Urbanization Distances Everyday Life From Nature
Personal memory by PENG WU
2014 • Hefei, Anhui, China
When I was little, I remember my parents brought me to boat on the river that surrounds the city. It felt like a wild wood, with big trees and tall grasses. Every time I visit, there are more buildings erected in the place that used to have nature. It felt like a childhood memory being constantly invaded by the power of human desire for economic progress, which is meaningless without the joy of being in nature.
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