storyteller. executive producer @ r/ga. virgo. damn good chef.
These artistically-rendered plans illustrate the idyllic nature of closed communities while exposing their unfortunate by-products: isolation, the illusion of security, and the semi-paranoid dystopia that results from self-containment.
I would be especially concerned about my property value if I were one of the houses at the end of the nozzle skirt extension.
Series by Ross Racine. (via @coudal)
Film about Josh Harris, who now apparently resides in Ethiopia. Hmmm.
Although his premise seems to bear some resemblance to reality, I think his argument ignores the stronger human desire to survive in order to bolster his own conclusions.
As a species, we have shown ourselves to be quite adept at creating and using tools and techniques that engender stable, safe environments, no matter how illusory.
I am curious to see whether this doc exposes that Josh's vision--while not singular--is a dystopia that can be avoided once the rigors of mainstream civilizations are applied.
