Beginnings of my project

The idea for the project I am currently undertaking came from a variety of areas:

• The Conservatory at the Barbican
• Books such as 'Oryx and Crake' and 'The year of the flood' by Margaret Atwood
• Films such as '2012', '28 Weeks later' and 'The Road'.
• Finally, documentaries such as 'Life after people'.

All of these involved elements of man being wiped out and therefore nature being left to take over. I think this idea is so interesting and vast I could actually investigate it forever but I am currently looking at evidence of nature overtaking man-made objects now- which is all around in the form of ivy, climbing plants/ trees etc and natural disasters.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/26415200@N08/sets/72157604922404379/ This link is to 'Earth's future' with drawings which include an impression of the world written about in 'Oryx and Crake' and 'The Year of the Flood'.
 Nature is so powerful, while investigating this idea I have noticed that really there is no competition between man and nature, it is as though we are just temporary- until nature can take back the planet.  

Will upload photos soon of the studies so far!