, this area was mostly made up of small agricultural villages, but has since grown due to industrial activity and palm oil production. With relatively new road networks and infrastructure, many manufacturers here transport their goods to the city of Kuala Lumpur and its international airport.”
“Residential development is seen among …
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Can we design a set of rituals to reorient a person back to the Earth? i.e. to help them reconnect to it, or the elements.

Our species has been very successful at letting us live inside of a narrow bubble, separated from nature's inherent challenges. Could we alter people's value system, or their behavior through a set of practices that implicitly educate them about nature, and reframes them in the context of the Earth as a whole?

“Palm tree plantations surround the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Oil-producing palm trees were introduced to the country in the 1970s in order to diversify the local agriculture, which was heavily reliant on the rubber tree at the time. The trees are cultivated in terraces, cut into the contours of hills, to avoid erosion caused by streaming water. Malaysia is now one of the world’s largest suppliers of palm oil, exporting nearly 18 million tonnes per year.”
“Palm tree plantations surround the cit…
“Avola is a city located in the province of Syracuse, Sicily. After Avola was destroyed by an earthquake in 1693, the city was reconstructed in a new location using a geometric, hexagonal plan created by the friar architect Angelo Italia.”
“Avola is a city located in the provinc…
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Gujarat, India (Google Earth View 13818)
Gujarat, India (Google Earth View 13818
Ahal, Turkmenistan (Google Earth View 13572)
Ahal, Turkmenistan (Google Earth View 1…
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