Author grandli
This is a recording of my time in Athens Greece, I was so enamored by the sound of the music and the people dancing in the street. It seemed so different from my own life here in the United States.
This is a piece that I spent a lot of time thinking about. There are so many elements of modern society that can and should be critiqued through art, so I really wanted to choose something that is close to home for me, spiritually. To start, I have always been an environmentalist, and I am currently studying Urban Planning and Sustainable development. I commute to campus, from a nearby city about 30 miles away. I live in Mount Vernon, and I spend much of my time driving in the car. My daily drive is very beautiful, surrounded by trees, driving through the Chuckanut Mountains. I feel that I, as many, are seeing the beauty around me purely though my windshield, and I must actively take time away from my busy life to escape the road often traveled. No matter how far I go, one thing is almost inescapable, the concrete road which looms. I often ponder the symbolism that the road offers, as a semipermanent barrier through the forest, a reminder that we as humans, and as carriers of industrialism are here, and we are physically divdiding the world around us. I wanted the road to visibly seem out of place, with grey and black, large chunky borders cutting through the scenic view.
