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Shelby Prindaville

Artwork about the human/nature balance
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A Hermit Crab's Performance Art Piece

February 13, 2017 in General Interest

I saw this photo while browsing Reddit a few days ago; it gives me a sort of odd comfort in metaphorically depicting that if we as humanity can just avoid completely taking the world out with us as we continue on towards our own extinction, the rest will soldier on just fine.

Tags: hermit crab, skull shell, human skull, performance art, visual metaphors
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