Riding the crest of the planet’s fragile energy gradient — billions of years in the making — and with symbolic technology in hand, we carve in to the surfboard the biosphere has shaped through countless cycles, on which we balance.

When did we lose our footing? How did we sever ourselves from the waves that gave us life?

Why are we so distracted by the thrill of the ride that we mistake it for progress, while the grave depths below loom closer?