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In response to the urgent concerns of global environmental issues—such as deforestation, air pollution, acid precipitation, and oil spills—I created a poignant work that encapsulates the gravity of our environmental crisis.
My piece features a repurposed 1960s parking meter wrapped in a NASA satellite image of the Earth, symbolizing the planet's fragility and interconnectedness. The meter is permanently fixed on "VIOLATION," a powerful and direct statement underscoring humanity's collective failure to respect and protect the natural world.
I am driven by the dire warnings from bodies like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about the catastrophic consequences of exceeding 2∘C of warming and the necessity to limit the rise to 1.5∘C. Unfortunately, current projections show us surpassing these critical thresholds. Through this artwork, I invite viewers to confront these realities and recognize the urgent need for collective action to address our environmental violations.
