One of the most common questions explorers face is: “Why?”
WHY do you explore?
WHY is exploration important?
WHY do human beings have a history of exploration?
Perhaps it is simply in our nature to do so. Perhaps we have a deeply ingrained survival instinct that our animal brains cannot shake despite thousands of years of evolution. Or perhaps we are simply following our destiny as “wanderers”.
Carl Sagan was one of the biggest proponents of our sense of exploration. Now Swedish digital artist Erik Wernquist has created a powerful video to try capturing that wanderlust. Regardless of whether you believe the viability of humanity ever existing beyond Planet Earth, Wanderers is still a visually compelling piece of art. Enjoy!
Wanderers – a short film by Erik Wernquist from Erik Wernquist on Vimeo.
