My initial idea was to make a image of some kind using objects around that I could find. I wanted to create something recognizable that would lend itself well to being created with more simple materials. I initially thought I would make a smiling face but I decided that I would rather make a more neutral expression. I wanted to express the malaise experience of staying indoors for such an extended period of time. I chose to make my piece of art out of rocks because I thought it would lend itself towards creating art better than most material I could find. I think I effectively conveyed my idea although it was bit harder to convey the expression I really wanted due to the irregularity of the material I worked with. However, in the end I decided that maybe irregularity would be better for this piece in the long run. I think it was a very wise decision to use stones as opposed to other find-able materials because I wasn’t at all worried about wind with stones.
How long should a kiss last? How long should a work of art last? How long should a marriage last? How long should a human life last? All of these questions have the same answer. As long as we want it to. However, that is a thoroughly unsatisfying answer so my personal thoughts on how long all of these should last are as follows. A kiss? One second in public (get a room), in private you do you. A work of art? As long as that art is being enjoyed we should preserve it. A marriage? Hopefully, until one of them die from old age. A human life? So long as you want to experience the world, and so long as you can stand to be away from heaven is how long your life should last. However, in reality everything in this world is on a clock. Eventually time will take everything and everyone as for how this effects the way people experience art or their lives, in general I don’t think it has much of an effect. In reality most of the things on this planet exists far longer than a human life span. The only time when I see the life span of an object effect how we experience it is when it is so much shorter than the human life time that only the humans living right now will be able to experience it. Contrasting this the finite amount of time each of human has on this world is a driving force for why many people do all sorts of crazy experiences. Mid life crisis are just people with resources realizing their own mortality and fearing that they’ll miss out on their life if they don’t go out and experience something amazing/
Should other things like clean water air and land be sustainable and long lasting? Yes, yes they should. The earths life span for air, water, and land is Billions of years. eventually the world will die but, humans will either be a universe spanning empire by then, or dead. As for if its sustainable, the universe isn’t sustainable, so no, its not sustainable long term. However, practically yes it should be sustainable. As for if just a single person can make a difference, of course they can. Humanity is just a bunch of single individuals it will be a small change but a change that is significant non the less.
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