Design
Why Aliens Will Love Visiting D.C. Once All the Humans Are Gone
Ellen Harvey looks into the future and sees extraterrestrials amid neo-classical ruins.
Why would aliens be attracted to neo-classical architecture?
U.K.-born and now Brooklyn-based artist Ellen Harvey grew up intrigued by how classical and neo-classical architecture seemed to serve as a representation of so many different civilizations. "My first response to neo-classical architecture was informed by my English background, so to me it symbolizes the architecture of an empire," says the artist. "I remember going to Rome for the first time, seeing all of these classical buildings but thinking of it as something indigenous to my (British) culture."