25 Of The Worst Examples Of “Urban Hell”
We’ve long known that the presence of mankind can have a toll on the land we inhabit. Urban development is a necessary evil that results from the growth of civilisations, but it’s the governing body’s responsibility to ensure it happens in a balanced manner. However, the inhabitants of some places may have a different experience based on their location. Scroll below to check out a gallery of shockingly real photos from the “Urban Hell” subreddit that show a host of cities which look like they are straight out of a dystopian movie set.
#1 Urban Art In Belgrade
#2 A Boy Gathers Recyclable Items From A Semi-Dry Drain, At Taimoor Nagar In New Delhi
#3 Not A Very Romantic Scene
#4 Mumbai, India
#5 Beirut Port
#6 Uae Nad Al Sheba III Neighborhood
#7 The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai’s Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It
#8 Ah Yes, Trees
#9 Hong Kong
#10 This Is The Most Apocalyptic Image Of Modern Cairo, Egypt, I Have Ever Seen Anyone Take
#11 Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela
#12 Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La
#13 Dhaka, Bangladesh
#14 Cairo, Egypt
#15 San Francisco, USA
#16 People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste
#17 Contrary To Popular Belief, The Belgian Coast’s Real Estate Did Survive To The Two World Wars. Its Cultural Heritage Was Destroyed By Real Estate Developers’ Greed And Public Officials’ Lack Of Care
#18 Hong Kong’s Dismal Cage Homes House Thousands Of People
#19 Inequality In Tembisa, South Africa
#20 Chinese Ghost Town Of Mansions Reclaimed By Farmers
#21 New Delhi – During Lockdown vs. Now
#22 People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing
#23 Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 – 2016
#24 Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China
#25 Johannesburg, South Africa
Shanilou Perera
Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.
3D-Printed City Shells For Hermit Crabs by Aki Inomata
Japanese artist Aki Inomata combines architecture, cutting-edge 3D printing technology and hermit crabs together in one brilliant project, titled “Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs?” Inspired by the urban landscapes of the biggest cities in the world, Inomata used 3D printing to create elegant shells for the little hermit crabs, which change their shelters as soon as they grow out of their old ones. As they often borrow shells cast off by other species (like sea snails), Inomata decided to hand them beautiful new specially-made shelters instead.
The artist came up with this unique idea when she found out about a similar bit of behavior among humans; the location of the former French Embassy in Japan, which had been French land, became Japanese from October 2009 for the following fifty years, after which it will be returned to France. “ The same piece of land is peacefully transferred from one country to the other, ” writes Inomata. “ These kinds of things take place without our being aware of it. “
Be sure to click on the videos below, which will show not only the process of hermit crab shell 3D printing, but also the surreal spectacle of the crabs receiving their gifts.
More info: aki-inomata.com (h/t: spoon-tamago )
New York City
Windmill landscape
Thailand
Santorini, Greece
Port City
Greece
Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs?
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