Global Airplane Paths & Their Signification Post WTC attacks
Monday, October 6th, 2008 | Power & Politics, Under The Patina of Knowledge
I am creating a limited edition poster showing global flights paths without the map. Imagine a peppering of black dots connected by colored lines. They should sell for about $100 ea.
Maps showing airplane paths are testaments to the profound interconnectivity we humans have attained. I contend these maps have taken on a different meaning since 9.11.01.
Growing up I would gaze with wonder at maps showing flight paths and think how close and accessible the world is.
Today, flight path maps still evoke a feeling of sublime interconnectivity – but now our hope for a plural global utopia seems premature if not naive.
While the WTC attacks could have been prevented with $20 locks on cockpit doors and a competent administration at the helm of our intelligence agencies, better yet would be to have had leadership that inspired worldwide trust in our great country instead of hatred
All sensible people desire peace and to feel connected with their fellow human. A prerequisite for peace is mutual trust.
I pray that Barack Obama will be elected president because he is an honorable statesman who can repair international trust in us and who will fight the conditions that breed terrorists, so we can once again hope for peace.
*WTC Attacks Memorial Mural by Scott LoBaido located near Gowanus Canal | Brooklyn, NY
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