Adverse Possession

CLICK HERE TO ZOOM IN ON DETAIL (2014) In mid-August while on a business flight back to Chicago from New York I saw a cloud that looked like a giant scorpion tail atop a head. I recognized the potential to expand this idea and had a great time creating Adverse Possession. Adverse Possession is the legal term for when a trespasser can essentially come onto one's property, occupy it, and eventually gain legal ownership of it. Though circumstances differ, one such way is via hostile claim. I keep returning to the theme that humanity, while a part of nature, is ultimately not in charge. To drive this theme I'll refer to this bit of dialogue from the 1993 movie Jurassic Park: Dr. Ian Malcolm : Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun. Donald Gennaro: It's hardly appropriate to start hurling generalizations... Dr. Ian Malcolm: If I may... U