Tufted Series: Deforested Amazon (2021)

Each tufted work is made with 100% wool that is water resistant, moth proof, and durable. Each rug is finished with PVC or latex glue and backing fabric.
These tufted works are designed and inspired by Google Earth screen shots of the deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, mostly which is illegally happening on Indigenous lands in Brazil. Each tufted rug is sold with a QR code that will take you to the Google Earth satelite view of the coordinates the tufted shape is referencing. Like an archive, the tufted pieces solidify a moment in time of environmental destruction. Weeks, months, and years later, one can scan the QR code to visit the Google Earth satelite view and observe the transformations taken place in that location due to the continual destruction on the environment. Some of the tufted works were made before I began the coodinates archive, therefore some QR codes will bring you to an animation I created using the original Google Earth screen grab.


This ongoing project is made with the financial support from the 2022 three month Project Stipend  from the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony (KdfS), The Kunstfonds Neustart Project Stipend, and the three month project stipends from the Kulturamt Leipzig in 2022.

With every sold rug in the Shapes of Destruction series, I will donate 10% to Amazon Watch Organization

For 25 years, Amazon Watch has protected the rainforest and advanced the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. Amazon Watch protects millions of acres of rainforest every year by partnering with Indigenous peoples – the best stewards of the forest – to directly challenge the corporate and government powers that threaten the Amazon and our climate.

The knowledge, cultures, and traditional practices of Amazon Watch’s Indigenous partners contribute greatly to sustainable and equitable stewardship of the Amazon and all of Mother Earth. Amazon Watch promotes these Indigenous-led solutions and expands capacity for Indigenous leaders, especially women, to maintain their autonomy and sovereignty for the stewardship of their ancestral territories.

Your purchase today will directly support critical efforts to protect the rainforest and stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples. 100% of donations to Amazon Watch go to their programmatic work to stop Amazon destruction, advance Indigenous solutions and support climate justice. Thank you!

PDF Catalogue: Shapes of Destruction

500 Digital copies can be purched here in my shop.

Inside these pages you will find detailed information on the research, processes, and archives from the project “Shapes of Destruction” from 2020-2023. 

*For information on purchasing one of the limited edition publication of 25 copies, please email me.
Size: A5 book, each priced at 30€ 

  

Shapes of Destruction Proto1
_{Organic Cottons & Wools, PVC Glue, backing fabric}
85x64 cm
2021

Shapes of Destruction Proto3.1
100% Wool, Recycled Wools, PVC Glue, backing fabric
90 x 60 cm
2021

     

Shapes of Destruction Proto4
_{Organic Wool, Recycled Wool, PVC Glue, Backing Fabric}
110 x 70 cm
2021

Shapes of Destruction Proto3.2
_{Organic and Recycled Cottons & Wools, PVC Glue, backing fabric}
123 x 50 cm
2021

  

Shapes of Destruction T1
_{Wool, recycled wool, Latex, backing fabric}
128 x 120 cm
2021

Shapes of Destruction T2
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
110 x 95 cm
2021

Shapes of Destruction T3
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric} Custom pillow filled with recycled material
110 x 95 cm
2022

Shapes of Destruction T4
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
125 x 36 cm
2022

Shapes of Destruction T5
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
65 x 97 cm
2022

 

Shapes of Destruction T6
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
145 x 110 cm
2022

  

Shapes of Destruction T7 (1 of 5)
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
145 x 110 cm
2022

  

Shapes of Destruction T7 (2,3 & 4 of 5)
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
35 x 50 cm each
2022


only 2 left

  

Shapes of Destruction T7 (5 of 5)
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
120 x 70 cm
2022

 

Shapes of Destruction T8
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
100 x 68 cm
2022

  

Shapes of Destruction T9
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
100 x 65 cm
2022

   

Shapes of Destruction T10
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
170 x 125 cm
2022

Shapes of Destruction T18
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
80 x 60 cm
2022

Shapes of Destruction T11
_{Wool, Latex, backing fabric}
165 x 140 cm
2022

Tuftings and Mix Media 2022-2024

“Dolomiten 84.A 38”

60 x 30 cm
100% Wool, Latex, Fabric

2023

“Cuba 77”

67 x 50 cm
100% Wool, Latex, Fabric

2023

“Anda Lucia 81A”

60 x 90 cm
100% Wool, Latex, Fabric

2023

Each tapestry is finished with backing fabric, grommets, hooks, or a hem making it easy to hang.
Easy and ready to hang, the tapestries are very light weight.

Tapestries with a hem for a rod, are sold without wooden rod.
Pricing is calculated by time of labour, cost and quality of materials, and the size of each work.

Shipping is included in the price.