Hammershøi, Young Beech Forest, 1904
That thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is
usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter of getting lost. The
word ‘lost’ comes from the old Norse ‘los’ meaning the disbanding of an army. I
worry now that people never disband their armies, never go beyond what they
know.
Advertising, alarmist news, technology, incessant busyness, and the design of public and private life conspire to make it so. A recent article about the return of wildlife to suburbia described snow-covered yards in which the footprints of animals are abundant and those of children are entirely absent. Children seldom roam, even in the safest places. I wonder what will come of placing this generation under house arrest.
Advertising, alarmist news, technology, incessant busyness, and the design of public and private life conspire to make it so. A recent article about the return of wildlife to suburbia described snow-covered yards in which the footprints of animals are abundant and those of children are entirely absent. Children seldom roam, even in the safest places. I wonder what will come of placing this generation under house arrest.
Rebecca Solnit
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