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I'm convinced that you cannot describe nature, not philosophically, nor in a scientific manner and, not in the last place, not from an aesthetic point of view either. The moment you start describing it, studying or painting it, nature is undone and becomes something different altogether: a dissertation, a story, or an art work, anything that fits into a human framework of understanding. It's a Bermuda triangle of philosophy, science and culture in which nature disappears.
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In my luggage, on my first trip to Svolvær in January 2008, I had a couple of guidebooks on the Lofoten Islands in Norway - not containing a word on what interested me the most - the migration patterns of humans and animals in the area. Humans have obviously always been on the move, despite enormous social and geographical barriers. It's a fascinating thought. Migration does, in fact, contain fantastic potential for evolution and growth, both for the individuals and for the society - economically, socially, and culturally.
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The common octopus, Octopus Vulgaris, can often be seen hung out to dry in the harbour of Antiparos, Greece. Low season, high tide - this is where the Swedes go for vacation, the common Swede. These two kinds of vulgaris are brought together in Greek cuisine; on the small island of Antiparos octopus is served at every tavern. We will stay here for a week, enough time to try all the vegetarian dishes on the menus twice and hopefully also enough time to find a living octopus.
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On Sept. 11 2002 a group of 80 pigeons, posing as white doves evoking peace, were released in the New York City area. It was a tribute that went quickly awry as a fundamental misunderstanding became apparent. These pigeons from a poultry market, originally destined for soup, were confused with homing pigeons- resilient birds that after release are able to navigate to homes up to 600 miles away.
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I am a thoroughly urban person, having grown up in Tallinn, and later living in Riga, St Petersburg and New York. Nevertheless, on St John's Day in 1996 I found myself on the balcony in Kütiorg, reading Nietszche's 'Ecce Homo', realizing that cities as such has nothing more to offer me.
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Today there are 1,600,000 registered species on earth. It is reckoned that around 320,000 of them will have disappeared by the year 2020. Around 2050 it is assumed that every other species (800,000 species) will have vanished. What is a species worth?
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