An uncultivated, uninhabited, an inhospitable region. 

A neglected or abandoned area. 

A position of disfavor, especially in a political context. 

These are the proposed nuanaces according to Google. Wilderness, a word that resonates with our current circumstances. 

A word so familiar to artists, who will flourish in the most arid places. 

And in this surreal place, the colorist met the birdman. There was the surreal and now there is another world within.