Size 183 X 290 cm
COMBO is a commentary on the combined hazards of the way we feed ourselves and the society industrial food production engenders. Food production on industrial levels is causing permanent damage to our environment and to our health. The ubiquitous use of ammonium nitrate fertilizers, and chemical pesticides have enabled the green revolution that saw human population grow exponentially, now these substances are increasing the risk of cancer among various other diseases. Their use also results in ground water pollution and soil acidification, reducing the soil's capacity to regenerate itself naturally, producing a vicious cycle. Mass animal agriculture increases greenhouses gas emission, deforestation and biodiversity loss among other harmful effects.
Humans have evolved from a species in the fringes of the animal kingdom to dominate the rest of the species on planet earth along with the environment that serves as a life support system to them all. This hegemony has been carried out with little consideration for the responsibilities and consequences involved in it.
The Holocene was the name of the geological age in which humanity thrived and reached its full potential as a species. Since the start of the industrial revolution the impact humans have had on their environment has been so great that some scientists believe a new geological age has begun, they call it the Anthropocene.
Technological development based on capitalist principles has created a human paradox where our progress can lead to our demise.
© Daniel Botelho
