abandoned wilderness

His films like Stalker and Solaris explore desolate, forsaken landscapes as metaphysical spaces where nature and human consciousness intersect in profound isolation.

Herzog obsessively documents humanity's struggle against hostile, abandoned natural environments in films like Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo, capturing the sublime terror of wilderness.

Her films including The Rider and Nomadland intimately portray characters navigating vast, empty American landscapes where civilization has receded and nature dominates.