Oxygene

Oxygene
C-Prints, various sizes / HD-Video

I stepped into the future. That’s what it felt like, entering this remote and other-worldly landscape. Like a space explorer, setting foot on an alien planet. I feel humble. I feel thrilled.

NASA tests Mars robots and instruments here. I can easily see why.

I wander around, joyfully, aimlessly, immersing myself in the landscape. 5 meters pass by, maybe 50. Or was it 500 years? Time seems to stand still here. Or it doesn’t exist at all.

Or maybe I am wrong. And moved backwards in time. Encounter a planet Earth, untouched yet by human interference, vast and serene. All possibilities lie there before us. We can start over. Maybe we can do better this time. Or maybe the anthropocene never happened. The universe blinked, and chose differently. All stayed calm and peaceful. I feel relieved. And walk on.