This photograph shows a young boy sitting down comfortably on the cement ground in the company of the plants and tress around him. He took out his hat and is tying his shoelaces at the moment.
Basically, this image just shows that in an urban space, the company of trees which is part of nature provides relaxation to man and can be a source of rejuvenation for their soul. In this photograph, the boy is sitting down in the middle of nowhere to tie his shoelaces. This shows that when surrounded by nature, the boy is totally at ease and does not even care about his public image. The only place one will not bother about their public appearances will be our homes. Thus, this image seems to suggest that the boy treats this place like his home where he can behave like his normal self and this emphasizes the point that nature helps to soothe one’s soul and allow man to be at ease. The cool colours such as green and light blue, in this picture are not very striking, but soothing. There is an suitable amount of sunlight in this image and the innocence of the young boy makes the whole photograph very comfortable to look at. This shows the harmony between man and nature.
This image shows that nature plays an important role in urban society today. It serves as a source of relaxation for people to let go of all their frustrations and be at ease. Many people often go to nature spots to relax as the scenery of all the trees and flowers just seem to have a soothing effect on man.
This photograph shows two black pipes connected to two grass patches and there is a big gap filled with stones and pebbles between the grass patches.
The big gap in the ground represents the connection that is lost between man and nature. The black pipes that are stuck in the ground are man-made creations. The image portrays the pipes trying to pull the two grass patches closer to it. Thus, this image seems to suggest that man is trying to connect to nature and pull nature closer to them. However, there are pebbles and rocks in the gap which appear to be there some time ago and they serve as obstructions to man’s attempt to connect back to nature. Moreover, the colour of the pipes, which is black, is contrasting to the light green colour of the grass which means that the two colours do not blend with each other. It seems to suggest that man and nature are not in harmony with each other anymore, just like how the black pipes do not blend in with the grass patches. Therefore it shows that man’s attempt to embrace nature and to regain connection with nature is not very successful.
The image presents the scenario of nature slowly losing connection with man and there is less hope of regaining connection between both parties in the urban society today. People nowadays are too preoccupied with the modern world and all the technologies. People cut down trees and mangroves for industrialisation and these actions are destroying nature bit by bit and we do not care anymore. We no longer treat nature as our friend or something we are concerned with. Thus, man is losing connection with nature.
This photo shows the plants and flowers being enclosed in a small area set up by man. However, the plants and flowers are branching out of the enclosed area which is made up of several planks tied securely together with a green rope.
The branching out of the plants and flowers seems to show the power of nature over man-made creations. The bright colours that the flowers possess are contrasting with the dull colour of the planks and rope. This also suggests that nature and man are not coexisting in harmony. Man’s attempt to dominate over nature and to confine nature in a specific area can be interpreted by the tight knots made by the green rope around the planks to secure the planks and prevent the plants from branching out. The futile attempt signifies that nature cannot be controlled or dominated by man no matter how hard man tries.
Thus, we can interpret that nature holds an important place in urban society. It cannot be controlled by man-made creations or dominated by man. At times when nature is controlled or dominated by man, it is only temporarily. Nature will soon break out of man’s clutches just like how the plants branched out of the enclosed area in the photo. Examples would include natural disasters such as tsunamis and volcano eruptions where man has no control over nature even though how hard they try and are helpless when natural disasters cause destruction to their homes and take away their lives. This is like a form of revenge on man and shows the power of nature over man.
Claris Wah
2A/06
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