Humans In the Environment - Kivrin

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 A big part of the feeling I was trying to evoke in this image was the feeling of exploring something you're not meant to explore. A mix of awe and a little bit of rebelliousness. In reality, this image was taken in a public, well visited, and well used place, but I wanted to evoke the idea of this being more of a run down, unexplored, and off limit space. I don't actually remember who is in this photo, but it's cool to see them staring into the complete darkness as the train tracks trail off into the void. I wish in this photo the tracks were more overgrown and had more of a run down look to them, like nature is reclaiming the area.

I chose this image because it shows a combination of how three main things interact: the way nature grows to fill the space carved out by humans, how humans build structures that exist long after the people themselves have left the area, and then how new people explore and admire the area afterwards through physical visits and graffiti. It's cool to see three completely different aspects of the world with different goals interact in the same place, each one leaving their own unique mark on the environment.

I also kind of wanted to invoke the feeling in the viewer of "I want to go there. I want to see whats beyond that tunnel." Like a portal to some other world. I would love to revisit this place with a flashlight and time my exploration to avoid the trains so I can walk all the way through the tunnel. 

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