horizon
	I saw a man pursuing the horizon; - The Black Riders; Stephen Crane
	any horizon defines our immediate limits and ranges our world view. but instead of the effortless, ephemeral expanse of the natural, constructed horizons of concrete and steel create absolute barriers. instead of a boundless palette of meadows and mountains, urban horizons seem empty and stark. our ability to coexist with nature is spotty; what does that say about our species as a part of nature herself? these images present a stand-off, evenly divided between the patterned rigidity of man-made and the random organic of nature. it’s the ability of both halves to simultaneously oppose and complement one another that makes them beautiful. we look to any horizon, man-made or natural, for inspiration and perspective. city dwellers leave behind much of the natural world, yet we can’t leave behind our need for that which the horizon provides. we still pursue it.
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