We look for the pristine—the not “us”— to find what we declare nature. This seems to me to be about power and ownership—access to the “right” kind of places to hike, camp, and get away. I’m not saying that our homes, hamlets, villages, towns, cities, metropolises, and conurbations are “natural,” but that the thing that separates them from nature is a cultural perspective.
Diary: Sean Hill, (2) This Land Is My Land
Diary: Sean Hill, (2) This Land Is My Land
Diary: Sean Hill, (2) This Land Is My Land
We look for the pristine—the not “us”— to find what we declare nature. This seems to me to be about power and ownership—access to the “right” kind of places to hike, camp, and get away. I’m not saying that our homes, hamlets, villages, towns, cities, metropolises, and conurbations are “natural,” but that the thing that separates them from nature is a cultural perspective.