Latest comments posted about The new landscape of our time on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1988-The-new-landscape-of-our-time- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1988-The-new-landscape-of-our-time- We are used to viewing beautiful -- and often idealised -- landscapes in art, rather than harsh scenes of environmental devastation. It is important (and very heartening), therefore, to see that photographers and film-makers such as Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal are reflecting back to us -- in their artistic work -- the reality of what humans have done to the planet. Burtynsky also sensitively noted a contradiction in his own activity as he captured scenes of resource-plundering in China: "I arrive in my car of iron, filled with gas, pull out a metal tripod and grab film made with silver". "Manufactured Landscapes" is a moving and thought-provoking documentary, and well worth seeing. -- Matthew Wed, 14 May 2008 07:13:44 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1988#comment-7365 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1988#comment-7365 I would like to compare manufactured landscapes with ecological aesthetics. I attended a lecture on ecological aesthetics last night. Although I did not quite understand the lecture, I have got a clear message——We should promote aesthetic appreciation of the nature. We used to neglect the aesthetics of nature, focusing on the aesthetics of arts created by ourselves. Now we are losing more and more natural landscapes, which prompts people to go back to the nature and spend money on sightseeing despite all the troubles on the road. As a result, the aesthetics of nature we are advocating may serve the conservation of nature as well. --Loyi,Nanjing Sat, 10 May 2008 08:26:10 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1988#comment-7356 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1988#comment-7356