As humans ceased the nomadic pursuit of their desired environments and embraced settled living, they moved beyond merely being a part of nature to interpreting and utilizing it. The language that emerged from this process enabled understanding even in the absence of seeing the object. Language systems that could make people believe they had seen things they had not actually witnessed accelerated the growth of civilization. Consequently, perception of reality became belong to the language. Can we see nature without language? In other words, can we perceive it without objectifying or commodifying it? In modern civilization, can we coexist with beings that share our world without exploiting or protecting them? Can we see nature “naturally"? One day, I captured an image used in a billboard promoting a tourism site in Vietnam. I thought the scene depicted mountains, forests and aged artificial structures covered by vegetation, show well how humans consume the image of nature. I took the photograph in panoramic format to enhance the expansive appearance. Even with this simple effect, the image gives an illusion more "natural”. Photography is the art of perspective. Choosing what to capture from countless possibilities marks the beginning of photography. Therefore, this medium prompts reflection on the act of seeing. I relate such reflection to an introspection about the nature of civilization. Just as it looks inevitable for the relationship between the observer and the observable in photography, is it impossible that civilization and nature truly escape the dichotomy of subject and object? With this dilemma in mind, I documented how other beings coexist within modern civilization, exploring how they survive and are managed by humans.