Environmental Graffiti

Tokyo After The Armageddon

Picture this bustling street market, empty of human life, absent of familiar sounds, smells, lights. Crumbling, overgrown, silent. If you can wrap your head around that image, then you've got an idea of what Japanese artist Hisaharu Motoda conveys in his series of Neo-Ruins lithographs: exceptionally detailed, vivid representations of a futuristic, post-apocalyptic Tokyo, where humans are nowhere to be found and nature fights back in a bid to take over our concrete jungles.

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The Town Where No one is Allowed to Die

The tiny locale of Longyearbyen, Norway, is one of the world's most northerly towns. Here, university students learn to shoot polar bears in self-defense while kindergarten kids have mobility issues caused by heavy snowsuits and residents worry about the effects of global warming on their Icefjord. But if life in Longyearbyen is unusual, it's nothing compared to the prospect of death: the town rule is, if you die here, you will not be buried.

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Tokyo After The Apocalypse [pics]

You may remember we recently published an article about what London would look like after a flood of epic proportions . But have you ever wondered what the world would look like after Armageddon? Everyone has their own ideas – chaos, hell, fire and brimstone or an eerie calm where, finally, you’d be able to grab a few minutes of peace and quiet!

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