Two metal birds of "The Children of Dance" sculpture at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
The term “mother earth” implies a maternal relationship between nature and humankind. Although the environment provides for us, many times we do not give more than we receive. In my photo essay, I want to showcase this dynamic while emphasizing both the absence and presence of human existence within nature.
“The Dance of Children” sculpture stands in Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Plastic barrels depict the human population size at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A cement wall divides the landscape and a wall of clay art at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A feminine clay figure between the trees at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A feminine clay face visible through the trees at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A rusted industrial barrel, visible from Interstate 80 at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A blank wooden sign stands in front of a broken tree limb at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A tent is set around the trees of Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A tree grows through an old hay rake at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
A briefcase lies in the leaves at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Plastic industrial tubing wraps around a tree trunk at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Two metal birds of “The Children of Dance” sculpture at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska. Photo by Jordan Moore / College of Journalism and Mass Communications
