25
May
2009
From Utopia to Topia
Author: David ZwolskiThe only deserts… are the deserts of imagination
That was Paolo’s philosophical response whenever he was told
repeatedly “It’s just a big, wet desert out there” in reference to his plans of establishing a self-sufficient society in a seemingly hazardous environment. The “big wet desert” was his land of choice, situated in Columbia, for an eco-friendly society which was inspired by, and aims to solve, overpopulation by creating liveable habitats in the most unlikely of places. “They always put social experiments in the easiest, most fertile places. We wanted the hardest place. We figured if we could do it here, we could do it anywhere.”.








