Wardatun Nisaa 2C/06

The image depicts the image of an old tree which is surrounded by a fence. This image has much significance. Firstly, the old tree shows that nature has been on Earth for a very long time, in fact, even before Man existed. The fence shows the artificial constructions of Man which obstruct nature and tries to overpower her. Thus, the artificially-constructed fence surrounding the old tree show the power Man has to obstruct and control Nature. The fact that the fence looks new while the tree looks really old shows that even though Nature has been around for a much longer time than Man, Man has learned to exert his control over some parts of Nature. This is the basis for how Man forms settlements by taming nature to his advantage, such as in agriculture and rearing livestock.

If we were to observe the color composition and lighting of the image, the upper half of the image is bright while the bottom half is darker. The fence is the darkest object in the image. This can be interpreted as Man being the cause of Nature’s unhappiness. He brings out the darker side of Nature and causes conflict between Man and Nature. For example, many natural disasters that occur in the world today are a result of Man’s conflict with nature. One example is greenhouse gases and global warming. The image shows that while Nature does in fact play a big role in urban society today which can be seen by the size of the tree as compared to the fence, Man still regards himself as more important than Nature which can be seen as the fence is in front of the tree. Man puts his needs first before considering the effects that his actions have on Nature.

Warda 2C/06