The present is the past and the past is the future. Part 1: The fear of being forgotten

The fear of being forgotten.

In the text Being and Time by Martin Heidegger. It is mentioned that one of the many ways that we experience the existence of other people are through the things they involve themselves with.

Even if it is indirect or a subconscious thought, we are constantly reminded of the existence of other people. For example when you see an empty car on the street. Even though it may not occur as a direct thought, we cannot deny that there's a cognitive understanding that the car belongs to someone thus someone owns the car, henceforth we can also assume that the owner is nearby.
But if we take the car out of context and we somehow were to come across the car in the middle of nowhere like a mountain top or the desert, it begins to raise questions, and we as viewers start to question the assumptions we have made. This is more commonly known as the uncanny effect. The uncanny effect which stems from the fear of the unknown, generates unease and ambiguity. 

Building's and sculptures seemingly in the middle of nowhere, landmarks that constantly remind us of the existence of humanity. They act like a tether between reality and our imagination.

There's a certain beauty that comes from seeing a man-made structure that has been reclaimed by nature, it's like the cycle has come full circle, what was nature claimed by man only to be reclaimed by nature again. When observed it reminds us of the idea that nothing is permanent and that it's within nature to be forgotten, leaving remnants behind.

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