Humanity without humans (default Artwork)

[June Tate]

On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 14:03 +0200, Turing Test wrote:
>
> The idea is to use indirect signs of human activities. This can be
> done by showing traces of humans, like footsteps. An image of a beach
> with footsteps on wet sand could do the trick. Trails tell stories
> about humans; so showing several trails that join and advance in
> parallel does effectively transmit the idea of humans walking together
> side by side.
> 
> Plus this image will make a beautiful landscape for the wallpaper.
> Just search for images of footsteps to see several examples of what I
> have in mind:
> 
> http://images.google.com/images?q=footsteps&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search

Great idea. =o)

> A different option would be to show images of tools. But it would be
> difficult to find a tool so universal that it can be understood in all
> cultures. Maybe a children's toy?

How about the traditional mason's three tools: the rule, the angle, and
the square? They seem to be universal in everything that we humans
create, whether we are aware of it or not.

-- 
June Tate * june at theonelab.com * http://www.theonelab.com
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