Underland
What is buried does not stop mattering.
Big Idea
Macfarlane explores underground places to connect deep geological time with memory, extraction, and responsibility for the future.
Deep time
Rock and ice hold histories far longer than a human lifespan.
Buried memory
Caves, graves, and hidden places shape how societies remember and conceal.
Extraction
Underground resources connect landscapes with economic and political choices.
Future traces
Waste and altered environments leave consequences beyond the present generation.
Ways of seeing
Travel, science, and narrative offer different ways to understand what lies beneath a surface.
Notooo Take
Ask what a present decision leaves behind for people who cannot yet respond.
One Thing to Keep
What is buried does not stop mattering.