Suburban Utopia

Nature finds a way

Welcome to the suburban utopia, where everyone owns a home, a car and an iSomething. All of your needs have been met, and every detail has been planned. But is something missing? Or are you not good enough for the perfect world? The image of the suburban utopia may be cracking under the pressure of perfection. Even here there are risks and unexpected phenomena. Nature, and human nature, has a way of disrupting even the most squeaky-clean environment.

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‘In today’s mass techno-society, community has all but disappeared. And without social bonds and solidarity, anything can and does happen’
Next Nest

Als een vogel een nest bouwt noemen we dat natuur maar als een mens een appartementsgebouw neerzet is het plots ...

Mastering Bambi

Media artists Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács remake the Disney classic Bambi by stripping away all the inhabitants. Disney's utopian landscape is revealed.

Visual of Human Nature as Pathology

Human Nature as Pathology

De moderne samenleving lijkt de menselijke natuur te hebben omgevormd tot een pathologie. Onze emoties worden gecontroleerd door medicijnen. We...

Visual of Wild Birds Illegally Immigrating to City Zoo

Wild Birds Illegally Immigrating to City Zoo

Naast de uitgebreide collectie dieren van over de hele planeet herbergt Artis de Amsterdamse stadsdierentuin ook enkele lokale wilde soorten...

Visual of Living with Nature in the Post-Suburbs

Living with Nature in the Post-Suburbs

MoMA in New York has a new exhibit exploring what can be done with American's only seemingly inexhaustible resource: foreclosed homes and...