No moon tonight as I walk alone down a deserted street.
Gusts of pelting rain disintegrate the city, colors and shapes
become shards of concrete and glass.
When it brightens for a moment, I can see the roof of the tower block
Not a shelter, just a cascade of rain in whirlpools of wind.

When Laura Ann Reed, a friend and poet from the US, sent me a new poem she had written, her words spoke to me so strongly that I immediately had a vision that for me matched her words. Moreover, I also immediately knew which two 10-year-old photos I had to put together to make the image I had in mind.

The above poem is not Laura's, it is a poem I wrote after finishing the artwork. The title of the artwork is inspired by the work title of her poem...

'Dream Of A Disintegrated City' is a new artwork in my collection 'Lost Cities'.

It is based on two photos I both made almost 10 years ago in the city of Eindhoven and in nature reserve Overasseltse & Hatertse Vennen, both in The Netherlands.

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General info on this artwork

The artwork 'Dream Of A Disintegrated City' is a digital transformation of a photograph. Printed on order with high-quality ink on museum-quality, acid-free cotton/rag paper (Hahnemühle Photo Rag® 308gsm). The work comes in a limited edition of 5, signed and with a certificate of authenticity.
But of course, it is also available as Open Edition print, without signature and not numbered. Prices starting at €55 / US$60. Available in any size you desire !

Maximum size is 150x150H cm / 60Wx60H inches, any size available up to that maximum. So please let me know the size you would prefer.

I start with one or more photographs made by myself to create these digital artworks. Then I use digital painting, color adjusting and adding and transforming multiple artistic textures and effects. I do this until there is a surreal atmosphere that touches me and tells the story I want to tell you.

And prints are available, contact me for a quote including shipping costs. Also available in my portfolio at the Saatchi Art artwork page and at Fine Art America.

ALL WE NEED IS LESS CONSUMING

Through my artworks I ask you to reflect for a moment on the nature around you, on the beautiful feeling that nature can evoke. Thus to think about your actions to support the wellbeing of the earth and everything that lives on it. And on what humanity loses when many of us continue on the destructive path of ever more greed and consuming. And please, reflect on how you can survive in this rapidly changing world…

So do you want to know your ecological footprint? 

Then visit this website: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en 

And do you want to reduce your ecological footprint?

Then ask me, I will help you. For free. Or simply visit my website and choose in the menu for Your Footprint.

And if you appreciate my writings and art and want to support me, you can buy me a piece of fruit here: https://ko-fi.com/jacobberghoef, thank you 🍏 !

So are you interested in more? Then read what I wrote about System Change, Man's impact on the earth, Organic Change, Regenerative Agriculture, Regeneration