THE GREAT CHAIN OF BEING
The Great Chain of Being is a mechanical assurance of the birth, life and ultimate dissolution of our bodies and consciousness. Using hallmarks of our current modes of industry like storybook characters, this piece seeks to dislodge the presumed anthropocentric authority to manipulate Earth as we see fit. It reminds us that over a long enough timeline, all evidence of our existence will be erased. It suggests that rather than trying to fight this inevitability, we embrace it and exercise empathy toward the landscape we inhabit, tending to it rather than living in opposition.