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Coming Soon: Nature As Amusement Park

By LISA KATAYAMA Published January 17, 2008, 5:00 pm ET

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Finnish artist Ilkka Halso believes that, once we’re done depleting the ozone, destroying the rainforests, and using up all arable land, nature will be on view in amusement parks, kinda like zoo animals—glorified yet completely devoid of purpose. Below are more images of nature amusement parks from the future.

Images by Ilkka Halso

Ilkka Halso via The Aesthetic Poet

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