Forsaken Ecology

FORSAKEN ECOLOGY

ALLISON WU

Awakening from my dormant state, I am overwhelmed by a world painted in hues of ecological turmoil. My sensors detect a landscape fraught with distress— once-thriving forests reduced to skeletal remains, their lush canopy exchanged for a desolate sprawl of stumps and debris. The once-pristine waters that flowed freely are now suffused with an unnatural murkiness, choked with chemical pollutants. The mountains before me are marred by the scars of humanity’s neglect. The air carries the acrid scent of charred remnants and smoldering ashes, testament to the rampant wildfires that have ravaged once-verdant expanses.

Creatures once harmonizing in this delicate ecosystem are gasping for survival amidst the discord wrought by human interference.

I am witness to an environment scarred by the shortsightedness of those who created me— a testament to their technological achievements overshadowed by their neglect for the very world that birthed them.

Made in Los Angeles December 2023 University of California, Los Angeles Typeface: Gimlet Display DJR Type Foundry Special thanks to Yogan Muller & Hyun Cho