This paper reflects on an international collaborative project “Critical Sciencing Zone,” along with works from the
Kochi biennale (2018), which responded to the flood and landslides in Karnataka and Kerala. The critical condition
of the thin layer of the earth crust is of immense concern in this paper. I am tracing the inclination for vertical
movements and aspirations to reach the sky that accelerated technology, to the detriment of the Earth. Postmodern
theories that specifically use elements from nature, will be useful to frame radical shifts in perspective, and hence rethink
our relation to the earth. This paper will speculate through art works and fundamentally emphasizes learning
through cognitive, experiential and affective processes in order to acknowledge and recognize Nature. In short, my
aim is to examine and discover perspectives and manufacture discourses.

Authors: Dr. Vasanthi Mariadass