Variations

Giants

With an extensive way we drill, water, and exploit the ground and the deep layers, we sometimes find there the well-preserved skeletons of extinct giants. Oil derricks, drilling rigs, and mobile irrigation systems change our perception of a terrain into a magic kingdom of fabulous creatures resembling ancient, extinct life forms. They often resemble Theo Jensen’s projects showing giant, wind-propelled moving sculptures. We may think about machines performing large-scale jobs such as cement mixer trucks, cranes, bulldozers, mobile irrigation systems, oil derricks, and drilling rigs. The presence of these machines may recall dinosaurs that lived millions years ago. It is interesting to consider proportions in a landscape and think about how results of machine work may bring an outcome in form of excavations of the forgotten creatures. The machines may evoke unexpected associations about creatures we have not seen but we know about them. Sometimes, one may feel a fear of the force and size of such creatures; also, one may fear for machines at different levels, from nano, micro, to macro size. Although we cannot see immediate consequences of these machines’ work, we learn about their potential negative impact from research-based articles, stories, our imagination, and logic. 

Based on our knowledge about paleontology, we may imagine how dinosaurs looked when they had muscles and skin on their frame. Paleontologists draw from their knowledge and as good scientists do not allow fantasy and imagination affect their work, while others may create fables and stories, even applying some anthropomorphism. We may draw from others’ research when recreating images of dinosaurs. Their depictions involve our perception of giant structures and creatures.