Utopias - 1

If Land Art marks an end to the history of landscape art, it seems fitting that many of the constructions that characterise that 'ultimate' form are in desert locations (the antithesis of pastoralism) such as Arizona in the United States.

http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/6474500-utopias-1-pictures-of-elsewhere

Leaving Earth - Not leaving Earth

In the 20^th Century the ambition to control nature and even to leave the confines of Earth were initially inspired by science but subsequently challenged by uncertainty over the unintended consequences of technology.