In the context of the contemporary ecological crisis, images of environmental disasters flood the media, fostering apocalyptic imagery. The scenarios of the Anthropocene seem to be characterized by a dual and opposing movement: in one direction, an unstoppable urbanization phagocytizing landscapes or trying to transform them into commodities; in the opposite direction, untameable elemental forces destroying any human-made structure. Television programmes, newspapers, and social media are saturated with images depicting this dual movement: cities and villages shape forms, while earthquakes, floods, eruptions, and landslides dismantle them.