Reconceiving Nature Beyond Fate: Exploring Organic Relationship

Abstract

The fate of nature has turned towards destruction under the influence of rapid globalization and capitalism. This research seeks to reverse this fate by approaching the perception of nature not through relationships developed within ecosystems but through the interval opened by its representation. As an extension of a doctoral dissertation, this study examines the concept of accident—defined as a return from fate—through a semi-theoretical, semi-practical framework. Arguing that nature exists alongside culture, the research explores this notion through a representational effort. Focusing on the discussions surrounding landscape and drawing, the study decodes this perception within the context of accident, specifically in Manisa, where urban and natural landscapes converge. The concept of accident problematizes the intertwined relationship between city and nature, which increasingly shifts towards separation. The study seeks new organic relationships in response to the inorganic boundaries emerging between mountains and rivers due to urbanization. Through its exploration of representation and the fading presence of nature, the study investigates this concept by analyzing five cases within the "landscape box," where urban and natural landscapes intertwine. Ultimately, this research reconceptualizes the imagery as an experience that repositions the body and reimagines nature beyond its predetermined fate.  The notion of-accident redefines the lost scales of relationships between nature and city, encoding new organic conections within the landscapes.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.33.2024.7