This piece draws from a number of sources from the semester. On a whole, it evokes a general feel of the dichotomy between the natural world and desolation and pollution by man. It draws from Koyaanisqatsi and the books regarding the pollution and death of the natural world.
On the upper half, the waterfall on the left flows with clear, pure water, implying an undisturbed and precious resource. The green forest to either side of the water is full of life and rebirth. The trees and bird in the upper right again show the nature that is endangered by the actions of man. The reflecting lake below the trees shows the lack of pollution, as does the clear blue sky with a single white cloud. The bird stands contentedly on a branch untouched by destruction.
On the lower half, a garbage truck empties its load onto a giant trash heap. The splashes of color on the dull gray of the plastics and other debris show the unnecessary waste of useful items and recyclable materials carelessly thrown away. Streaks of paint in the sky imply the scavenging birds whose only source of food now is the refuse of man, for all normal sources of food are dead or driven away. The smokestack to the right releases billowing grayish-brown smog into the air, across the clean, pure nature in the top half of the piece. Its polluting clouds rain down into the waters, smothering and dirtying them. The smokestack rises from the barely contained trash heap to spread the pollution everywhere.
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