This infographic sculpture and accompanying video investigate how Brazilian nature is turned into a commodity, commonly owned and exploited by foreign stakeholders. Using reports of global investment forms like Harvard Edowment Fund, a series of intricate diagrams were created, which explained complex connections between Western investment firms, and their ‘ownership’ & speculation on land, gas and carbon in the Amazon region. Seemingly abstract unrelated networks are brought to life in order to expose the hidden relations of the agents of deforestation. Each block of land, gas or carbon is labelled with an actor, and footnoted with text on the floor explaining the flow of commodification and shell companies used to hide direct responsibility.
