NATURA 2040
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Authors
Hantao Li (Author)
Shuting Cui(Sound Design and Composition) (Co-Author)
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Country
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Production year
2024
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Type
narrative
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Video format
Other
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Sound
Yes
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Category
Artwork
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Tags
Ecology, Nature, City, Agriculture, Sci-fi, Speculative Fiction
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Event location
China
Natura2040 is inspired by Edward Wilson's Half-Earth theory advocating for half the planet to be reserved as nature reserves to combat ecological degradation and species extinction. It imagines an organization, Natura2040, which compresses farmland into two 100meter walls in Flevopolder, Netherlands, separating city from nature. This allows half the polder to rewild, aligning with the Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve. The project explores blending human-made structures with natural ecosystems, questioning the essence of nature on artificial land and the impacts of such ecological experiments