Nurture
Oil and Acrylic on Panel
Fig trees are a keystone species in the worldâs ecosystem and their fruit played a direct role in our ancestorsâ rapid brain development. Humans are only one result of how an ecological framework fosters evolution. We still share genetic coding with a myriad of creatures, even the tiny Barbigantâs pygmy seahorse. At 6 to 7 weeks during human fetal development, the embryological similarities are clearly visible. As our environment nurtured our ontogeny, now our dominion makes us beholden to this fragile web of life.
Fig trees are a keystone species in the worldâs ecosystem and their fruit played a direct role in our ancestorsâ rapid brain development. Humans are only one result of how an ecological framework fosters evolution. We still share genetic coding with a myriad of creatures, even the tiny Barbigantâs pygmy seahorse. At 6 to 7 weeks during human fetal development, the embryological similarities are clearly visible. As our environment nurtured our ontogeny, now our dominion makes us beholden to this fragile web of life.