The Labour Named Deforestation
INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION
DATA VISUALISATION
2019
International discourse and media coverage on the sustainability of the Brazilian Amazon often overlook the role of forced labour and enslaved workers, whose exploitation drives much of the region’s deforestation.
This interactive archive highlights how forced labour underpins key industries contributing to Amazon deforestation, drawing on both local and international news media.
written and designed by
Cyan Bae
primary data
Comissão Pastoral da Terra [Pastoral Land Commission]
Secretaria de Inspeção do Trabalho [The Secretariat of Labour Inspection]
in collaboration with
Greenpeace Netherlands
developed by
Lizzie Malcolm and Dan Powers
exhibitions
2019
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam (NL) | Group Exhibition Alle Ogen op de Amazone [All Eyes on the Amazon]
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (NL) | Group Exhibition Views From Above
PHOTOGRAPHY
exhibition view at Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (2019)
Sofia de Benedictes
Roel Backaert
Chaeyuen Bae (they/she) is a visual artist and researcher based in the Netherlands. Working primarily with moving image, Cyan explores felt experiences and embodied knowledge intertwined with socio-technical systems.
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Chaeyuen Bae (they/she) is a visual artist and researcher based in the Netherlands. Working primarily with moving image, Cyan explores felt experiences and embodied knowledge intertwined with socio-technical systems.
WORKS