Derelict landscapes inspire survivalist instincts, typified by this year's hit movie The Book of Eli, describing one man's journey to help the salvation of mankind.

Surreal landscapes and ghostly seascapes summon up a mood of uncomfortable dreamlike images that take us to the silent brink of the earth.

Or we look at the surreal contradiction of towering monolithic architecture rising high and isolated above a disturbingly flat landscape as seen here in Dubai.

Above | Photographer David Burdeny
Left | Sacred & Secular - Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road, UAE, 2009
Right | North/South - Grounded Ship, Cape San Pablo, Argentina, 2007

Broken shard-like fragments form a complex kaleidoscope of imagery that offers us a modern take on homespun patchwork effects.

Modern-day crafts lift us from our comfort zone, marrying art and nature in a surreal combination.

Or we take age-old crafts like felting and present them in an innovative and bizarrely new way like this disembodied teddy bear head in felt by American sculptor, Stephanie Metz.

The trend is a happy mix of ancient and modern with high-tech performance fabrics determining form and function - a key look to work alongside the age-old beauty of fur.