“A gentle waterfall pours from the cliff into a large aqua pool. The rocks are molded concrete and the pool reeks of chlorine. Under clear resin, our tabletop bears a colorful design of the Mayan alphabet and calendar. Down one level to the right is an area with carpeted steps and a large video screen playing cartoons — a sideshow for children not sufficiently captivated by robotic iguanas…. Can someone who knows only censored and stylized depictions of the natural world — Disneyland, PBS, The Nature Company — ever love and understand the wonderfully complex original?” Julia Corbett —Robotic IguanasOrion Online)
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