| Title | Dutch Decay – Family Reunion |
| Year | 2020 |
| Artists | Solomon Wamisigo (frame artwork) Jeroen Carelse (photo enhancement & digital collages) Maurits v. Falkenreck (photographer) |
| Materials | Acrylic & Digital Print |
| Substrate | Fujicolor Crystal Archive Deep Matte Velvet Paper |
Photo & Art frame (by Solomon Wamisigo, Maurits v. Falkenreck and Jeroen Carelse):
In the Western World diversity is a “game” plan, an ideology and not a practical method to solve problems. Nature has shown us that diversity is a slow organic process and not a pressure cooker of non-compatible elements.
This artwork challenges the concept of diversity: “How far should one push diversity?, should we also take in wildlife from Africa?”
Book Dutch Decay:
The photo of the medieval castle Teylingen in The Netherlands illustrates Page 100 (Chapter V The Political Ecosystem as an obstacle):
“Students are not confronted with a diversity of viewpoints; they are given the acceptable ones, and not much more. This means that they cannot fully develop their critical thinking skills. Also, when they enter the real world (or go to college), they are wholly unprepared for the actual diversity of viewpoints and opinions. They have not learned to deal with clashing viewpoints, and they will demand (as happens in schools and universities around the Western world) that they be protected from certain ideas, instead of just tolerating their existence, or critically examining them. They have not learned to think critically, and they have not learned how to deal with criticism.
Instead, they are usually taught to embrace ‘virtuous’, politically correct thinking, and to not be too critical towards or skeptical of left-wing dogmas that are part and parcel of the utopian ideal of the wholly socially engineered society.”
The artwork is here.