Crude: The Amazon Reality
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| Container in progress |
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| Container, Zine & Objects |
Zine
My zine for this small works is inspired in Oil Spills. I want to aware people about oil companies and how they exploit the amazon rain forest and how they invade ancestral tribes causing major damages to the environment and the community. I felt I had to speak about this topic because while I was growing up in Ecuador Chevron/Texaco was involve in a international trial because of the damages they cause to the Shuar's for their careless drilling. Also, in the lately years the Ecuadorian government want to allow Chinese oil companies drill oil from Yasuni National Park, a protected area where million of unique species live.
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| Converting color images to black and white for zine |
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| Stamping Zine |
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| Zine in Progress |
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| First idea of wrap for zine |
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| Testing covers for zine |
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| Last Page of Zine ( 2nd Edition) |
Objects
My Objects for the container are:
- A pamphlet of why we have to end amazon crude
- Invitation to sign petition to end amazon crude at www.amazonwatch.org
- 2 glass bottles filled with tissue paper representing clean water and contaminated water
- Stained money representing the dirty business of prioritizing economy rather than protect the amazon and ancestral cultures
- A glass bulb representing the Shuar community and their knowledge
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| Clean water bottles |
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| Clean water and dirty water bottles |
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| Drying stained fake money |
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| Staining tissue paper |
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| Money, bottles and bulbs |
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| Staining fake money with tea |
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| End amazon crude pamphlet |
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| End amazon crude pamphlet and invitation |
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| Shuar Knowledge ( feathers and bulb) |
Container
The container resembles the beauty of the amazon rain forest, full of green and vegetation!
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| Cutting the felt |
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| Gluing felt in box |
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| Finished lid |
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| Bottom of Box |
