Collage Explanation

I designed this collage to display the theme of the necessity of connecting to nature in order to achieve lasting happiness in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. I decided to use bite-sized pictures of  humans and various forms of technology in the center to make them insignificant compared to the nature that fills the rest of the piece. By placing the humans and technology in the center rather than dispersed throughout the collage, they become isolated, which I use to represent the narrow-mindedness coupled with focusing on the momentary satisfaction technology brings. Throughout the rest of the piece, I used larger pictures of humans engaging with animals and exploring nature to represent the importance of human contact with nature. The plants, animals, and scenery surround every inch of paper because I wanted nature to be the focal point of this piece. My collage is a reflection of the wonders of nature that humans can learn from if they power-down and go out to enjoy a day in the environment.