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The Great Sea Wall
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21. Century
Looking back through a treehouse window
https://youtu.be/zwUGf6oYgGs Japanese artist Michiari Saito builds treehouses with the citizens of Kesenuma, one of the towns that were severly affected by the 2011 tsunami that caused the Fukushima disaster as well. A protective barrier now separates the twon from...
The cities in the River Tigris
The Mosul Dam is used to regulate the water supply in the draught prone regions of Irak. If there is a shortage of water, the water line in the dam resservoire is lowered which has repeatedly brought archeological findings to light. In 2010 a palace appeared above the...
Disaster Movies and Art History
In this image from the disaster movie "2012" (200) the visual style is clearly remeniscent of Rennaissance and medieval paintings. This shot in particular reminds me of depictions of Golgatha. USA; 21. Century; Christian; Film; Art History;
The White House
In the movie "2012" - for reasons unclear to me - the White House is hit not only by a gigantic ocean wave but by a gigantic ocean wave carying a US-Navy aircraft carrier. The movie is from 2009. USA; 21. Century; Christian; Film; City: Washington
The floating Church
This swimming building in an artificial lake in Saxonia, combines the commemoration of two sunken citites: The shape of the dome resembles the church of Magdeborn, a former town that was evicted in the 1970s and the area was later flooded by the lake. The name however...
The New Ark
Since 2017 there is a "life size" Ark in Kentucky, USA: https://arkencounter.com/ USA; 21. Century; Christian; Sculpture, Theme Park
The Stories of Katrina
Launched in 2005, the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. George Mason University’s Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media and the University of...
The X-Code
Photography by Cynthia Scott of the X-code left by rescue searchers as they systematically covered the city of New Orleans after Hurrica Katrina. Online Exhibition and detailed info:https://southernspaces.org/2010/katrina-5-x-code-exhibition/ Thanks to Craig Colton...
The view back
To see your city, you have to get out and look back. In many disaster movies, that's a car ride onto a bridge. In this scene from Geostorm, the look back is directed towards Hong Kong.USA; 21. Century; Christian; Movie; City: Hong Kong