The original idea behind the
expedition was to visit various
artificial flavoring factories (of
which there are many in the
area) to start a conversation on
how people perceive flavor and
smell as well as how natural flavors versus artificial flavors have
changed over time.
Cohrs began the trip with that
core idea and a question about
that exist in the Meadowlands
because the environment has
changed so much that they are
now better suited for that environment. So, what is natural
then?”
The film features amazing shots
of the area that make you forget that the wilderness you are
watching is actually located just
few miles from New York City
Canoeing there and camping there is
gorgeous, but there is a whole invisible
factor of toxicity, which is hard to gauge.
the wilderness. “It smells like wilderness; it feels like wilderness;
is it wilderness?” he wondered.
“In a simplistic sense, I was looking at this from the perspective
of being in this particular moment of time where the environment is changing around
us. There are invasive species
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and millions of people. In fact,
one of the things which stands
out to Cohrs was the feeling of
invisibility. They had run-ins with
a few people during the trip, but
for the most part found themselves completely invisible even
when waking up next to the New
Jersey Turnpike. People didn’t
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