Maps

When I look at a map, I see lines of latitude and longitude, a scale, borders.
Land. Sand, sea, forest, desert. Our memories claim the landscape where they occurred,
projecting our feelings onto it. 
We sanctify the land, divide it among ourselves, nurture or destroy it.
Man-made disasters leave a mark on nature, and natural disasters leave scars on both the body and soul of humanity.
Maps, as a shared language, depict the complex web between us and nature.

-2024-

When I look at a map, I see lines of latitude and longitude, a scale, borders.
Land. Sand, sea, forest, desert. Our memories claim the landscape where they occurred,
projecting our feelings onto it. 
We sanctify the land, divide it among ourselves, nurture or destroy it.
Man-made disasters leave a mark on nature, and natural disasters leave scars on both the body and soul of humanity.
Maps, as a shared language, depict the complex web between us and nature.

-2024-

 

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