Alternatives to the Automobile
The Centre of our Civilisation
Jane Jacobs speculated that the production and consumption of automobiles
had become an end in itself. One is irresistibly reminded of the crash-n-burn
trajectory of the civilisation which flourished (for a while!) on Rapa Nui.
These images are my own wordless commentary on the parallel between ourselves
and the status-conscious Easter Islanders.
Here's a "modern moai" for use as a small sticker or web image.
There is also a higher-quality PNG version
Here's a "postcard from Easter Island."
There is also a higher-quality PNG version
And another postcard:
and its higher-quality PNG version
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De Clarke