Saturday, December 19, 2009

Maya Lin - Unchopping a Tree

American artist and architect Maya Lin has unveiled a multimedia piece called Unchopping A Tree.



The slow-burning, reflective piece features ethereal music by Brian Eno. "If deforestation were happening in your city, how quickly would you work to stop it?" the video asks, pointing out that 90 acres of rainforest are destroyed every minute. Deforestation threatens half of the world's species, and is responsible for 20% of global warming emissions.

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