Faculty of Design

Illustration

Mira Armstrong

Wasted Matter

Studies have shown that carcasses of large animals greatly impact an ecosystem by sustaining a vast array of species. This spot illustration describes the waste left behind by people and its failure to decompose. This heap of wasted matter shaped like an elephant is surrounded by your typical scavenging animals who sit idle, as they are unable to utilize and therefore break down these materials.

“Nature is beautiful in how it breaks down organic matter and implements it into the circle of life. Humanity’s fatal flaw is how we waste matter in ways that prevent it from returning to Earth. ”