Nature did not pre-exist culture in that its idea was not born until culture named and incorporated it

Nature did not pre-exist culture in that its idea was not born until culture named and incorporated it into the conceptual frame of what humans believe as reality. Only within this frame does nature appear to be the opposite of our lifeworld, while the frame itself remains cultural.

Seung-Hoon Jeung, 'A Global Cinematic Zone of Animal and Technology' in Animals (Whitechapel Gallery Ventures Ltd, 2016) p. 94