Extinction Book
Human destruction of the living world is causing a “frightening” number of plant and animal extinctions, according to a growing number of scientists, studies, publications, and reports. In the last century, the awareness that human activities are harmful to the environment, to life in general, including that of humans has increased. Wars, climate change, diseases, pollution, technological escalation, deforestation are just some of the threats that challenge the survival of the species. 30 photographers selected by Urbanautica Institute. More on: http://www.urbanautica.com
Human destruction of the living world is causing a “frightening” number of plant and animal extinctions, according to a growing number of scientists, studies, publications, and reports. In the last century, the awareness that human activities are harmful to the environment, to life in general, including that of humans has increased. Wars, climate change, diseases, pollution, technological escalation, deforestation are just some of the threats that challenge the survival of the species.
30 photographers selected by Urbanautica Institute.
More on: http://www.urbanautica.com
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Mount Igman, near Sarajevo, was one of the sports venues in the Winter
Olympics ’84 in Ex-Yugoslavia. Eight years later, it became a deadly war zone
during the siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996). It seems, as strange as it sounds, that
war and the Olympic games have something in common. Partially because war
creates a sense of unity in the face of a collective threat. Just like the Olympic
games, it binds people together – not just the army engaged in battle, but the
whole community. However, games do not contribute to humans extinction,
wars do. Athletes from different parts of the world arrived at the Olympic
hotel on the mount, Igman, to participate in peaceful competition. Eight years
later soldiers were hiding in its ruins, searching for cover from artillery shells.
Mount Igman symbolizes a fragile line between war and peace. The fact that
so many societies all over the world fail to stop repeating history, by continuing
to engage in massive violent conflicts, shows us that mankind lives in a loop it
can’t escape.
‘84
Georg Katstaller
georgkatstaller.com
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