Chapter one | Another hidden world

There seems to be an abandoned building afar. Plants are taking over. Old, rusty cages are stuck to the building. I’m not sure if animals are living there. I don’t think so. I look closer to have a second look. I can’t imagine that Artis simply would keep an abandoned building and deliberately does not renovate it. Oh, that’s funny. A rough wall seems to find its way out of the doors of the building. Maybe there is something inside? The doors seem to work. Maybe I can get in? When I come closer, the sliding doors opens. I step in and before I even know it, the doors are already closed again behind my back. I’m not sure where I am. Am I allowed here? The rough wall which was trying to crawl outside, keeps me company. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. I fear it a bit. The second sliding door opens. The humidity and the smell of recent rain on fresh plants greets me big way. The sounds are overwhelming. Birds and frogs are accompanied by their own ultrasound. It reminds me of a church choir. I decide to stay quiet.

There’s rough walls everywhere. It’s like they’re growing here. From the core of the building. And they rise right through this man-made world. This man- made world no longer seems to belong to us. It’s property of nature now. Completely overgrown by dense plants.