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Bunny Park Reflections Art & Story Contest
With a view to Dystopian 2066
Bunny Park Reflections Art & Story Contest
With a view to Dystopian 2066
Send us your dystopian AI art and stories via WhatsApp
Send us your dystopian AI art and stories via WhatsApp. Competition Rules: Images must be respectful and variations of the 4 images provided below. They should bear resemblance to at least one of the given images and have an Aspect Ratio of 1:1.
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Use the 1967 Image to create a Dystopian 2066
Picture Taken 1967
Source: Glynis Cox Millet-Clay | Benoni's History Now & Then Facebook Group
E.G. AI Variation 2066
Source: Submitted by BP Web Admin
AI Image Submitted By: BP Admin
Date: 18 Feb 2024
Image Generated Using: Midjourney
The Associated Story:
The image unfurls a scene of desolation that whispers the echoes of civilization’s fall. A solitary figure, a woman clad in a patchwork of fabrics that tell a tale of resourcefulness in the face of scarcity, strides away from us. Her companion, a solitary rabbit, is a stark emblem of nature’s will to endure amidst the ruins. They walk a path littered with the detritus of a world that once was—a memento mori of concrete and steel.
Ahead, the ruins of what once might have been a proud edifice of knowledge or worship crumbles silently into the earth, a testament to the impermanence of man’s creations. The sky looms heavy, a tapestry of storm clouds that blot out the warmth of the sun, casting an oppressive pall over the land. The very air seems to be a visual sigh, heavy with the burden of what it has witnessed.
This wasteland, once perhaps the verdant fields of Bunny Park, now serves as a stark backdrop to the vestiges of humanity and animal life co-existing in the shadow of progress’s folly. It is a world where the unchecked ambition of the Alpha and Beta classes has wrought a landscape void of the color and joy that once marked the communal spirit of society. The rabbits, now few, forage amongst the rubble, a symbol of life’s fragile insistence.
It is a portrait of resilience in the face of adversity, a poignant illustration of the world that Huxley warned us about—one where the unchecked appetite for advancement and consumption leads to a new dark age, where the echoes of the past serve as a stark reminder of what we stand to lose.
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Use the 1967 Image to create a Dystopian 2066
Picture Taken 1967
Source: Glynis Cox Millet-Clay | Benoni's History Now & Then Facebook Group
E.G. AI Variation 2066
Source: Submitted by BP Web Admin
AI Image Submitted By: BP Admin
Date: 18 Feb 2024
Image Generated Using: Midjourney
The Associated Story
In this haunting image, we behold a scene steeped in the melancholic beauty of a world reshaped by the caprices of a new societal order. Two children, sisters in spirit if not by blood, stand amid the remnants of a place that perhaps once echoed with the laughter of play and the communal merriment of old Bunny Park. Their dresses, now ragged shrouds upon their small frames, are testament to the tenacity of innocence in an age of decay.
Surrounding them is a flock of birds—pale ghosts of the vibrant fauna that might have once graced the lawns of the park, their plumage sullied by the pervasive grime of a world smudged by the soot of industry. The street behind them, now a river of neglect, carries the whispers of forgotten stories and the debris of a civilization that lost itself to its own grand designs.
The buildings, once perhaps bustling hubs of commerce and community, now stand derelict, their hollow facades watching over the new denizens of the park with silent indifference. The air is thick with the mist of a rain that seems to weep for the world that was, its droplets a delicate veil over the despondent tableau.
This image, set against the backdrop of a future that Huxley forewarned, serves as a somber reflection on the fragility of societal structures and the enduring spark of humanity. The children, in their quiet contemplation, are a symbol of hope—a hope that persists even when the skies grow dim and the concrete beneath our feet crumbles. They remind us of the essential purity that survives amidst the ruins, the possibility of regeneration, and the moral imperative to rebuild not just the edifices of our world, but the spirit of our communities.
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Use the 2024 Image to create a Dystopian 2066
Picture Taken 2024
Source: BP Website Admin
E.G. AI Variation 2066
Source: Submitted by BP Web Admin
AI Image Submitted By: BP Admin
Date: 18 Feb 2024
Image Generated Using: Midjourney
The Associated Story
In this haunting vision we see the skeletal remains of a carousel, once the centerpiece of joyous activity, now a corroded relic standing in mute testament to the passage of time. The rusted structure, with its peeling paint and derelict horses, speaks of a bygone era of laughter and innocence that has succumbed to the inexorable decay of neglect.
The horses, frozen mid-gallop, seem to await riders who will never return, their once-vivid coats faded and chipped, embodying the loss of vibrancy that comes with society’s abandonment of simple pleasures in the pursuit of more complex, but not necessarily more fulfilling, endeavors. The surrounding park, now overgrown and littered with the detritus of a civilization that has moved on to other distractions, lies silent under the weight of a sun that casts too harsh a light on what has been left behind.
The trees that stand sentinel around the forlorn merry-go-round appear almost as disapproving observers, their green vitality a stark contrast to the man-made desolation at their feet. In the distance, the world continues unabated, indifferent to this small pocket of nostalgia that has fallen out of favor, out of time, and into disrepair.
This image encapsulates the dystopian aftermath of a society that has lost touch with the communal joy and connection found in shared experiences. It is a potent reminder of the impermanence of our creations and the need for stewardship not only of our environment but also of our communal spaces and shared histories. The abandoned carousel, a symbol of forsaken joy, stands as a cautionary emblem of a world that could be—if we allow the relentless march of so-called progress to trample the simplicity of life’s true pleasures.
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Use the 1967 Image to create a Dystopian 2066
Picture Taken 1967
Source: Glynis Cox Millet-Clay | Benoni's History Now & Then Facebook Group
E.G. AI Variation 2066
Source: Submitted by BP Web Admin
AI Image Submitted By: BP Admin
Date: 18 Feb 2024
Image Generated Using: Midjourney
The Associated Story
In the year 2066, the echoes of children’s laughter that once filled the air of Bunny Park have dwindled to a haunting silence. The image before us is a stark contrast to a photograph taken a century earlier, in 1967, where three children—two girls and a boy—stood under the protective shade of the park’s thatched gazebo, their hands and arms cradling the soft, warm bodies of rabbits. It was a time of balance and abundance, where the future seemed as bright and limitless as the summer sky.
Fast forward to the future, and we are faced with an image that tells a story of a world unrecognizable. The gazebo, once a symbol of communal joy and refuge, is now nothing but a skeletal frame, its form rusted and gnarled by time’s relentless passage. Where once there were three children, there is now only one—a girl, her gaze fixed on the distance, a distance that seems to hold no answers to the questions posed by her silent companions, the sheep, who graze aimlessly on the sparse grasses of a faltering world.
In this future, the anomaly of a declining birthrate has become the norm, and with it, the peculiar phenomenon of an all-female generation. No brothers to accompany sisters, no sons to follow fathers; the population teeters on the brink of collapse. The implications are manifold, but nowhere are they felt more acutely than in places like Bunny Park, where the absence of children’s play, of families growing together, marks a poignant void.
The park, once a haven for families from all walks of life, now serves as a poignant metaphor for the world outside its borders. The rabbits, once the park’s namesake and centerpiece, have long since vanished, leaving behind the sheep and the girl as the sole inheritors of this once-cherished space. The scene is a tableau of loss and silent warning—a memento mori not just for the park but for humanity itself.
Yet, even in this somber setting, there lies a thread of resilience. The girl stands as a symbol of hope, of strength. Perhaps, in her quiet contemplation, she holds the key to renewal, to a world that may find its balance once more. The legacy of Bunny Park, and its role in the community, becomes a beacon of what could still be—a reminder that from the ashes of the old, a new world can be nurtured, one where the laughter of children can once again fill the air, and the rabbits can return to a restored paradise.
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Psychology
Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, often touched on the idea of personal growth through suffering. He suggested that the end of relationships, while painful, offers a unique opportunity for personal development and individuation, encouraging individuals to confront and integrate different parts of the self.
Use the 1967 Image to create a Dystopian 2066
Picture Taken 1967
Source: Glynis Cox Millet-Clay | Benoni's History Now & Then Facebook Group
E.G. AI Variation 2066
Source: Submitted by BP Web Admin
AI Image Submitted By: BP Admin
Date: 18 Feb 2024
Image Generated Using: Midjourney
The Associated Story:
The image unfurls a scene of desolation that whispers the echoes of civilization’s fall. A solitary figure, a woman clad in a patchwork of fabrics that tell a tale of resourcefulness in the face of scarcity, strides away from us. Her companion, a solitary rabbit, is a stark emblem of nature’s will to endure amidst the ruins. They walk a path littered with the detritus of a world that once was—a memento mori of concrete and steel.
Ahead, the ruins of what once might have been a proud edifice of knowledge or worship crumbles silently into the earth, a testament to the impermanence of man’s creations. The sky looms heavy, a tapestry of storm clouds that blot out the warmth of the sun, casting an oppressive pall over the land. The very air seems to be a visual sigh, heavy with the burden of what it has witnessed.
This wasteland, once perhaps the verdant fields of Bunny Park, now serves as a stark backdrop to the vestiges of humanity and animal life co-existing in the shadow of progress’s folly. It is a world where the unchecked ambition of the Alpha and Beta classes has wrought a landscape void of the color and joy that once marked the communal spirit of society. The rabbits, now few, forage amongst the rubble, a symbol of life’s fragile insistence.
It is a portrait of resilience in the face of adversity, a poignant illustration of the world that Huxley warned us about—one where the unchecked appetite for advancement and consumption leads to a new dark age, where the echoes of the past serve as a stark reminder of what we stand to lose.