Deforestation Embroidery

This piece represents deforestation across the planet over the past 10,000 years. The piece can be read from left to right and top to bottom. Dark green represents forests, light green represents grasslands, red represents agriculture, purple represents crops, and pink represents urban land. Each of the six panels represents a different span of time — 10,000 years ago, 5,000 years ago, 1700, 1900, 1950, 2023, which emphasizes the recent loss of land. Data sourced from the Our World in Data. Linen & batik fabrics, wool thread, 12x18 inches.

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