so I want to start with two questions how do you connect to the wild and when
how do you connect to the wild and when
how do you connect to the wild and when do you connect to the wild my
do you connect to the wild my
do you connect to the wild my relationship with the wild began as a
relationship with the wild began as a
relationship with the wild began as a child with something as simple as a
child with something as simple as a
child with something as simple as a smile the smile that you see on my face
smile the smile that you see on my face
smile the smile that you see on my face right now is not the one that I had as a
right now is not the one that I had as a
right now is not the one that I had as a kid
kid
kid where you see incisors I once had fangs
where you see incisors I once had fangs
where you see incisors I once had fangs so this led me to believe I was a bat I
so this led me to believe I was a bat I
so this led me to believe I was a bat I would run about the house with a cape
would run about the house with a cape
would run about the house with a cape tied to my neck in my hands pretending I
tied to my neck in my hands pretending I
tied to my neck in my hands pretending I could fly I’m sorry to say that never
could fly I’m sorry to say that never
could fly I’m sorry to say that never took off one of the many disappointments
took off one of the many disappointments
took off one of the many disappointments of childhood things that you learn your
of childhood things that you learn your
of childhood things that you learn your limitations few years later I remember
limitations few years later I remember
limitations few years later I remember reading this article about fruit bats
reading this article about fruit bats
reading this article about fruit bats and a large number of them are being
and a large number of them are being
and a large number of them are being consumed in by the thousands in Guam and
consumed in by the thousands in Guam and
consumed in by the thousands in Guam and being shipped from the Pacific Islands
being shipped from the Pacific Islands
being shipped from the Pacific Islands to Guam this is a commercial outfit to
to Guam this is a commercial outfit to
to Guam this is a commercial outfit to think that somebody would want to
think that somebody would want to
think that somebody would want to consume something that I had been not
consume something that I had been not
consume something that I had been not too long ago was kind of shocking and it
too long ago was kind of shocking and it
too long ago was kind of shocking and it really did not resonate with me and I
really did not resonate with me and I
really did not resonate with me and I figured I needed to do something about
figured I needed to do something about
figured I needed to do something about that at some point in my life but I
that at some point in my life but I
that at some point in my life but I didn’t think to start then which I
didn’t think to start then which I
didn’t think to start then which I should haven’t and I’m always amazed by
should haven’t and I’m always amazed by
should haven’t and I’m always amazed by people who start early because it’s
people who start early because it’s
people who start early because it’s never too early to start if you’re
never too early to start if you’re
never too early to start if you’re reacting to something do something right
reacting to something do something right
reacting to something do something right then and there don’t wait for tomorrow
then and there don’t wait for tomorrow
then and there don’t wait for tomorrow don’t wait for another day don’t wait to
don’t wait for another day don’t wait to
don’t wait for another day don’t wait to become something you’re already
become something you’re already
become something you’re already everything you need to be to act anyhow
everything you need to be to act anyhow
everything you need to be to act anyhow so I going forward eventually I found my
so I going forward eventually I found my
so I going forward eventually I found my way back into conservation which I’m
way back into conservation which I’m
way back into conservation which I’m really grateful for and I wound up
really grateful for and I wound up
really grateful for and I wound up dealing with numerous species through
dealing with numerous species through
dealing with numerous species through numerous nonprofit outfits for me wild
numerous nonprofit outfits for me wild
numerous nonprofit outfits for me wild as an implicit part of who I am and how
as an implicit part of who I am and how
as an implicit part of who I am and how I function daily it is part of our
I function daily it is part of our
I function daily it is part of our biological and evolutionary development
biological and evolutionary development
biological and evolutionary development it is a part of our lineage it’s where
it is a part of our lineage it’s where
it is a part of our lineage it’s where we come from
we come from
we come from it is our past it is in our present and
it is our past it is in our present and
it is our past it is in our present and should jolly we’ll be a part of our
should jolly we’ll be a part of our
should jolly we’ll be a part of our future and that is why I do what I do
future and that is why I do what I do
future and that is why I do what I do because it is so important to me to
because it is so important to me to
because it is so important to me to evoke this connection that I feel on a
evoke this connection that I feel on a
evoke this connection that I feel on a cellular level in every individual I
cellular level in every individual I
cellular level in every individual I encounter every day it led me to dealing
encounter every day it led me to dealing
encounter every day it led me to dealing with ivory and
with ivory and
with ivory and horn and all of last year went by just
horn and all of last year went by just
horn and all of last year went by just tackling this one issue and try and tell
tackling this one issue and try and tell
tackling this one issue and try and tell the same story over and over again in as
the same story over and over again in as
the same story over and over again in as many ways as possible
many ways as possible
many ways as possible these were campaigns elephant voices
these were campaigns elephant voices
these were campaigns elephant voices Joyce booze organization dealing with
Joyce booze organization dealing with
Joyce booze organization dealing with poaching in Kenya so this particular
poaching in Kenya so this particular
poaching in Kenya so this particular campaign was supposed to cast a light on
campaign was supposed to cast a light on
campaign was supposed to cast a light on what’s happening with the Chinese
what’s happening with the Chinese
what’s happening with the Chinese consumer market being the largest
consumer market being the largest
consumer market being the largest stakeholder in this game it is a numbers
stakeholder in this game it is a numbers
stakeholder in this game it is a numbers game it is about tipping points money
game it is about tipping points money
game it is about tipping points money and time and time is running out at the
and time and time is running out at the
and time and time is running out at the cost of these animals so this particular
cost of these animals so this particular
cost of these animals so this particular campaign shows these two Chinese
campaign shows these two Chinese
campaign shows these two Chinese characters with spells China in Chinese
characters with spells China in Chinese
characters with spells China in Chinese the song GU and beneath that I’ve
the song GU and beneath that I’ve
the song GU and beneath that I’ve written stopped the trade every toss
written stopped the trade every toss
written stopped the trade every toss course the life this got Joyce thrown
course the life this got Joyce thrown
course the life this got Joyce thrown out of a TCM conference traditional
out of a TCM conference traditional
out of a TCM conference traditional Chinese medicine conference and she
Chinese medicine conference and she
Chinese medicine conference and she called me panicked Bing
called me panicked Bing
called me panicked Bing oh my gosh I can’t believe it had such a
oh my gosh I can’t believe it had such a
oh my gosh I can’t believe it had such a huge cry I’ll cry that I had to be
huge cry I’ll cry that I had to be
huge cry I’ll cry that I had to be basically evicted from the premises and
basically evicted from the premises and
basically evicted from the premises and she said I don’t know whether this was a
she said I don’t know whether this was a
she said I don’t know whether this was a good thing but after a lot of debate we
good thing but after a lot of debate we
good thing but after a lot of debate we realized it was a good thing because
realized it was a good thing because
realized it was a good thing because shortly after we started getting emails
shortly after we started getting emails
shortly after we started getting emails with images like this this was the less
with images like this this was the less
with images like this this was the less shocking image I got emails with people
shocking image I got emails with people
shocking image I got emails with people who had tattooed this onto their backs
who had tattooed this onto their backs
who had tattooed this onto their backs and arms I was surprised that a single
and arms I was surprised that a single
and arms I was surprised that a single artwork that I’d created could have such
artwork that I’d created could have such
artwork that I’d created could have such deep impact on people’s lives that they
deep impact on people’s lives that they
deep impact on people’s lives that they felt like it could extend their voice
felt like it could extend their voice
felt like it could extend their voice and empower who they were and what they
and empower who they were and what they
and empower who they were and what they stood for in the world so we started
stood for in the world so we started
stood for in the world so we started running these campaigns as open source
running these campaigns as open source
running these campaigns as open source anybody could print them out and use
anybody could print them out and use
anybody could print them out and use them any which way they felt was
them any which way they felt was
them any which way they felt was appropriate to get the story out there
appropriate to get the story out there
appropriate to get the story out there there were demonstrations completely
there were demonstrations completely
there were demonstrations completely decentralized organized by students
decentralized organized by students
decentralized organized by students schools and nonprofits around the world
schools and nonprofits around the world
schools and nonprofits around the world all carrying banners there were banners
all carrying banners there were banners
all carrying banners there were banners hanging outside people’s houses as
hanging outside people’s houses as
hanging outside people’s houses as bumper stickers and cars I would get
bumper stickers and cars I would get
bumper stickers and cars I would get images daily sent in and it was really
images daily sent in and it was really
images daily sent in and it was really quite lovely to see that these images
quite lovely to see that these images
quite lovely to see that these images could really have such a strong reach
could really have such a strong reach
could really have such a strong reach across the world which led me to finding
across the world which led me to finding
across the world which led me to finding ways to communicate the same story and
ways to communicate the same story and
ways to communicate the same story and as many media as possible as well as to
as many media as possible as well as to
as many media as possible as well as to tell every angle of the story so this is
tell every angle of the story so this is
tell every angle of the story so this is to cast a light on the terror attacks
to cast a light on the terror attacks
to cast a light on the terror attacks and the trade in firearms because
and the trade in firearms because
and the trade in firearms because illicit contraband does contribute to
illicit contraband does contribute to
illicit contraband does contribute to that
it’s also important to educate the
it’s also important to educate the Chinese demographic about how each task
Chinese demographic about how each task
Chinese demographic about how each task or rhino horn costs a life it does
or rhino horn costs a life it does
or rhino horn costs a life it does result in debt most Chinese people
result in debt most Chinese people
result in debt most Chinese people believe that the elephant tusk is like a
believe that the elephant tusk is like a
believe that the elephant tusk is like a tooth it just falls out and it’s picked
tooth it just falls out and it’s picked
tooth it just falls out and it’s picked up by somebody and delivered to the
up by somebody and delivered to the
up by somebody and delivered to the marketplace so I need to show this in a
marketplace so I need to show this in a
marketplace so I need to show this in a way in places where loads of ice would
way in places where loads of ice would
way in places where loads of ice would have access to these images we ran these
have access to these images we ran these
have access to these images we ran these on mass transport systems in China as
on mass transport systems in China as
on mass transport systems in China as well as on consumer magazines in
well as on consumer magazines in
well as on consumer magazines in partnership with WildAid African
partnership with WildAid African
partnership with WildAid African Wildlife Foundation and save our
Wildlife Foundation and save our
Wildlife Foundation and save our elephants because we weren’t a target
elephants because we weren’t a target
elephants because we weren’t a target people who had the purchasing power who
people who had the purchasing power who
people who had the purchasing power who could have immediate impact and what was
could have immediate impact and what was
could have immediate impact and what was happening on the field because when you
happening on the field because when you
happening on the field because when you kill the demand when you can stop the
kill the demand when you can stop the
kill the demand when you can stop the buying it stops the killing it’s not
buying it stops the killing it’s not
buying it stops the killing it’s not just important to educate people about
just important to educate people about
just important to educate people about what’s happening but also to cast light
what’s happening but also to cast light
what’s happening but also to cast light on on cultural consciousness and shift
on on cultural consciousness and shift
on on cultural consciousness and shift perspectives that are held from for
perspectives that are held from for
perspectives that are held from for extended periods of time and get those
extended periods of time and get those
extended periods of time and get those people to extend the empathy that they
people to extend the empathy that they
people to extend the empathy that they feel toward one thing toward yet other
feel toward one thing toward yet other
feel toward one thing toward yet other things so moving from the known to the
things so moving from the known to the
things so moving from the known to the unknown so these two campaigns which
unknown so these two campaigns which
unknown so these two campaigns which were run across China in the similar
were run across China in the similar
were run across China in the similar format and one mass transport as well as
format and one mass transport as well as
format and one mass transport as well as on billboards and magazines were to help
on billboards and magazines were to help
on billboards and magazines were to help the Chinese extend this pride that they
the Chinese extend this pride that they
the Chinese extend this pride that they feel in the conservation success that
feel in the conservation success that
feel in the conservation success that they’ve achieved with pandas in China to
they’ve achieved with pandas in China to
they’ve achieved with pandas in China to African wildlife hence the pandas of
African wildlife hence the pandas of
African wildlife hence the pandas of Africa it was run in a vocabulary they
Africa it was run in a vocabulary they
Africa it was run in a vocabulary they understood and it went viral in China
understood and it went viral in China
understood and it went viral in China which was a tremendous success because
which was a tremendous success because
which was a tremendous success because it was tweeted on on Weibo and an old
it was tweeted on on Weibo and an old
it was tweeted on on Weibo and an old local social media the Chinese adopted
local social media the Chinese adopted
local social media the Chinese adopted it as their own message because it was
it as their own message because it was
it as their own message because it was not targeting them and singling them out
not targeting them and singling them out
not targeting them and singling them out instead it was telling them you’ve done
instead it was telling them you’ve done
instead it was telling them you’ve done something well extend that positive
something well extend that positive
something well extend that positive attitude towards something else for me
attitude towards something else for me
attitude towards something else for me I’m haunted by this crisis I my dating
I’m haunted by this crisis I my dating
I’m haunted by this crisis I my dating life is kind of ruined by it because
life is kind of ruined by it because
life is kind of ruined by it because frankly when I go out on a date with a
frankly when I go out on a date with a
frankly when I go out on a date with a stranger I’m thinking all the while
stranger I’m thinking all the while
stranger I’m thinking all the while about one that’s lost every 15 minutes
about one that’s lost every 15 minutes
about one that’s lost every 15 minutes so by the time you get to dessert I’m
so by the time you get to dessert I’m
so by the time you get to dessert I’m like is this guy worth 6 elephants and
like is this guy worth 6 elephants and
like is this guy worth 6 elephants and when when you’re weighing at art like
when when you’re weighing at art like
when when you’re weighing at art like that it’s very hard to sit through that
that it’s very hard to sit through that
that it’s very hard to sit through that evening it also ends up affecting me
evening it also ends up affecting me
evening it also ends up affecting me during my sleep cycle it ruins my REM
during my sleep cycle it ruins my REM
during my sleep cycle it ruins my REM cycle continually or sometimes I
cycle continually or sometimes I
cycle continually or sometimes I actually end up strategizing solutions
actually end up strategizing solutions
actually end up strategizing solutions and taking notes while
and taking notes while
and taking notes while sleep with an iPhone by my bed or a
sleep with an iPhone by my bed or a
sleep with an iPhone by my bed or a notebook because I never know when a
notebook because I never know when a
notebook because I never know when a sketch is going to occur to me not to
sketch is going to occur to me not to
sketch is going to occur to me not to mention bathroom because if I wake up in
mention bathroom because if I wake up in
mention bathroom because if I wake up in the middle of the night and this was one
the middle of the night and this was one
the middle of the night and this was one particular situation is a sequence that
particular situation is a sequence that
particular situation is a sequence that actually unfolded one evening so I woke
actually unfolded one evening so I woke
actually unfolded one evening so I woke up at 3:00 in the morning went to the
up at 3:00 in the morning went to the
up at 3:00 in the morning went to the loo sat down and as I’m being I’m like
loo sat down and as I’m being I’m like
loo sat down and as I’m being I’m like looking out the door and I see a tile on
looking out the door and I see a tile on
looking out the door and I see a tile on the floor tree rings in this wooden tile
the floor tree rings in this wooden tile
the floor tree rings in this wooden tile and I’m immediately thinking about
and I’m immediately thinking about
and I’m immediately thinking about geological time and about the giant
geological time and about the giant
geological time and about the giant sequoia that I first encountered as a
sequoia that I first encountered as a
sequoia that I first encountered as a child in the British Natural History
child in the British Natural History
child in the British Natural History Museum about how these species and
Museum about how these species and
Museum about how these species and compare our stories and assimilate us in
compare our stories and assimilate us in
compare our stories and assimilate us in such a profound way this particular
such a profound way this particular
such a profound way this particular Sequoia rings is started out its life
Sequoia rings is started out its life
Sequoia rings is started out its life and 5:57 and from there moving forward
and 5:57 and from there moving forward
and 5:57 and from there moving forward it is assimilated the rise of Islam the
it is assimilated the rise of Islam the
it is assimilated the rise of Islam the spread of Christianity it has seen so
spread of Christianity it has seen so
spread of Christianity it has seen so much down to the birth and death of
much down to the birth and death of
much down to the birth and death of Gandhi you know and when we cut a tree
Gandhi you know and when we cut a tree
Gandhi you know and when we cut a tree like that down we’re cutting this huge
like that down we’re cutting this huge
like that down we’re cutting this huge part of our history down so when a
part of our history down so when a
part of our history down so when a species goes extinct it’s not just about
species goes extinct it’s not just about
species goes extinct it’s not just about that one individual or species that’s
that one individual or species that’s
that one individual or species that’s gone off our radar but about the fact
gone off our radar but about the fact
gone off our radar but about the fact that this huge part of our story is just
that this huge part of our story is just
that this huge part of our story is just gone missing and that is such a terrible
gone missing and that is such a terrible
gone missing and that is such a terrible loss to me so immediately got to the
loss to me so immediately got to the
loss to me so immediately got to the desk didn’t go back to bed
desk didn’t go back to bed
desk didn’t go back to bed so I’m sketching out a rhino juxtaposing
so I’m sketching out a rhino juxtaposing
so I’m sketching out a rhino juxtaposing the stree ring into it and then trying
the stree ring into it and then trying
the stree ring into it and then trying to find ways in which I can show how
to find ways in which I can show how
to find ways in which I can show how time is elapsing for the species so the
time is elapsing for the species so the
time is elapsing for the species so the primary horn became a santim of but a
primary horn became a santim of but a
primary horn became a santim of but a blood timer so every drop that falls is
blood timer so every drop that falls is
blood timer so every drop that falls is adding to that narrative of loss and the
adding to that narrative of loss and the
adding to that narrative of loss and the secondary horn is a metronome with a
secondary horn is a metronome with a
secondary horn is a metronome with a ak-47 going back and forth keeping count
ak-47 going back and forth keeping count
ak-47 going back and forth keeping count the eye of the Rhino has a clock that
the eye of the Rhino has a clock that
the eye of the Rhino has a clock that reads the second before midnight because
reads the second before midnight because
reads the second before midnight because if you compress geological time into 24
if you compress geological time into 24
if you compress geological time into 24 hours we came on to this planet a second
hours we came on to this planet a second
hours we came on to this planet a second before midnight and we’ve had this meant
before midnight and we’ve had this meant
before midnight and we’ve had this meant amount of impact changed the face of
amount of impact changed the face of
amount of impact changed the face of this planet within that second so how do
this planet within that second so how do
this planet within that second so how do I extend the same narrative onto yet
I extend the same narrative onto yet
I extend the same narrative onto yet other ideas and so this was about
other ideas and so this was about
other ideas and so this was about elephants hens burning off the ivory the
elephants hens burning off the ivory the
elephants hens burning off the ivory the stockpiles thinking about how that
stockpiles thinking about how that
stockpiles thinking about how that connects to China so incense clocks were
connects to China so incense clocks were
connects to China so incense clocks were what they used back in the day so
what they used back in the day so
what they used back in the day so burning of incense and then thinking
burning of incense and then thinking
burning of incense and then thinking about how the target swings back and
about how the target swings back and
about how the target swings back and forth just waiting for them to be called
forth just waiting for them to be called
forth just waiting for them to be called down moving that forward how can we roll
down moving that forward how can we roll
down moving that forward how can we roll this into a solution it’s about
this into a solution it’s about
this into a solution it’s about having a rise in our energy
having a rise in our energy
having a rise in our energy consciousness not just moving to new
consciousness not just moving to new
consciousness not just moving to new energy economies but also finding this
energy economies but also finding this
energy economies but also finding this deeper spiritual connection to nature to
deeper spiritual connection to nature to
deeper spiritual connection to nature to see if we have the capacity to rewilding
see if we have the capacity to rewilding
see if we have the capacity to rewilding disconnected despite living in the
disconnected despite living in the
disconnected despite living in the cities that we live in if there is an
cities that we live in if there is an
cities that we live in if there is an honest way in which we understand that
honest way in which we understand that
honest way in which we understand that the Rhino is a part of who we are that
the Rhino is a part of who we are that
the Rhino is a part of who we are that the elephant is a part of who we are and
the elephant is a part of who we are and
the elephant is a part of who we are and we cannot live without them in this
we cannot live without them in this
we cannot live without them in this world with us this particular campaign I
world with us this particular campaign I
world with us this particular campaign I ran in New York to raise funding it was
ran in New York to raise funding it was
ran in New York to raise funding it was crowd-sourced so every time a donor
crowd-sourced so every time a donor
crowd-sourced so every time a donor contributed to this particular campaign
contributed to this particular campaign
contributed to this particular campaign I would replace the graphically
I would replace the graphically
I would replace the graphically Illustrated hand with an actual human
Illustrated hand with an actual human
Illustrated hand with an actual human hand when he finished raising funding I
hand when he finished raising funding I
hand when he finished raising funding I had all the human hands out there and
had all the human hands out there and
had all the human hands out there and this is the power of us coming together
this is the power of us coming together
this is the power of us coming together all of this resulted in me getting a
all of this resulted in me getting a
all of this resulted in me getting a billboard up in Times Square on Broadway
billboard up in Times Square on Broadway
billboard up in Times Square on Broadway between 46 and 47 in partnership with
between 46 and 47 in partnership with
between 46 and 47 in partnership with loud sauce and March for Elephants for a
loud sauce and March for Elephants for a
loud sauce and March for Elephants for a month
month
month it ran 24/7 and I’m gonna play the spot
it ran 24/7 and I’m gonna play the spot
it ran 24/7 and I’m gonna play the spot for you
the acoustic scape for this particular
the acoustic scape for this particular animation was acquired from elephant
animation was acquired from elephant
animation was acquired from elephant listening project Katie Payne’s work
listening project Katie Payne’s work
listening project Katie Payne’s work this was an actual recording of a
this was an actual recording of a
this was an actual recording of a poaching incident in Gabon so you hear
poaching incident in Gabon so you hear
poaching incident in Gabon so you hear the shots being fired in the beginning
the shots being fired in the beginning
the shots being fired in the beginning the elephant’s groaning for coming to
the elephant’s groaning for coming to
the elephant’s groaning for coming to those shots and then you hear the
those shots and then you hear the
those shots and then you hear the poachers hacking into their faces and
poachers hacking into their faces and
poachers hacking into their faces and the sound of that
the sound of that
the sound of that that’s the ax hitting against the bone
that’s the ax hitting against the bone
that’s the ax hitting against the bone and also the tusks and you hear them
and also the tusks and you hear them
and also the tusks and you hear them groaning even after that’s because
groaning even after that’s because
groaning even after that’s because they’re live and conscious for this you
they’re live and conscious for this you
they’re live and conscious for this you actually see elephant’s in Africa
actually see elephant’s in Africa
actually see elephant’s in Africa stumbling about with completely caved in
stumbling about with completely caved in
stumbling about with completely caved in faces because they’ve eaten in with an
faces because they’ve eaten in with an
faces because they’ve eaten in with an axe and it’s still alive so you have to
axe and it’s still alive so you have to
axe and it’s still alive so you have to wait for that elephant to fall before
wait for that elephant to fall before
wait for that elephant to fall before you can even handle what’s happening
you can even handle what’s happening
you can even handle what’s happening with it so it’s a pretty grisly trade
with it so it’s a pretty grisly trade
with it so it’s a pretty grisly trade it’s really brutal and bloody oh by the
it’s really brutal and bloody oh by the
it’s really brutal and bloody oh by the way that particular campaign got over
way that particular campaign got over
way that particular campaign got over 1.5 million views that’s 1.5 million
1.5 million views that’s 1.5 million
1.5 million views that’s 1.5 million eyes that will reach Minds that were
eyes that will reach Minds that were
eyes that will reach Minds that were reached and hopefully changed in some
reached and hopefully changed in some
reached and hopefully changed in some way by that campaign I did have a lot of
way by that campaign I did have a lot of
way by that campaign I did have a lot of people come up to me and asked me what
people come up to me and asked me what
people come up to me and asked me what ivory was which was a little shocking so
ivory was which was a little shocking so
ivory was which was a little shocking so it’s the world we live in so the need to
it’s the world we live in so the need to
it’s the world we live in so the need to educate I cannot underscore that enough
educate I cannot underscore that enough
educate I cannot underscore that enough if you know transmit that knowledge it
if you know transmit that knowledge it
if you know transmit that knowledge it has to happen now use social media I
has to happen now use social media I
has to happen now use social media I mean taking a selfie is not just about
mean taking a selfie is not just about
mean taking a selfie is not just about about like who we are today but who we
about like who we are today but who we
about like who we are today but who we are has that power
are has that power
are has that power you know you becoming that selfie means
you know you becoming that selfie means
you know you becoming that selfie means that you have a stand in this world you
that you have a stand in this world you
that you have a stand in this world you have a place in this world and therefore
have a place in this world and therefore
have a place in this world and therefore you need to speak up through it use
you need to speak up through it use
you need to speak up through it use yourself as a vessel moving forward is
yourself as a vessel moving forward is
yourself as a vessel moving forward is much about the the megafauna that is
much about the the megafauna that is
much about the the megafauna that is going extinct because of our actions
going extinct because of our actions
going extinct because of our actions it’s also the habitat loss that’s
it’s also the habitat loss that’s
it’s also the habitat loss that’s resulting in compromised living
resulting in compromised living
resulting in compromised living situation for all of these incredible
situation for all of these incredible
situation for all of these incredible animals so this particular campaign who
animals so this particular campaign who
animals so this particular campaign who is illustrated in charcoal because the
is illustrated in charcoal because the
is illustrated in charcoal because the charcoal trade I don’t know how many of
charcoal trade I don’t know how many of
charcoal trade I don’t know how many of you know about this is pre rampant in
you know about this is pre rampant in
you know about this is pre rampant in African countries they fell over four
African countries they fell over four
African countries they fell over four hundred thousand acres in just Tanzania
hundred thousand acres in just Tanzania
hundred thousand acres in just Tanzania to produce charcoal because it’s the
to produce charcoal because it’s the
to produce charcoal because it’s the main energy source for most Tanzanian
main energy source for most Tanzanian
main energy source for most Tanzanian households that’s how they light their
households that’s how they light their
households that’s how they light their stoves because most Tanzanian households
stoves because most Tanzanian households
stoves because most Tanzanian households the majority of the population lives
the majority of the population lives
the majority of the population lives off-grid but this basically results in
off-grid but this basically results in
off-grid but this basically results in loss of habitat for
loss of habitat for
loss of habitat for the African wildlife cheetahs that are
the African wildlife cheetahs that are
the African wildlife cheetahs that are basically disintegrating before our very
basically disintegrating before our very
basically disintegrating before our very own eyes and these animals need a lot of
own eyes and these animals need a lot of
own eyes and these animals need a lot of space they need the acres to survive I
space they need the acres to survive I
space they need the acres to survive I was also in the sound Gary recently
was also in the sound Gary recently
was also in the sound Gary recently working with frankfurt zoological
working with frankfurt zoological
working with frankfurt zoological society very closely i got the
society very closely i got the
society very closely i got the opportunity to talk to poachers former
opportunity to talk to poachers former
opportunity to talk to poachers former poachers and also installed this mural
poachers and also installed this mural
poachers and also installed this mural in the frankfurt office and sarin era
in the frankfurt office and sarin era
in the frankfurt office and sarin era the mural actually speaks to how i embed
the mural actually speaks to how i embed
the mural actually speaks to how i embed data into a particular artwork because
data into a particular artwork because
data into a particular artwork because the composition is not just about
the composition is not just about
the composition is not just about creating something beautiful but about
creating something beautiful but about
creating something beautiful but about how how much information I can embed in
how how much information I can embed in
how how much information I can embed in a given layout in this particular case I
a given layout in this particular case I
a given layout in this particular case I wanted to show the Serengeti highway
wanted to show the Serengeti highway
wanted to show the Serengeti highway coming up I wanted to cast a light on
coming up I wanted to cast a light on
coming up I wanted to cast a light on demographic momentum in the upcoming
demographic momentum in the upcoming
demographic momentum in the upcoming years because if you if you look at the
years because if you if you look at the
years because if you if you look at the skyline that I had Ellis trated you can
skyline that I had Ellis trated you can
skyline that I had Ellis trated you can actually see from 12 million of the
actually see from 12 million of the
actually see from 12 million of the population when it picks that Empire
population when it picks that Empire
population when it picks that Empire State is going to be a 200 million just
State is going to be a 200 million just
State is going to be a 200 million just in Tanzania where is this population
in Tanzania where is this population
in Tanzania where is this population going to go and how is infrastructure
going to go and how is infrastructure
going to go and how is infrastructure going to develop in the coming years and
going to develop in the coming years and
going to develop in the coming years and how we’re going to stop the wild from
how we’re going to stop the wild from
how we’re going to stop the wild from getting infringed Frank fenced in and
getting infringed Frank fenced in and
getting infringed Frank fenced in and fragmented like it has everywhere else
fragmented like it has everywhere else
fragmented like it has everywhere else in the world so these are the questions
in the world so these are the questions
in the world so these are the questions I wake up to every day and the reason
I wake up to every day and the reason
I wake up to every day and the reason why I do campaign after campaign image
why I do campaign after campaign image
why I do campaign after campaign image after image day in and day out is
after image day in and day out is
after image day in and day out is because I want to change the one thing
because I want to change the one thing
because I want to change the one thing that I know will have the most impact in
that I know will have the most impact in
that I know will have the most impact in the world around me and that’s you thank
the world around me and that’s you thank
the world around me and that’s you thank you
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