{"id":119,"date":"2024-10-25T08:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T12:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:23:50","slug":"human-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/human-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Human: Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Laura Martinez<br \/><strong><em>Human: Nature<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are aware that the composition of nutrients in soil is what inhibits and assists a tree\u2019s growth, yet we reflect on ourselves and often don&#8217;t acknowledge that we are a result of the landscape we live in. What would change if we viewed humans as an extension of the natural environment opposed to simultaneous but separate worlds?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-871x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Framed painting of a tree with a green canopy in front of a blue sky. The root system of the tree is visible  and a small creature is curled up in a hollow underneath the tree in the root system.\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-1306x1536.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-1742x2048.jpg 1742w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/files\/2024\/10\/Human-Nature-1568x1844.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Artist Statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European cultures and those descended from it have historically separated human and natural domains. To be part of one is to exclude the other. I wanted this piece to show how interwoven the two are, and how much of human behavior and culture mirrors this. This connects to both the RSENR mission question\u2019s theme, with solutions to many climate-based problems springing from this integration of human and ecological needs, and my personal perspective, where I am an extension of not just my family and community, but the landscape I live with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/2024-2025-inclusive-arts-initiative-gallery\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"91\">2024\/2025 Inclusive Arts Initiative Gallery &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura MartinezHuman: NatureWatercolor We are aware that the composition of nutrients in soil is what inhibits and assists a tree\u2019s growth, yet we reflect on ourselves and often don&#8217;t acknowledge that we are a result of the landscape we live in. What would change if we viewed humans as an extension of the natural environment &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/human-nature\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Human: Nature&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8512,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-119","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8512"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/119\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/rsenr-inclusive-arts-initiative\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}