Zoe Strauss, from her as-yet unedited file of photos taken in the Gulf. (Story via, with headline from a comment on her site by rolopix.)
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Regina Hackett takes her Art to Go
Zoe Strauss, from her as-yet unedited file of photos taken in the Gulf. (Story via, with headline from a comment on her site by rolopix.)
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Sadder than sad but perhaps inevitable.
The only surprise is the accelerated schedule:
http://zverina.com/2010/0507.htm
Try to imagine nature’s response as a tornado(or a hurricane) lifts the oil into the air and the entire mess is then ignited by a lightning strike. The sky above becomes a swirling monster of flaming petroleum pellets which then rain down upon a parched landscape with incendiary madness. Entire landscapes are set afire. the magnitude and scope of it causes a molecular-sized chain reaction which sets fire to the air we breathe, kind of like a slash burn.
All of the creatures living above groung are turned to dust and viable sea life is reduced to micro-organisms that have the ability to thrive whilst consuming old carcases and plastic shopping bags.