WITHER
A slice of rainforest disappearing at the speed of deforestation in the Amazone that is happening as we speak.
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Economia: The Limited Edition - Exhibition
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Economia: The Limited Edition - Exhibition
Thijs Biersteker
Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker uses the current deforestation data to control one square meter of rainforest that can disappear right in front of your eyes. Helping us to imagine the sheer scale of loss happening at this moment, in places where no one is there to watch.
As the world is forced to slow down in lockdowns due to Covid-19, there is a 71 percent acceleration of deforestation happening in the Brazilian rainforests through the lack of enforcement as a result of the pandemic. Bringing us onto a hard to imagine 2.
Real time deforestation data translated to leafs
Thijs Biersteker
Thijs Biersteker
Thijs Biersteker
