It's a rarity to actually see a program nowadays and be stunned by both the context and the aesthetic quality of the production. [Except for The Hills. That gets me everytime.] Earth 2100 is a 2 hour documentary that aired on ABC last night. Examining climate control, it poses the question if this is the last century for civilization as we know it.
Says Alexa Daner, a writer for ABC News, "In order to plan for the worst, we must anticipate it." Following this thought process, a sub plot of Earth 2100 is narrated by Lucy, a fictional character who was "born" on the evening of June 2, 2009. Earth 2100 follows Lucy through her life span based on predictions and imagined environmental catastrophes from real life scientists, environmentalists, and anthropologists.
Apart from the program being incredibly poignant, it's beautifully executed. Lucy's sub plot is animated in such a way that it would make all your Graphic Novels get together and weep with envy.
If you missed this program on ABC last night, fear not. Watch it here:
Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads
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To read more on Earth 2100, click here.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Artist: Peter Funch
The above photo is the first time that I was introduced to Funch's work. Maybe I could relate to the yawns but either way the photo evokes lots of dialogue. For his Babel Tales series (seen below) Funch took photos of the same locations in Manhattan over 10 days or more and combined them seemlessly. 
I also found a couple shots that he took around Las Vegas. His great use of colour and architecturemakes Sin City look like it's from the future or some other galaxy:
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http://www.peterfunch.com/
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