What hides behind the green facade?
Surreal photo: forest tree fused with metal zipper
A thick forest tree trunk features an unzipped metal zipper that exposes a barren desert hidden within its core.
What you see
The photograph shows a thick, moss-covered tree trunk standing in a damp woodland. Running vertically down its textured bark is a heavy brass zipper, pulled open near the root flare. Instead of moist cambium and sapwood, the opening exposes an arid desert landscape of rolling golden dunes baking under an intense low sun.
This piece fuses a living forest tree with an industrial metal zipper, using the fastener as a mechanical seam that splits the natural organism. The vibrant, cool moisture of the woodland collides with the blistering sterility of parched earth.
The combination visualizes the quiet advance of hidden desertification. Beneath the superficial appearance of lush vegetation, irreversible ecological collapse and soil dryness are already taking hold, concealed behind a thin layer of healthy green bark.
Can I use this?
Yes, for anything, free of charge. In return we'd be grateful for a little publicity: a post or a link, or at least telling a friend about XERATION.
Credit to paste under the image:
Image: "What hides behind the green facade?" by XERATION, xeration.com
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