Mountain community

Activation has come to represent a future in which mutual aid efforts center accessible care and creative expansion through community solidarity. Last fall I attended an artist residency that reconfigured my expectations around creative community. Exiting the bus from the familiar chaos of New York City into the verdant curtain of the Catskill Mountains, I spent four days immersed in…

My heart is breaking for our Southern Appalachia area. We live in East Tennessee and are one hour north of Asheville. One hour west of Boone. All these small mountain communities surrounding us are devastated with flooding.... Dams failing, roads and freeways washed out, homes, businesses and even hospitals under water and so, so many without power. Heartbreakingly, there are so many people missing and with cell and internet service being spotty or non-existent, it's hard to know if loved…

Conceptual architectural visualization, with emphasize on atmosphere.

As an avid hiker, you don’t often think about what could happen if you’re in danger and who would come get you? 🚨 Mountain Rescue is a completely voluntary emergency service. They receive no government funding, no member is paid and every bit of resource they require has to be fundraised through charitable donations. ⛰️ In 2023, UK Mountain rescue teams had an average of 100 call outs a year per team. As volunteers, the @uknewsar team attend emergency call outs - all while doing their full…

The Boulders is a gated master planned community that celebrates the wonders of nature minutes to Hendersonville and Asheville. Come visit!

My name is Elianne van Turennout, a 31-year-old photographer and photo manipulation artist from Groningen, Netherlands.

A group of travelers witnessed the heartbreaking situation of the people living in the slums of Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila.