http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-09-08T14:27:22Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1770/walden-as-urban-car-park.html In a time where we are being driven to desire the natural and the remote, it's fascinating to see somebody take a different take and look at "escape" in an urban context. <br><br>A Scottish theater company. Magentic North, is staging a production of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Henry Thoreau's Walden</span> in a car park. <br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/i-went-to-car-park-because-i-wished-to.html">Bldblog has a nice piece about it. </a><br><br>I think it's interesting because we seem over-burdened with natural cliches about getting out and finding escape in the natural world. <br><br>VW's <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Night Driving"</span> campaign also changed it around, challenging us us to find beauty in the urban.<br><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JIIr0R8oTSg&amp;rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JIIr0R8oTSg&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></object><br><br><br>Magentic North's Walden is another great example. <br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2008-01-26T17:24:51Z