There is a solitude in the older modern art that I can't quite experience. I sort of have pockets of memory of that quiet from when I was a kid, but I don't think it's the same.
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The pre-smartphone years. Where we could just be bored, and let our boredom drive creative thought
Yes, and be in a space that hasn't had other humans for maybe years. There are a lot more people in the world right now.
We had to watch The Swimmer as part of a school assignment. It's got the negative aspects of this down. I would call it a horror movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swimmer_(1968_film)
In like to go for a walk. I happen to live in a rapidly emptying part of rural Finland. Here we have freedom to roam so all the forests are open to explore. I've been in places nobody else has seen in decades. I love it.
You're very lucky. That's the best way to experience this solitude.
i feel like i relate to this too ngl
This feels reminiscent of the show Foundation. Perhaps they took inspiration from this piece

This reminds me of that Saudi "line city" project.
Got that Halo forerunner tower shape to it