DOPPELGANGER

DOPPELGANGER:    a ghostly counterpart of a living person

Driving down the road on a hot day I see water on the highway. Yet the closer I get to it, the farther away the water recedes in front of me. I can never reach the nonexistent water, the doppelganger being created, no matter how hard I try or how thirsty I get.

Since man began walking on this planet, he started using the natural resources around his camp. As the surrounding resources were exhausted, he simply abandoned his camp and moved on to unspoiled land. Over the years as we have become ever more efficient at gathering and using these resources, we have run out of greener pastures, and can no longer move on. Man now controls the fate of the entire planet, and yet we continue to gather, use, and abuse our planet at an even faster rate.

Mankind believes that we can find ways to recreate the natural resources and beauty that we destroy. Yet, just like leaving Eden, there is no way back. The best we can do is to create doppelgangers, mere reflections of what has been lost.

The conservation and care of our planet must begin with us. The alternative is that we will leave future generations only doppelgangers, nothing more than shadows and memories of the true beauty and wonder of our world. Our children may be able to look, but they won’t be able to touch and feel and understand what is now gone.

Silver Gelatin Prints
20 x 24 inches